Shopping for Granddaughter

Old 06-28-2016, 09:32 AM
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Lil Anne will start kindergarten in the Fall. She loves wearing her dresses. Yesterday I was in well-known department store and looking at the cute dresses. Looking at one--thought what is this texture--YES, it was made from polyester double knit--I was totally taken back so much that I did not check the manufacturing name or the cost. Is polyester double knit being used by clothing manufacturing now? If I get back to store any time soon, I will check for all the details. As I said, I was shocked !
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Old 06-28-2016, 09:38 AM
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yes, that '70s look is in style again
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Old 06-28-2016, 10:41 AM
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yikes, can't imagine that it is coming back. i still have a couple of pieces of it in my sewing stash from when the DDs were little.
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Its been back, its the 100% polyester that is hard to work with, the mixed blend is better
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Old 06-28-2016, 01:07 PM
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Romanojg, not that stuff --it is that double knit polyester from the 70s--ugh ! Just this year, I donated all my leftovers of that material !
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On the plus side, the dress will never wear out.
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icky, it made me sweat and held stains. didn't like it at all. I'm a 100% cotton person.
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I don't much want to relive any fashions from the 70's but double knit has got to be the worst. I agree about the sweating and making you uncomfortable. It did that to me, too.
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Old 06-28-2016, 02:13 PM
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Cheap fabric to use but the cost of the clothes made from it will cost more then cotton. How much was it back in the 70's? 3 yards for a $1?
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The double knit polyesters I used in the 70s were NOT cheap/inexpensive.

I had two awesome pantsuits made of the stuff - a purple one and a melon/tangerine one. I looked GOOD! then.
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