.... linen is a spring fabric
I went to several fabric stores and couldn't find even a small piece of linen. I guess I'll have to stick with the old tee shirt material. Anybody here use anything else?
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| Author: | BruceH [ Sun Oct 09, 2005 3:25 am ] |
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.... linen is a spring fabric I went to several fabric stores and couldn't find even a small piece of linen. I guess I'll have to stick with the old tee shirt material. Anybody here use anything else?
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Sun Oct 09, 2005 3:55 am ] |
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I have no problem finding Irish Linen here year round. Of course, I don't use it, so that explains that. Now if I actually needed the stuff, that would be a different matter. |
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| Author: | crazymanmichael [ Sun Oct 09, 2005 4:13 am ] |
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op shops are a good source of linen, and usually much cheaper than buying it new, and all the sizing has already been washed out for you.. of course you have to be seen shopping in the women's section. |
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| Author: | Dave-SKG [ Sun Oct 09, 2005 4:51 am ] |
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Muslin works well also. |
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| Author: | BruceH [ Sun Oct 09, 2005 5:07 am ] |
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Michael - What is an "op shop?" Don - If you don't use it, why are you looking for Irish Linen year round? 
Dave - I'll give the muslin a shot. Thanks guys. |
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| Author: | letseatpaste [ Sun Oct 09, 2005 5:48 am ] |
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I couldn't find any locally, so I ordered some on eBay, there's quite a bit available in varying quantities. I got five yards of it, should last me a long time. Seems like good quality stuff, I haven't used it yet. The eBay seller was fabricdepot. |
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| Author: | Michael Dale Payne [ Mon Oct 10, 2005 1:11 am ] |
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In my opinion worn Muslin is the best. worn Irish linin close second and WELL WORN t-shirt cotton a close third. Most new fabric will shead. So don't waist your money on new. find a high end motel housekeeping manager and ask for a disscarded sheet set. most us pure white muslin or linin |
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| Author: | Shawn [ Mon Oct 10, 2005 4:10 am ] |
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The linen I would look for would be a medium weave, not too high a thread count (as in very fine sheets) and not too open a weave (as in linen table napkins). The reason why the openness of the fabric is important is that if it is too fine it will not release the shellac easily enough and will also tend to cake with pumice/rottenstone rather than absorb the pumice/rottenstone from the surface. Too coarse a weave is not good as it will release too quickly and also tend to either leave lines or take away too much finish, depending on the pressure applied. I echo what Michael has said about the nap of the fabric being worn...you do not want to leave or have imbedded fibers from the cloth. The longer you use a muneca the more broken in it will get and becomes easier to get better results from. |
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| Author: | BruceH [ Mon Oct 10, 2005 12:46 pm ] |
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Thanks for the help, guys, and thanks to Shawn for the explaination about the weave. I found an old bed sheet and it works much better than the tee shirt that I had been using. |
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