Originally Posted by ewecansew
Where does a person/shop find out this information? I have never, in 20 years, had a rep give me a thread count.
I don't know!!! I'm thinking that it the kind of detailed information that you have to PRESS to get.
And I'll be pressing... because I think that quilters will want to know. Right now on our site we've been describing the fabrics as "medium weight" or "deluxe weight", mostly to distinguish the "beefier" fabrics by Alexander Henry, Michael Miller, Robert Kaufman and Timeless Treasures from most of the rest of the pack. But the differences can be really subtle, and for me I'm mostly feeling for thickness.
I'm searching for a better way of describing the cloth and perhaps thread count will do.
Oh. Robert Kaufman does give weight in ounces per yard of their fabrics. I guess I could ask the fabric manufacturers for that too... but don't you think thread count is a more useful measurement? Unless you're importing/exporting, in which case Customs might care about the weight.
I'm getting a little confused...