Originally Posted by carolynbb
Why is it always referred to as "fabric"? My mother always said "material". Is it old fashioned to call it material now-a-days?
Consulted two dictionaries. The fourth definition in one of them was "yard goods, fabric." The other said anything from which something else could be made--or something like that. When I was young, the women who sewed would have thought people who used the term "fabric" to describe "material" were "putting on airs."
"A rose by any other name is just as sweet." Call it whatever you are comfortable with. froggyintexas