Originally Posted by justflyingin

I wanted to mention that the off whites in the avatar is mostly from the used clothing stores--they are backings off of curtains that are lined or just sheets I found--I looked for all cotton, but some of it is a blend.

However, the "northern" fabrics are all from the states. I ordered them over a period of a couple of years off of Ebay and had anyone who came over (and asked me if there was anything they could bring me), to bring some fabric of animals from the north--whatever they could find locally...That particular time we had lots of visitors. Haven't had many lately at all.