Originally Posted by
carolynjo
have many pieces of cotton from the 50's and the feel of them is so much different than the present cottons. Just made in the USA so long ago, I suspect.
I have also noticed that cotton has changed over the last 20-30 years. What used to be called a percale sheet does not exist any more, what is called percale now would have been a cheap muslin sheet then. The 100% cotton I get at Hancock's to make shirts out of is rough and needs ironing, not so fun in summer. I hate to think I need to pay $12+/yd to get decent weave, knowing it all comes from China these days.