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fabric question enigma 06-15-2007
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Posted by enigma on June 15, 2007, 10:06 am
this one is a bit off from the usual :)
my SO & i are home brewers. i want to make bags to hold the
whole grains & the hops so we don't have the wort chiller
getting all clogged with goop.
the grain bags we bought are a very loose cotton knit, a
gauze like consistancy, but very stretchy (the grains swell a
lot). is there any fabric like this available to home sewists
& how would one stabilize it for sewing?
the hops bags don't have to be stretchy, but they do need to
betight enough to kepp the hop bits contained. i made one of
muslin this morning, but i think that's going to be too tight
a weave. maybe Onesburg?
any suggestions greatly appreciated. :)
lee <we're making a spruce beer today>

Posted by on June 15, 2007, 10:52 am
enigma wrote:

> this one is a bit off from the usual :)
> my SO & i are home brewers. i want to make bags to hold the
> whole grains & the hops so we don't have the wort chiller
> getting all clogged with goop.
> the grain bags we bought are a very loose cotton knit, a
> gauze like consistancy, but very stretchy (the grains swell a
> lot). is there any fabric like this available to home sewists
> & how would one stabilize it for sewing?
> the hops bags don't have to be stretchy, but they do need to
> betight enough to kepp the hop bits contained. i made one of
> muslin this morning, but i think that's going to be too tight
> a weave. maybe Onesburg?
> any suggestions greatly appreciated. :)
> lee <we're making a spruce beer today>


Cheesecloth is a pretty loose weave. It's good for straining things.
Like....straining the liquid out to make cheese. lol Wal-Mart usually has
it in the fabric/craft dept. I've seen it at the chain stores too. I bet
that would work. It should keep the hops contained, but still allow them
to steep in the brew, like a tea bag keeps the leaf bits from floating
free. I'm guessing that's what you need it to do, right? You can sew with
it like muslin, since it's such a loose weave though I'd leave bigger seam
allowances just in case. It's fairly inexpensive too.

HTH

Sharon
---
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
pig.

Posted by Sew Savvy on June 15, 2007, 12:19 pm
On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:52:28 -0500, mamahays@cox.net typed:

~enigma wrote:
~
~> this one is a bit off from the usual :)
~> my SO & i are home brewers. i want to make bags to hold the
~> whole grains & the hops so we don't have the wort chiller
~> getting all clogged with goop.
~> the grain bags we bought are a very loose cotton knit, a
~> gauze like consistancy, but very stretchy (the grains swell a
~> lot). is there any fabric like this available to home sewists
~> & how would one stabilize it for sewing?
~> the hops bags don't have to be stretchy, but they do need to
~> betight enough to kepp the hop bits contained. i made one of
~> muslin this morning, but i think that's going to be too tight
~> a weave. maybe Onesburg?
~> any suggestions greatly appreciated. :)
~> lee <we're making a spruce beer today>
~
~
~Cheesecloth is a pretty loose weave. It's good for straining things.
~Like....straining the liquid out to make cheese. lol Wal-Mart usually has
~it in the fabric/craft dept. I've seen it at the chain stores too. I bet
~that would work. It should keep the hops contained, but still allow them
~to steep in the brew, like a tea bag keeps the leaf bits from floating
~free. I'm guessing that's what you need it to do, right? You can sew with
~it like muslin, since it's such a loose weave though I'd leave bigger seam
~allowances just in case. It's fairly inexpensive too.
~
~HTH
~
~Sharon
~---
~Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of time and just annoys the
~pig.

A fabric that falls somewhere in between muslin and cheesecloth for weave
density would be a
batiste.


--
Sew Savvy
Machine Embroidery Designs
www.sew-savvy.com

Posted by Olwyn Mary on June 16, 2007, 8:47 pm
enigma wrote:
> this one is a bit off from the usual :)
> my SO & i are home brewers. i want to make bags to hold the
> whole grains & the hops so we don't have the wort chiller
> getting all clogged with goop.
> the grain bags we bought are a very loose cotton knit, a
> gauze like consistancy, but very stretchy (the grains swell a
> lot). is there any fabric like this available to home sewists
> & how would one stabilize it for sewing?
> the hops bags don't have to be stretchy, but they do need to
> betight enough to kepp the hop bits contained. i made one of
> muslin this morning, but i think that's going to be too tight
> a weave. maybe Onesburg?
> any suggestions greatly appreciated. :)
> lee <we're making a spruce beer today>

I have seen fabric like this at my local Hancock's or JoAnn's, over in
the quilting and craft section. I would stitch it with a simple zigzag
to retain the stretchy quality. If you cannot see it in crafts, try
home dec. (as in drapery sheers).

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

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Posted by Kay Lancaster on June 17, 2007, 5:42 am
> this one is a bit off from the usual :)
> my SO & i are home brewers. i want to make bags to hold the
> whole grains & the hops so we don't have the wort chiller
> getting all clogged with goop.

You might consider "sports mesh" -- it comes in various hole sizes; it's
polyester usually, so very stable for temperature and leaching, and
most would certainly contain whole barley, wheat or even sorghum.
It's the stuff sports jerseys are made of quite often; e.g.:
http://www.seattlefabrics.com/mesh.html#Sport Mesh

Zipper bag or fold the top down and and secure with basting or safety
pins.

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