Originally Posted by Dandish
I picked up some fabric at the thrift store today - a green gingham - that still had a JC Penney tag on it. It was apparently a remnant, 1-1/4 yards, with a price of 79 cents. I never knew Penney's had sold fabric - does anybody know when they stopped? I'd like to know if this is a true cotton gingham, too. I'd post a pic, but it's already in the washer. Perhaps later.
Penney's did sell fabric. At the store in Odessa, Texas, the fabric counter where they did the cutting was right in the middle of the store and it was always busy in the 1950's and 1960's. The fabric they sold was probably 100 percent cotton because in those days, there was no factory shrinkage control and my mother always did "preshrink" everything. We were so pleased when fabric was sold as "preshrunk."
Stay warm. FroggyinFrigidTexas