Frontier's
Buckskins & Black Powder
Has anyone measured the thickness of the black and white striped pillow ticking?
Black & White ticking
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I have found that the color of the stripes is not necessarily an indicator of the thickness. I measure pillow ticking regularly at fabric stores. I have measured red stripes and blue stripes and tan stripes that have measured from .012 to .018.
ADK Bigfoot
ADK Bigfoot
bldtrailer
Pilgrim
I gave up on ticking , I found the color had little to do with thickness, switching to denim comes in weights 7oz, 9oz 10oz ( .022)12oz it seems more consistent , just make sure its 100% cotton. The other patching I like is #40 pocket drill cloth tight weave
Frontier's
Buckskins & Black Powder
Well I found a place on ebay that measured the thickness for the old blue n white ticking .020" so I ordered some of that. I'll look at Walmart next time and probably buy some of the black and white just to test it.
Really would like to try linen but that's a bit more difficult to find locally so I can measure it.
Really would like to try linen but that's a bit more difficult to find locally so I can measure it.
Trev
36 Cl.
When Mother remade all her feather pillows in the mid 1950s, the ticking had rows of pink and blue flowers instead of stripes, Dad's overalls were blue striped and Grandpa's khaki pants were made of drill.
I'm pretty sure the print is applied after the fabric is woven and has nothing to do with the type of weave or the thickness. A bright light should help choose a tight weave (driil/twill will be diagonal) and the trusty apprentice micrometer will tell the thickness. A burn test will prove it's cotton. I've always used precut patches just because I'm lazy buy now I'm inspired to take trip to a thrift store micrometer in hand. I imagine those blue chambray work shirts must be about 15, flour-sack curtains about 20, muslin might be as thin as 10 for that hard to start gun.
I'm pretty sure the print is applied after the fabric is woven and has nothing to do with the type of weave or the thickness. A bright light should help choose a tight weave (driil/twill will be diagonal) and the trusty apprentice micrometer will tell the thickness. A burn test will prove it's cotton. I've always used precut patches just because I'm lazy buy now I'm inspired to take trip to a thrift store micrometer in hand. I imagine those blue chambray work shirts must be about 15, flour-sack curtains about 20, muslin might be as thin as 10 for that hard to start gun.
longcruise
70 Cal.
I bought a 1/2 yard of linen a couple days ago at Hobby Lobby. It measured 0195 unwashed and 022 washed. It didn't seem to have any sizing in it.
When washed it didn't have all the crazy unraveling and fraying along the cut edges that are seen on #40 and ticking.
Here's a picture before washed.
And this is after washed. The fuzzy edge on the right side was like that when I bought it.
I don't know when I'll have a chance to try it. Sometime when this cold spell and wind abates.
longcruise
70 Cal.
The pattern is woven in and not printed.
Frontier's
Buckskins & Black Powder
Would you happen to have the lot number for the linen? It seems like that would fit perfect in my rifles.
The only linen I tried was too loose in weave, and shredded with 80 grain loads in my .54 long rifle. I have settled on drill cloth or denim for that rifle; tough and .023 or .028 thickness with a .530 ball.
ADK Bigfoot
ADK Bigfoot
longcruise
70 Cal.
I tossed the receipt but I think I can retrieve it. If so I will put a photo of it here in the thread
longcruise
70 Cal.
There's nothing on the receipt that would identify it. If I decide to buy more I'll get that info for you.
You need to check every bolt of material you looking at. There is mattress ticking, pillow ticking, etc..
I have found the measured thicknesses are all over the place. I always take my dial caliper into the store to check.
I have found the measured thicknesses are all over the place. I always take my dial caliper into the store to check.
Trev
36 Cl.
Curtain ticking.
smoothshooter
50 Cal.
There is little consistency in the fabric thickness of bolts of fabric at stores that sell it.
Trial and error or the use of dial calipers are the only sure way to know.
Good news is that once you have a couple of yards of fabric you like, it will last you a long time. As in years.
smoothshooter
50 Cal.
is the ticking all cotton
Trev
36 Cl.
He was buying linen. Post #6
longcruise
70 Cal.
It's linen.
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