Re: [h-cost] Muslin at JoAnn Fabrics (not)
Lynn Downward wrote: At any rate, if you want good-quality muslin from JoAnn's go NOW. Or find a new supplier. I was really disappointed because I love the 200 count bleached muslin I have bought there before. And for all I know, this is old news to most people. Well, I confirmed Lynn's news today while shopping. One of my local stores now has the Joann's brand muslin in, and it is indeed more coarse (to my fingers, anyway) than the Roc-Lon brand they've been carrying. I noticed it is made by Springs. I've got mixed feelings about Springs, some of their quilt cotton is fine, but I've also returned some of their 100% cotton fabric which failed a burn test. I was fortunate enough to get 3 bolts of Roc-Lon at the 50% off sale that runs through Monday. I don't expect to see it at Joann's again. I'm tempted to write and tell them I think the new muslin is inferior in quality. Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Muslin at JoAnn Fabrics (not)
You can buy the wide muslin at the Joann's website, and they've been having 50% online coupon codes at the site lately, so you might get it half price to boot. Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Muslin at JoAnn Fabrics (not)
It looks like the Roc-lon product in the pictures and descriptions. I cannot match up any product numbers, however, and I have no way of knowing if they are substituting the new brand or not. Or if it even exists. I asked at my local store yesterday and was told they haven't been told anything about it. (not saying the new muslin story isn't true, but I've heard all kinds of sewing rumors on the internet that turn out to be false) Mostly I wanted to point out that staple products like muslin can be ordered when the local supply is gone. (Although on second look, they are charging $3.30/yd for the muslin that sells for $1.99 in the store, and even the online 'sale' price of $2.30/yd is no bargain by comparison -- especially after $12 shipping.) Dawn Chiara Francesca wrote: But is it Joann's brand or the one they are talking about on the list? - Original Message - From: Dawn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 10:56 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Muslin at JoAnn Fabrics (not) You can buy the wide muslin at the Joann's website, and they've been having 50% online coupon codes at the site lately, so you might get it half price to boot. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Muslin at JoAnn Fabrics (not)
Whoa I'm Elena o' Tighearnaigh (SCA name)... The email that is being replied to below by this poster is NOT FROM ME! The entirety of what I wrote is: Wow! I was at my local Joanne's (Everett, Washington USA) and they had *whole* bolts of the 90 and 120. Where are you located? I've not been following this thread until I happned to see this...Since I go to Joanne's alot because I'm also really into Quilting, I certainly wouldn't badmouth this chain. Gia -- Original message -- On Thursday 11 August 2005 4:37 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [snip] I don't hate JoAnn's as many people do. I'm lucky enough to live in a big city where there are lots of other places to go for the fabrics that JoAnn's doesn't carry. I wouldn't badmouth the entire JoAnn's chain, because people's comments on this list suggest that individual JoAnn's stores vary greatly in the size and variety of their fabric selection and the intelligence and usefulness of their employees. The JoAnn's nearest to me is fairly lame in both categories, but it's clear that other people have had different experiences. In fact, I once visited a JoAnn's I normally don't shop at, 25 miles away from me in NE Philadelphia, and found about 2 yards of the most beautiful rust-colored silk broadcloth I have ever seen, before or since (they were having a clearance sale at the time). -- Cathy Raymond So what if the universe is a pointless mass of hydrogen refuse powered by entropy. I'm spreading ketchup on a rubber duck, and after that I'm going to brush its teeth. So there.-- Rob Landley ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Muslin at JoAnn Fabrics (not)
I'm in the San Francisco Bay Area. It could be that there's more people using the muslin where I am and the bolts aren't used up as quickly in Everett. Ill bet there is more of this muslin in some places six months from now, but in the SF area, it seems to be gone. And that's why I'm so lucky - there are at least 20 other stores where I can find muslin in a 20 minute driving area. LynnD On 8/11/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow! I was at my local Joanne's (Everett, Washington USA) and they had *whole* bolts of the 90 and 120. Where are you located? (Sorry for the cross-post. I wanted everyone to know what I've found out in case it pertains to you.) SNIP MYSELF. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Muslin at JoAnn Fabrics (not)
