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Post by Beckyboo on Oct 12, 2019 6:00:00 GMT
Go back in time to the ‘70’s and clothes made from cheesecloth- cheap as chips, easy to wash, no iron required and great stuff for tie dying. My granddaughter saw ‘Mama Mia’ and wants me to help her to make a saffron yellow gypsy skirt from cheesecloth (my phone keeps trying to make me write cheesecake 😁). I can’t locate a site except China for £16 delivery, that sells proper cheesecloth, it’s all too thin and not crinkly. I’m prepared to buy white and dye it but the sites I’ve found seem to be permanently sold out. I wonder why - I thought anything was possible to purchase on the internet!
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Post by Lancashire Lass on Oct 12, 2019 7:20:08 GMT
As soon as I saw cheesecloth I thought of that fashion era 😂 Can’t help you find the fabric Beckyboo as I’m not a sewer. Know someone who is though so I’ll ask her.
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Post by magggzzz on Oct 12, 2019 7:57:55 GMT
I remember my cheesecloth shirt. It was white and orange stripes. It went well with my bell bottom jeans and and strings of love beads!
If you have to dye it are you going to tie dye it?
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Post by Jazzy on Oct 12, 2019 9:44:36 GMT
I think your problem is with the word 'cheesecloth', as this is for a specific food processing purpose, try 'muslin'. Higgs and Higgs sell coloured and white, the cheapest being £3.99  |
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Post by trisha on Oct 12, 2019 18:00:35 GMT
Beckyboo, try searching for vintage cheese cloth. You might find a 1960's garment that you could unpick and make something different.
Trisha
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Post by Bellatrix on Oct 12, 2019 19:11:47 GMT
Is the muslin still crinkly like the original cheesecloth Jazzy?
I had a cheesecloth shirt, it had little animal heads on it, could have been little monkey heads. Really great fabric and nice and soft against your skin.
Good luck with the search Beckyboo
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Post by Beckyboo on Oct 13, 2019 10:55:27 GMT
Jazzy, I did as you suggested and found this - I’ve sent off for a sample. Thank you so much! I was going to buy white and possibly tie dye it but will see what colour the sample is before I decide  |
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Post by Jazzy on Oct 13, 2019 13:54:58 GMT
Looks like the perfect colour Beckyboo, delighted to have helped |
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Post by 6herry on Oct 13, 2019 16:45:26 GMT
I think cheesecloth was the first fabric I rebelled against. I wonder why.  |
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Post by Jazzy on Oct 14, 2019 8:45:43 GMT
Is the muslin still crinkly like the original cheesecloth Jazzy?
I had a cheesecloth shirt, it had little animal heads on it, could have been little monkey heads. Really great fabric and nice and soft against your skin.
Good luck with the search Beckyboo
I'm not at all knowledgeable about cheesecloth or muslin B, but the dressmakers muslin that Beckyboo showed definitely has a texture. |
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Post by Beckyboo on Oct 14, 2019 19:10:49 GMT
They call it double muslin now or you can get triple muslin too. That’s why I couldn’t find it, because I was looking for the wrong thing (thank you Jazzy). Double is when two layers are sewn together using a grid of stitches. It’s smooth until it’s washed and then the two layers separate in between the stitches, making the distinctive crinkly texture. The triple is thick enough for things like blankets and quilting. I sent off for a sample of the yellow to make sure it’s the right colour and also thick enough for a skirt, I think it’ll be ok.
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Post by 6herry on Oct 15, 2019 19:01:09 GMT
They call it double muslin now or you can get triple muslin too. That’s why I couldn’t find it, because I was looking for the wrong thing (thank you Jazzy). Double is when two layers are sewn together using a grid of stitches. It’s smooth until it’s washed and then the two layers separate in between the stitches, making the distinctive crinkly texture. The triple is thick enough for things like blankets and quilting. I sent off for a sample of the yellow to make sure it’s the right colour and also thick enough for a skirt, I think it’ll be ok. That was quite fascinating. |
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Post by gracie on Oct 16, 2019 10:23:20 GMT
They call it double muslin now or you can get triple muslin too. That’s why I couldn’t find it, because I was looking for the wrong thing (thank you Jazzy). Double is when two layers are sewn together using a grid of stitches. It’s smooth until it’s washed and then the two layers separate in between the stitches, making the distinctive crinkly texture. The triple is thick enough for things like blankets and quilting. I sent off for a sample of the yellow to make sure it’s the right colour and also thick enough for a skirt, I think it’ll be ok. That was quite fascinating. Ditto! |
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