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How envious I am of what you know about fabric, I would just love to meet you and learn a thing or two.
Can I send you pictures of a fabric for information on it?

will be much obliged.

Swimsuits are usually not made of woven fabric. They are made of knit fabrics, usually knits which are blends of spandex fibers.

I have a men’s suit jacket with a small rip on the upper right arm/shoulder. Do you do rewearing, or is there a Seattle area shop that does rewearing?

Thank you for responding.

Lynn Wartnik

Could it be burlap? I hear the phrase “burlap sack” in my head. It must have some kind of structural cleverness with the weave to hold flour both when full and partially full. Unless it wouldn’t hold it when empty, since it would likely be transferred to barrel, pot, or canister. What an interesting question.

Hi Sandy,
I am glad that you found the material useful to you. Please go ahead. I hope you will recommend the website to your students. Best wishes

Hello Sarina, I am an instructor at an community college. I go into a female prison to teach. I would like to be able to use your overview on weaves in my Industrial Sewing class. You have covered the different weaves in great detail. It is very informative. Would you please contact me on this? Thanks.

Hi Cerise
So nice of you to say that. Thanks. Will try to keep up.

Usually swimsuits are made from lycra fabric, which I wouldnt consider breathable enough for face masks. They would trap too much bacteria. You could get around this by lining them with cotton, woven or knit, which is what is usually done in the ctotches of swimsuits to avoid the problems of bacterial build-up.

Hi Alice
These kinds of fabrics are collectively called open weave fabrics (if you want the name for looking at a shop). Huckaback towels have this kind of slightly open loose structure.