What is the difference between the "Monk's Cloth" and "Burlap"?

Thanks,
JOY

That's a good question. I'll be watching to see the answer.

http://www.spruceridgestudios.com/ho..._backings.html

This might help to answer that question.

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It did help. I wonder where the material can be bought? I looked at JoAnn but could not see it.

Burlap is rough and to do anything with it like latch hooking you need to pull threads.

Monks cloth is a soft evenweave (meaning four strands under/four strands over) used for swedish weaving and some embroidery. Comes in several colors now. Although so does burlap now.

I get my Monks cloth through Nordicneedle.com

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Okay, thank you for helping me :)

You have to be very careful with burlap, he comes with a terrible odor, and has a chemical on it that a lot of people are allergic to. It started out original color a medium brown, now many colors are available....
Monks cloth is usually always white, if soft to the touch, is an extremely loose weave, and is used in some crafts when you stitch over the weave.....
Very different fabrics.....(Employee of Joann for many years)

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Does JoAnn sell Monks cloth?

Last time I was there. It is in the "Utility Fabric' area, where the burlap is and canvas and tickling and rip-stop nylon....

Burlap
A loosely constructed, heavy weight, plain weave fabric. It has a rough hand. Appropriate for draperies and decorative items.


Monk's Cloth
A heavy weight cotton fabric utilizing the basket weave variation of the plain weave. Used for draperies and slip covers, monk's cloth is an example of 4 x 4 basket weave. It has poor dimensional stability and tends to snag.

http://www.fabric.com/SitePages/Glossary.aspx