Hey all! New to quilting so pardon my newbie question.
Iβm on the hunt for organic cotton quilting fabrics. I figure if Iβm going to pick up a new hobby, why not try to be as sustainable as possible with it? In searching for organic quilting fabric, I came across the Honey Be Good site which seems great. However I have a question!
When filtering for solids (which is what Iβm currently looking for) all the solids are either marked as broadcloth or muslin. Are either or these okay to use for quilting? Is one better than the other? I did some googling and searching through this forum, and it seems that broadcloth isnβt very popular. But in everything Iβve read, people tend to talk about cotton/poly blend broadcloth. The broadcloth on Honey Be Good is 100% cotton. Does that make it better?
Link to the fabrics in question: https://www.honeybegood.com/collections/quilting-cotton/solid?page=1
Also if anyone has any other good resources, stores, etc. for organic fabric please share :) Thank you so much!
First, Iβm sorry to clog up your beautiful feed with a question but I honestly canβt find a straight answer to this on the internet.
Is broadcloth and quilting cotton ok to use for dresses and skirts? Iβm nervous to buy fabric just for it to not work out properly.
Thank you! ππ
I found every possible color of 100% Cotton Broadcloth at www.FashionFabricsClub.com for $4.35 per yard, however, if you join www.FreeShipping.com (I get no kickbacks for promoting them, I just use & love them) for a free trial month, you get 10% cash back & you can submit a 2 minute rebate to get your shipping back. So after discounts, I'm paying $3.91 per yard. I think that's pretty great, especially nowadays. I swear there is no catch to joining, it's not a pyramid scheme, they don't encourage you to get others to join, I'm just trying to help out because I know a lot of you are making masks. Also, their customer service phone # is 24/7 so you can cancel 30 days into your trial & still get a check two weeks later. Fashion Fabrics Club is pretty inexpensive for the fabric I bought regardless, but I would never have found it w/o typing "fabric" into FreeShipping. JoAnn is also on there, as is Walmart. Sorry if this post offends anybody but my charity is on a very tight budget, so we have to save every penny. Hope this helps someone.
OCBDs (Oxford cloth button down shirts) are popular these days since they are flexible (from business casual to casual clothing), durable, and potentially year round.
But why did they become more popular than poplin/broadcloth shirts?
some arguments in favor of poplin shirts
- lighter
- better in warmer weather, and sleeves easily rolled up
- ok so maybe it might be too thin in colder weather, but by that time an Oxford will also not be enough. You will most likely be wearing either of them under a sweater
- has a variety of non-iron options
- generally cheaper in price
- depending on pattern and colors, can also be worn in a wide variety of situations, maybe even more so than Oxfords
I made Slytherin Harry Potter robes using black and green poly-cotton broadcloth and have ALOT of big scraps, enough to POSSIBLY make a garment or a kid's garment at least. However, I can't seem to find any projects/patterns that use it. Does anyone else have ideas or other fabrics I could substitute it with? Thanks!
My fiancee designs clothes, we get them where we're from for about $25 for six yards, considering the big African pop. here I figured we could get some at a good price.
I am having difficulty deciding between the Wool and Prince Button Down vs Outlier Albini Merino Broadcloth in black. As far as I can tell, Outlier's is slightly thinner. The rest looks pretty similar.
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I wonder if any of you have any experience with the two. This will likely be my only shirt, and I would use it for almost all occasions, all year round ideally, but mostly while I travel. So versatility and durability might be my main concerns.
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I also wonder about the sizing. I wear XL for Outlier's Ultrafine Tees. Any ideas? I am about 6ft, 190 lbs
EDIT: Thanks all. I went with a L sized AMB based on your comments. Please keep it going as there are good details posted here.
Albini Merino Broadcloth Button Up
Natural merino performance meets Italian shirting tradition. A soft, light and thermoregulating shirt optimized for year round use. Made from extremely fine (16.5 micron) Merino with a hidden button down collar.
I am looking for a crisp and soft cotton broadcloth for a vintage tennis dress and shorts. This pattern is c.1970, a princess seamed mini dress essentially, with a pair of elastic waist shorts underneath, only slightly longer than the dress.
The pattern suggests: "Soft or Crisp fabrics such as Broadcloth, Jersey, Knits, Pique and Seersucker"
I wouldn't mind using Jersey as well, but I'm not sure what c.1970 Jersey looked like compared to today. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Anyone have any clue why certain outlier offerings rarely have black as an option? Particularly the long sleeve collared shirts where wool is involved. Seems to always be navy or gray. While the pants they make almost always have black as an option.
SOLD
OG Classics Black size 34. No red mark. Look band new. Unhemmed. Perfect condition.
2X Albini Merino Broadcloth Button Up MidBlue Medium . Brand new. No red mark. Look untouched.
Sky Blue Shorts. Red Dot but look in perfect condition. Size 34.
Black Shorts Red Dot but look in perfect condition. Size 34.
All $69/each plus shipping to US.
I want to combine both pairs of shorts with OG classics in same transaction. Don't need more shorts. If no one is interested in getting all three then I will put pants of grailed and pray.
Title says it all. I'm a little beyond a beginner at sewing and am trying to focus on some more store bought patterns as opposed to cloning my clothes. A lot of the patterns I have purchased suggest you use broadcloth and despite hours of searching I can't figure exactly what broadcloth is. I see all these different names for types of broadcloth but when I go to buy fabric I can't find what I'm looking for.
Albini Merino Broadcloth Button Up
Natural merino performance meets Italian shirting tradition. A soft, light and thermoregulating shirt optimized for year round use. Made from extremely fine (16.5 micron) Merino with a hidden button down collar.
