Originally Posted by
sandyfullmer
Has anyone actually sewn with or washed and dried the fabric that is being made here in the USA? If so, how does it compare to other major fabric lines?
If you're talking about the American Made Brand (AMB) solid fabrics made by Clothworks Textiles, which IS a major fabric manufacturer, they are 78x74 threads, come in 50 colors, and are promoted as shirting weight with a soft yet firm hand. Compared to Kona Solids, a broadcloth with 60x60 threads, I would bet that the AMB would be much more like regular quality quilting cottons.
Unless Connecting Threads has changed their practices, their "USA made" fabrics are spun, woven and printed in Central and South America from USA grown cotton. Clothworks AMB line is grown, spun, woven, and dyed in the US, 100% made in America, from field to fabric.
http://americanmadebrand.com/about/