That said, I'd try to get better fabric if I had any idea how to tell which one
that is. It seems like just trying to buy more expensive fabric instead isn't
the best idea, so for now I'll just get some cheap stuff to practice with, and
maybe figure out the quality later. <g>
Square inch for square inch, cross stitch fabric is *much* more expensive than dress/shirt fabric. However, you *can* buy a small square of cross stitch fabric while you'll need to buy the full width of dress fabric. Another thing to note - some of the cross stitch fabrics (not all of them) are deliberately loosely-woven. The idea is that you're going to fill in the looseness with your cross stitching. But if you don't use the fabric for that purpose, it can be too loosely woven to look good. It can also be too loosely woven for your edging stitches to look nice. That's the problem with buying online - even with photos you can't be sure of what you're getting until you've got it.
Try looking around for your linen, if you can. I got 6 linen cocktail napkins, new, at an antique store for $10.00 total. I once got 54" wide fine handkerchief linen for $5 a yard at an outlet store for a fashion design studio. Being the end of summer, now is a good time to find linen fabric on sale. Stores selling used clothing may also have some linen clothes on cheap.
By the way, does anyone know if cross-stitch fabric is normally higher or lower
quality than other fabric?
It's hard to define what makes quality. They're just different, like peaches and nectarines. For sewing on your lace, the most important thing is what Tamara said about the fabric being the right weight for the lace.
Just my 2 cents,
Adele North Vancouver, BC (west coast of Canada)
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