Originally Posted by
Amarillo19
The thing about "hand" or feel of the fabric, if you're in the store feeling the fabric you're looking at fabric with a lot of sizing. The question is how it will feel when it's washed and not so stiff. The best way to judge fabric quality is to see how many threads per inch it has (sometimes hard to do with all the sizing.)
I have had this to be a problem several times lately, I feel it and it feels right in the shop but after it is washed it feels limp an thinner. When I order I stick with the top lines and have not had a problem.