I recently started quilting. I was at a fabric store and I saw a section of fabric labeled "calico". It was all 100% cotton all different colors and prints... I just want to know, what makes a calico, a calico?
2006-10-11 10:11:55 · 5 answers · asked by gillian2350 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Calico fabric is printed on one side.
2006-10-11 10:17:14 · answer #1 · answered by Pat C 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
True calico is an inexpensively made cotton fabric, unbleached, etc. However, for many people "calico" usually refers to all printed cotton fabrics used for quilting.
2006-10-12 02:12:24 · answer #2 · answered by swbiblio 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Calico' is a fabric made from unbleached, and often not fully processed, cotton. It may contain unseparated husk parts, for example. The fabric is less coarse and thick than canvas or denim, but owing to its unfinished and undyed appearance, it is still very cheap.
2006-10-11 10:22:35 · answer #3 · answered by a.gash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it is 100% cotton printed on one side mostly used by quilters.
2006-10-12 17:49:17 · answer #4 · answered by h.e. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a different colored patteren think of a orange cat you know they look like they have different shades of red and orange like that
2006-10-11 10:17:53 · answer #5 · answered by sportlvr45 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