(Sorry for the cross-post. I wanted everyone to know what I've found out in case it pertains to you.) Over the next few months, I will need to make the ruffles for Truly Victorian's Grand Bustle (took the class at Costume College but we didn't have time to make the ruffles) and make two, maybe three Victorian petticoats The bolt of muslin I bought a couple of years ago is finally gone, so I needed to buy more. I decided that getting the 90 or 120 high-quality muslin with my JoAnn's 40% coupon would be the best use of my time and energies (fewer seams on the ruffles, less cutting and tearing), so I went to my neighborhood JoAnn's. They had very little of the 90 muslin and none of the 120 muslin. They had about 8 yards of the 200 count 90 muslin over three bolts. The Ron-Lok is disappearing too. When I asked at the cutting table, the lady said that JoAnn's now has their own label of muslin and will be selling it exclusively once the old stuff is gone. I fingered that stuff, and it wasn'g good enough for my needs. I bought what I could of the 200 count stuff and went to the farther away JoAnn's on Sunday. They had none of the 200 count muslin at all and very little of the Ron-Lok, and I'm talking the 45 width too! And it wasn't UNbleached, but it certainly wasn't the usual white bleached color either. The JoAnn's brand of muslin is fine for making practice clothes (muslins) and probably fine for flat lining, but I didn't like it for a whole petticoat, and I certainly wouldn't wear bloomers (pantilettes, whatever) out of it. Perhaps once the sizing was washed out of it and it was shrunk down with some really hot water, it would look better, but I won't buy any of it if it's going to be near skin. At any rate, if you want good-quality muslin from JoAnn's go NOW. Or find a new supplier. I was really disappointed because I love the 200 count bleached muslin I have bought there before. And for all I know, this is old news to most people. As I said, I had my own bolt of muslin for the past couple of years and I hadn't bought any recently. I guess I'll go back to Discount Fabrics for bolts again... I don't hate JoAnn's as many people do. I'm lucky enough to live in a big city where there are lots of other places to go for the fabrics that JoAnn's doesn't carry. LynnD ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Muslin at JoAnn Fabrics (not)
Lynn Downward wrote: When I asked at the cutting table, the lady said that JoAnn's now has their own label of muslin and will be selling it exclusively once the old stuff is gone. I fingered that stuff, and it wasn'g good enough for my needs. Thanks for the heads up. I've got two 40% off coupons to use, and a couple of bolts of muslin sounds like a good idea. I go through one or two a year. Dawn ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Muslin at JoAnn Fabrics (not)
Wow! I was at my local Joanne's (Everett, Washington USA) and they had *whole* bolts of the 90 and 120. Where are you located? (Sorry for the cross-post. I wanted everyone to know what I've found out in case it pertains to you.) Over the next few months, I will need to make the ruffles for Truly Victorian's Grand Bustle (took the class at Costume College but we didn't have time to make the ruffles) and make two, maybe three Victorian petticoats The bolt of muslin I bought a couple of years ago is finally gone, so I needed to buy more. I decided that getting the 90 or 120 high-quality muslin with my JoAnn's 40% coupon would be the best use of my time and energies (fewer seams on the ruffles, less cutting and tearing), so I went to my neighborhood JoAnn's. They had very little of the 90 muslin and none of the 120 muslin. They had about 8 yards of the 200 count 90 muslin over three bolts. The Ron-Lok is disappearing too. When I asked at the cutting table, the lady said that JoAnn's now has their own label of muslin and will be selling it exclusively once the old stuff is gone. I fingered that stuff, and it wasn'g good enough for my needs. I bought what I could of the 200 count stuff and went to the farther away JoAnn's on Sunday. They had none of the 200 count muslin at all and very little of the Ron-Lok, and I'm talking the 45 width too! And it wasn't UNbleached, but it certainly wasn't the usual white bleached color either. The JoAnn's brand of muslin is fine for making practice clothes (muslins) and probably fine for flat lining, but I didn't like it for a whole petticoat, and I certainly wouldn't wear bloomers (pantilettes, whatever) out of it. Perhaps once the sizing was washed out of it and it was shrunk down with some really hot water, it would look better, but I won't buy any of it if it's going to be near skin. At any rate, if you want good-quality muslin from JoAnn's go NOW. Or find a new supplier. I was really disappointed because I love the 200 count bleached muslin I have bought there before. And for all I know, this is old news to most people. As I said, I had my own bolt of muslin for the past couple of years and I hadn't bought any recently. I guess I'll go back to Discount Fabrics for bolts again... I don't hate JoAnn's as many people do. I'm lucky enough to live in a big city where there are lots of other places to go for the fabrics that JoAnn's doesn't carry. LynnD ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
