Originally Posted by Learner747
Was at JoAnn's today and found great sale prices. Also found quilting fabric priced at $9.99. Some friends from Texas told me last summer that because of the drought the cotton crop was lost and prices would increase. Will you pay this or more?
I am a hand dyer and the cotton I used to buy in bulk for $1.99 a yard to dye is now $4.00-$5.00 yard. The other reason is that China and India are draining the world's resources as they come online in their development. Also, some fabric is manufactured in China where the demand is higher. Higher demand=higher prices. Don't look for this to change for at least a couple of years.