https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-fabric-confusion Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:05:25 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-fabric-confusion#post-2029840 Fri, 24 May 2019 00:13:21 +0000 Anonymous 2029840@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And a field trip to the fabric store :)<br /> Yes, there's a big difference in quality in all sorts of fabrics. Even straightforward sounding things like cotton could be anything from a thin t shirt to a sweater. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-fabric-confusion#post-2029828 Thu, 23 May 2019 23:48:29 +0000 Lynette 2029828@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks Angie! How interesting. Sounds like there is more to the process than I imagined! </p> <p>Cardiff Girl, looking it up online is the solution of course! I don’t know why I haven’t done that! But you are right, there is a difference with quality (in any kind of fabric) and cheaply! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-fabric-confusion#post-2029800 Thu, 23 May 2019 22:20:10 +0000 Angie 2029800@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Lynette</b>, this post explains the difference:&nbsp;</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/2017/06/19/wovens-knits-knitted-tops-and-knitwear-defined/">https://youlookfab.com/2017/06.....r-defined/</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-fabric-confusion#post-2029797 Thu, 23 May 2019 22:11:27 +0000 Cardiff girl 2029797@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I m not Angie but I agree it can be confusing.l find that if I am not sure what a fabric is ,looking it up on line can be very helpful.This doesn’t always help with the feel of the fabric though as quality plays into what s called the handle of the fabric as well.For example,cheap viscose can be rough and feel very much like poly.whereas quality viscose can feel smooth,cool and soft.I have learnt a lot more about fabrics since I took an interest in sewing simply through handling them in fabric stores.Experience is a good teacher in this case. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-fabric-confusion#post-2029784 Thu, 23 May 2019 21:47:05 +0000 Lynette 2029784@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hi Angie and fabulous fabbers,<br /> Over the last few years I have been doing more and more shopping online and I am surprised to find I am in a confusion concerning fabric descriptions, especially when I shop at Boden! Several times I have ordered something only to find it was a different kind of fabric than I expected. Sometimes the fabric is described as knit or knitted. I have expected a sweater type fabric for both of those, but that is not always the case. There is also jersey (T-shirt fabric?) ponte, ottoman, broderie, crêpe, poplin, chino, and Pima! Not to mention all the regular names of fabrics that I am familiar with. Angie, could you enlighten us on this subject? Has anyone else been surprised by what arrived in the mail? </p>