I found different 'grades' of muslin, from very loosely woven to very tightly woven. I use alot of muslin, I love the way it looks in a scrap quilt, the scrappier the better in my book! It's great as a stablizer, or a foundation for a crazy , string, log cabin, you could use it on a reverse applique....summer jammies..... fantastic as a 'strainer' for yogurt instead of paper towels...