They make and I have one a little thing that is a thread count thing, it magnifies the threads so you can count them and has marks on the side to help and folds up to go in your purse about the size of a 1" x 1" box. That would help, I can't remember where I bought it from. There are many brands of fabrics that are well known for quality, but I can't remember them all.
Some are: RJR, Hoffman, Timeless Treasures, Blank, so my mind isn't good tonight, anyway, eventually you will learn to tell a good quality fabric without looking at the price or the name brand.
Originally Posted by
Christine George
I've run across fabric at Walmart that looked exactly like stuff I had in my stash. The difference? Thread count. I proved it to myself when I worked in a lab and had access to a microscope. I counted threads! Hold the fabric up to the light and see if you can see through it. You'll get the "feel" for it. You'll know with some practice.