Cost of Cotton
02-22-2011, 08:18 AM
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I just read about the cost of cotton going up and what the manufacturers are planning to do to compensate. First, the wholesale price has almost doubled. They don't say why. They are talking about making the fabric thinner. That has been mentioned on the board by several of you. Next, they are thinking about adding polyester to cotton in a 60/40 combo.
I can't imagine quilt material with poly. You can't use it for any donated children's quilts because of the fire hazard. We need to keep an eye on this topic.
I can't imagine quilt material with poly. You can't use it for any donated children's quilts because of the fire hazard. We need to keep an eye on this topic.
02-22-2011, 10:01 AM
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Me for the thrift stores and looking for all the cotton sheets I can get my hands on. Thankfully they all have labels that tell the fibers, so will keep on getting what I can of them.
Some of the finest feeling ones can be a thick, fine cotton OR a cotton/poly blend, at first glance they look identical. Have to be careful about this. But I'll admit that I, myself use a pretty cotton/poly blend quilt on my own bed. I don't smoke nor do my cats, so that hazard is not bothering me.
Some of the finest feeling ones can be a thick, fine cotton OR a cotton/poly blend, at first glance they look identical. Have to be careful about this. But I'll admit that I, myself use a pretty cotton/poly blend quilt on my own bed. I don't smoke nor do my cats, so that hazard is not bothering me.
02-22-2011, 10:44 AM
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They already have been decreasing the width by an inch or two the past couple of years... have you noticed?
As to the original question of mixing poly in with the cotton... I don't think this would fly at all with the quilting market. Mar32428, could you have been reading an article about the cloth market in general? If so, that would make sense that fabric manufacturers would blend some poly in with the cotton, for the apparel market (T-shirts, underwear, sleepwear etc).
(Remember that quilting fabric is just a tiny segment of the fabric industry overall.)
As to the original question of mixing poly in with the cotton... I don't think this would fly at all with the quilting market. Mar32428, could you have been reading an article about the cloth market in general? If so, that would make sense that fabric manufacturers would blend some poly in with the cotton, for the apparel market (T-shirts, underwear, sleepwear etc).
(Remember that quilting fabric is just a tiny segment of the fabric industry overall.)
02-22-2011, 10:53 AM
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This topic has been brought up numerous time on here. Many with letters from manufacturers explaining what is going on in the cotton industry to effect the price of quilting cotton. Use the search box to see what many members have found out on this topic for us.
I don't believe for a minute that they will start blending poly with cotton for their quilting customers...most quilters wouldn't stand for it.
I don't believe for a minute that they will start blending poly with cotton for their quilting customers...most quilters wouldn't stand for it.
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