Originally Posted by Alondra

Nope, you're not nuts... you're quite right. I have some fabric I purchased at JoAnn's 10-12 years ago - not expensive fabric, just middling - but when compared to some rather expensive fabric I recently bought, it's obviously better quality. I think fabric has fallen victim to the same dynamics everything else has. And what makes it even worse, where there used to be quality inspections, there are none. That goes for the things they spray on fabric, too - there's no control, no way to tell if it's dangerous or even toxic. That is what off-shoring has gained us (besides significant job losses).