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decipher fabric bolts ?

At the local fabric retailer the workers are as un-helpful as usual

I asked what the weight of a %100 cotton twill was and the response, "i don't know, nobody ever asks that " and they turned and walked away as i asked about the codes on the bolts ... and so, no real concern for finding or getting an answer.

Which brings me to my topic, decipher codes and numbers on the bolt ends ?

How do you read and interpret the codes on the bolt ends ? Is there any helpful info there ?

the one i was asking about had information like this

sportswear 100% cotton twill navy

10/08 03 110

so does anyone have a link to reading the bolt ends or maybe there is no useful info there ?

thanks,

robb

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robb
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Dear Robb,

Sportswear is the intended use for the fabric; 10/08 could be either the weight of the yarns or the number of threads in the warp and weft directions; the 03 and 110 could be the color number, but I don't know. I hope someone (Kay??) can give us all more info. I usually don't read all that stuff, because I tend to buy the same types of fabrics over and over.

Teri

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gpjteri

I had another thought. The 10/08 could be when the fabric was shipped to the store.

Teri

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gpjteri

Other than on muslin, I'm not sure I've ever seen a weight on *bolted* fabrics, but do find it occasionally on the tags in rolls meant for manufacturing (and the weight would be on the purchase order, too.) I do see it quoted +/- often on websites, where it's useful because you can't feel the goods.

I'm going to guess that "sportswear" is the section that the bolt is supposed to get filed in, and 10/08 means it came in Oct 2008.

Kay

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Kay Lancaster

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thanks for help Teri.

i was hoping those numbers had more info about the fabric. I wish they had some kind of info ... out of 5-7 different 100% cotton twills (probably about the same weight - i am guessing) there was quite a range of soft, flexible , rough, stiff etc...

the one i was interested in *seemed* very light and i was wanting heavier like 8-10 oz

thanks again, robb

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robb

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I have seen the weight on some bolt labels before but i think it was probably part of the fabric decription or name like for the one that said "10 oz. Duck" as if that were part of the name and not a technical spec. of the fabric.

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is "sportswear" indicative of a fabric weight ?

thanks for the help Kay,

robb

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robb

I think you're right... I do seem to recall canvas and duck often having a weight. And you may find silk labeled in mm, which stands for momme or mummy, and is a different unit of weight.

But no, sportswear just indicates fabric for casual clothes, alas.

If you've got an idea of what you want, you might drop a note to snipped-for-privacy@fabricdepot.com or to the similar address at Mary Jo's Cloth Shop in Gastonia -- both are likely to have someone who can judge what they have by your criteria.

Kay

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Kay Lancaster

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