Lets try and give the fabric companies a break.
With the problems of cotton and most all base fabric is made overseas, the fabric companies have to buy what they can get within their guide lines for quality. And what if they order what they believe is their usual quality and a boat load (their allotment for the month) arrives and it is not exadtly what they ordered.......need I sway more.
I visited a company last week while in NYC and realize it is a huge problem.