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Posted by Pat on May 14, 2009, 6:28 pm
Can anyone tell me of the best fabric for making placemats and napkins that
won't wrinkle and curl and need to be ironed? I want something that comes
out of the dryer looking halfway decent.
Denim maybe?
thanks,
Pat
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Posted by Samatha Hill -- take out TRASH on May 14, 2009, 10:35 pm
Two layers of poplin fused together with Stitch Witchery?
Pat wrote:
> Can anyone tell me of the best fabric for making placemats and napkins that
> won't wrinkle and curl and need to be ironed? I want something that comes
> out of the dryer looking halfway decent.
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Posted by Olwyn Mary on May 14, 2009, 10:54 pm
Pat wrote:
> Can anyone tell me of the best fabric for making placemats and napkins that
> won't wrinkle and curl and need to be ironed? I want something that comes
> out of the dryer looking halfway decent.
>
> Denim maybe?
>
> thanks,
> Pat
You may want to browse around the linen dept. of a store to see what
they are using for placemats these days. For napkins, I have a dozen
white ones I made from birdseye weave diaper fabric - you can buy it by
the yard in the quilt dept. I bought three yards of 44" wide, cut each
one into four "fat quarters" then hemmed them on three sides - the other
side was selvege, and as these are for everyday use I wasn't about to
get fancy. If I fold them and smooth them as soon as the dryer stops
they do not need ironing. Also, if they get stained, they can be
bleached with safety.
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
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Posted by Pogonip on May 15, 2009, 1:56 am
Pat wrote:
> Can anyone tell me of the best fabric for making placemats and napkins that
> won't wrinkle and curl and need to be ironed? I want something that comes
> out of the dryer looking halfway decent.
>
> Denim maybe?
>
> thanks,
> Pat
>
>
I don't know if you can get it anymore, but I've used hopsacking with
good results. The more you wash it, the softer and more wrinkle free it
gets. I would look for a soft, "homespun" type fabric, with large
threads. I found hopsacking at fabric.com - http://spedr.com/1kn0f
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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Posted by enigma on May 16, 2009, 9:46 pm
> The last is the version I would use -- if Ivory Snow were still
> being made. I think I saw a detergent that snitched the brand
> name once, but haven't seen even that in decades.
if you have a microwave & a really large glass/ceramic bowl, put a
bar of Ivory soap in the bowl & microwave it for 90 seconds to 3
minutes (you can go up to 6 minutes. it won't hurt anything). trust
me, you *need* a big bowl! the soap will expand to about 6x the size
of the bar. when it cools (about 2 minutes) it will be crumbly.
almost instant soap flakes & it's fun.
lee
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