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by madrocki 02 Jul 2011 ( edited Jul 03'11 08:52 )
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Recently when I was in Japan I purchased a prepack of white material which I thought was cotton. On opening it I find it is muslin, width 14". Any ideas of what I can use it for? thanks

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by bevintex 02 Jul 2011
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what is the length?
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by madrocki 03 Jul 2011
5 meters, not sure of imperial measure.
thanks
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by pennifold 02 Jul 2011
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We use them a lot over here for Baby wraps! Good luck with it. Love and blessings Chris
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by danababes 03 Jul 2011
lol I was thinking baby wraps too .. they're great for swaddling in summer. xXx
by madrocki 03 Jul 2011
thanks, I make and embroider baby blankets from fleece so it will be a good addition to my stock.
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by stork 02 Jul 2011
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I would stitch out some embroidery designs and subcut the material into squares. Would make a wonderful table topper or wallhanging!
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by madrocki 03 Jul 2011
thanks for your advice, much appreciated.
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by corinney 03 Jul 2011
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You could use it to line inside of handbags. Also use it to make a mock up pattern.
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by madrocki 03 Jul 2011
thanks for your advice, much appreciated.
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by dlonnahawkins 03 Jul 2011
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quilt in the hoop backings - works great. I have to cut mine.
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by madrocki 03 Jul 2011
I will keep it in mind but I am still learning how to do machine embroidery, my dream is to make a quilt or something along that line.
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by gerryb 03 Jul 2011
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Be sure & wash & dry it first. Muslin tends to really shrink! At least that's been my experience.
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by madrocki 03 Jul 2011
thanks for your advice, I will follow it.
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by evajungermann 03 Jul 2011
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Hi madrocki,
I am not sure if I got the term right, in german "Musselin" (and the dictionary says it is muslin in English) IS a cotton material, very fine and lightly woven.
I would try to embroider it with a very loose design like the examples in the links and try the "no stabilizer method" with it, as one would do with silk.
Time to experiment ;-))
Finally I want to end up with a summer scarf, very trendy among teens these days.
Or just end up in despair. My way. hehehe
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by babie 03 Jul 2011
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Like the idea from Stork. How about the lace designs (teatime sunbonnets) from Julias Needle designs. I've done them in the past on chiffon and they came out fine.
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by airyfairy 03 Jul 2011
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With any scraps you have you could always make lavender bags - I am always looking for fine cotton to make them. Sarah.