Go Back  Quiltingboard Forums > Main
What fabric to use for leader cloth? >

What fabric to use for leader cloth?

What fabric to use for leader cloth?

Old 11-25-2012, 11:18 AM
  #1  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
Tashana's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Long Island
Posts: 798
Default What fabric to use for leader cloth?

Some say use good quality muslin but others say that it stretches over time. To sum up all the results from all my research the fabric suggestions vary from upholstery fabric, denim and high thread count cotton to Kona white, muslin, and to whatever you have on hand. I am on my way to HOme Depot for hubby and to Joann'a for me so please, please tell me what fabric you used to make your leader cloth. I am not inclined to buy a pre-made one. Thank you!
Tashana is offline  
Old 11-25-2012, 11:33 AM
  #2  
Senior Member
 
trish b's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Dundee OR
Posts: 797
Default

Why not look at the premade ones and buy something very close. Anything you buy will eventually wear out or just get old.
trish b is offline  
Old 11-25-2012, 11:38 AM
  #3  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: West Coast
Posts: 9,267
Default

I think canvas works well.
DebraK is offline  
Old 11-25-2012, 12:15 PM
  #4  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: SC
Posts: 1,909
Default

I use canvas as well.
momto5 is offline  
Old 11-25-2012, 12:44 PM
  #5  
Power Poster
 
dunster's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Lake Elsinore, CA
Posts: 15,130
Default

I used cotton duck, same thing as canvas but that's the name I found it under.
dunster is offline  
Old 11-25-2012, 01:05 PM
  #6  
Power Poster
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 41,431
Default

I don't have a long arm but I wonder if that thick 4 inch wide tape that you can buy to make pleated drapes would work?
Tartan is offline  
Old 11-25-2012, 02:43 PM
  #7  
Senior Member
 
Toni C's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Crosby,Texas
Posts: 849
Default

Cotton duck, no color and don't wash.
Toni C is offline  
Old 11-25-2012, 02:56 PM
  #8  
Power Poster
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Western Wisconsin
Posts: 12,930
Default

My used Voyager/Hinterberg frame came with canvas leaders. It is different than duck. I believe canvas is better than duck because canvas can take getting wet better (cotton duck does *not* respond well to water!). I believe you can purchase canvas by the yard from art stores such as Dick Blick.

Edit: I found a link to canvas on a roll online. You would want the unprimed canvas:
http://www.dickblick.com/products/bl...kTracking=true
Prism99 is offline  
Old 11-25-2012, 03:04 PM
  #9  
Power Poster
 
QuiltnNan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: western NY formerly MN, FL, NC, SC
Posts: 51,433
Default

i made mine from woven polyester - no stretch at all!!!
QuiltnNan is offline  
Old 11-25-2012, 03:32 PM
  #10  
Senior Member
 
Ccorazone's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Midlothian,Texas
Posts: 724
Default

I used "ticking" (the heavy kind). I was using muslin but like others have written, it stretches over time. And I think the ticking makes it easier to pin the other fabric too.
Ccorazone is offline  
Related Topics

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


FREE Quilting Newsletter