Originally Posted by QKO
Check the ends of the bolts next time you're in a fabric store, that will tell you a lot about the quality, just based on where it's printed.
I have look bolt ends in every fabric shop I go to, there is no indication where the fabric is printed. There is nothing but lists of numbers and bar codes. All I can ever decipher from the bolt is that it is 100% cotton. No thread count either which really irks me. Why the big secret of the quality on the bolt from the manufacturer? How can a customer read the bolt ends and know exactly what the quality is? I get the feeling some shops do buy the less quality fabric and mix it in with the good quality fabric. The best shops I have visited have a bargain fabric area where you know it's not the best but good. Many shops owners have told me the bargain area has carried the shop through some lean months.