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Post by Leonor (of Eleanor Shadow) on Aug 23, 2014 17:32:40 GMT
Leonor, I have a huge roll of scrim and would be happy to post some to you if you'd like to try it. It's taking up a lot of room and I know I'll never get around to using it all. Oh thanks, koffipot! I would indeed love to have some if you don't mind posting, although I would be dyeing it a bit differently than you might imagine (I have this weird personal project in mind involving acrylic paint) Shall I message you for the details? Again, thanks
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Post by koffipot on Aug 23, 2014 22:10:42 GMT
Sounds great! Acrylic paint doesn't wash out as we all know!! I used it in a City and Guilds textile project several years ago. PM me with how much you'd like, your address etc. and I'll be happy to send it. It's lovely to work with.
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Post by Leonor (of Eleanor Shadow) on Aug 25, 2014 13:14:35 GMT
Thank you, koffipot!
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Post by mrsplop on Aug 30, 2014 8:55:40 GMT
It's brilliantly written but when it comes to all your amazing textile wizardry Lynn, I'm fernittleaferlyoosh. I just made that word up. It means confused and in awe! x
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Post by anthea on May 5, 2016 7:29:08 GMT
Here, we measure thread count, how many left to right (weft), how many top to bottom (weave). Gauze is the most open weave, it's the medical stuff you get for cuts, mine has a thread count of 30, it is slightly more open weave than Scrim, and scrim is slightly more open weave than Cheesecloth. Real cheesecloth is used for straining and wrapping cheese. Mine is around 40 thread count. Muslin is more suitable for straining jam, mine has a thread count of about 80. Top row: Muslin and Cheesecloth, bottom row is gauze. View AttachmentCathy, what you described sounds like what we call Calico here. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calico_%28textile%29I hope I am interjecting in the right way here. I have only just become a member of the Forum. I had to add a comment as a couple of weeks ago, I went into a fabric department and asked for muslin and had to buy something that wasn't what I thought I was going to get (if you see what I mean). Then, recently, at Wonderwool Wales, I found Scrim, which was what I *was* looking for. I'd heard of this but not realised it was what I should be looking for. I think part of the problem in the UK these days is that we have so few fabric shops and there is, consequently, little choice.I went into John Lewis when away from home as there isn't a fabric shop locally. Where do felters in the UK get theirs from, as a matter of interest, please? I bought mine from Oliver Twists at the show and weakened and bought some of their pretty space-dyed scrim too.....
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Post by carole aka craftywoman on May 5, 2016 7:56:28 GMT
Hi Anthea yes you are so right, it is difficult to find fabric shops, in Edinburgh we are lucky as we have Remnant Kings as well as John Lewis (they have very little stock), I tend to order online from Fabric Land, I have also had silk chiffon sent over from Dharma Trading. Then wonderful stitch fairs happen and fabric people appear :-) I have just bought a couple of metres of cotton dyed and patterned to request in India and Egypt, it was expensive but gorgeous - I have an evil plan for it.
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Post by lyn on May 5, 2016 9:19:26 GMT
[/quote] I hope I am interjecting in the right way here. I have only just become a member of the Forum. I had to add a comment as a couple of weeks ago, I went into a fabric department and asked for muslin and had to buy something that wasn't what I thought I was going to get (if you see what I mean). Then, recently, at Wonderwool Wales, I found Scrim, which was what I *was* looking for. I'd heard of this but not realised it was what I should be looking for. I think part of the problem in the UK these days is that we have so few fabric shops and there is, consequently, little choice.I went into John Lewis when away from home as there isn't a fabric shop locally. Where do felters in the UK get theirs from, as a matter of interest, please? I bought mine from Oliver Twists at the show and weakened and bought some of their pretty space-dyed scrim too.....[/quote][/font] Hello Anthea When Annie and I were dyeing and selling our scrim, we bought by post from a shop in Bradford. The downside is that it's only sold in 50 metre lengths but if you are part of a group that wish to split the purchase then that could work. link to scrimIt might be worth trying a seller that splits the roll? Here's an example: link to small piece scrimYou can get some lovely colours when you mix the dye yourself - it can be difficult to buy the colours you want.
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Post by Shepherdess on May 5, 2016 16:26:01 GMT
I would call that cheese cloth or gauze. one place I like in Ontario when I can get there is Lens Mill. they had about a dozen weights of "cheese cloth"/"gauze". the only fabric store with several different types and width of pillow ticking. Very hard to find real fabric stores that are not just quilting cotton stores. Silk from Dharma trading. I haven't tried their cottons.
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Post by MTRuth on May 5, 2016 16:58:31 GMT
Anthea - it is fine to comment on older posts that you have interest in or questions about. Feel free to make comments on any post here. Looks like you got some good information on scrim. The problem I see is that the same fabric is called different things in different countries. You can get many grades of cheesecloth here in the US. I usually buy mine online. Here is one place I have ordered from cheesecloth.net/ It has good photos showing the difference weaves or counts.
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Post by Pandagirl on May 5, 2016 22:24:55 GMT
I actually bought scrim from Dharma years ago, but when I checked today they don't have the same cloth. They have wonderful cotton voile which is loose weave enough to felt easily.
Ruth thanks for the resource for cheesecloth!
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Post by Shepherdess on May 5, 2016 22:50:46 GMT
I was eyeing the bubble cotton at Dharma
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Post by Pandagirl on May 5, 2016 22:54:38 GMT
I checked again and now Dharma is calling scrim harem cloth.
Ann, I don't see bubble cloth.
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Post by MTRuth on May 5, 2016 23:42:31 GMT
Harem cloth is not the same as scrim in my opinion. Much tighter weave. I have tried the bubble cotton before, it works well for nuno.
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Post by Shepherdess on May 6, 2016 0:19:09 GMT
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Post by koffipot on May 6, 2016 6:07:05 GMT
Anthea - As Lyn said you can buy 50m rolls of scrim from Whaleys of Bradford. "Oliver Twists" sell it by the metre - 22 Phoenix Rd, Washington NE38 0AD, Phone:0191 416 6016 Sorry can't find a website but you may find them at Woolfest Cockermouth if you're going. Alternatively, if you don't want more than 3 or 4 of metres, I could let you have some at cost. I bought a 50m roll some time ago and haven't used it as much as I thought I might. Just let me know.
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