Originally Posted by
Kris P
I use a lot of Kona Snow and Kona White for my English Paper Piecing projects... yards and yards for a queen sized quilt. I don't feel that it frays at all. I 60 degree diamonds and never have a problem with fraying, even with all the handling required for EPP.
When I do use Kona black, I'm always surprised how much lint sticks to it.
Kona Snow and Kona White are muslin fabrics. Most solid colors, including Kona solids, are not muslin; they are broadcloth. The weave of the fabric is entirely different, with muslin being soft and broadcloth being relatively heavier or "meatier" in hand. I have long been curious about why colored solids seem always to be broadcloth. Maybe muslin cannot handle the rigors of the dying process for saturated colors?