DrTimBoone said:Go to Joanne's fabrics and buy a yard or two of unbleached cotton canvas drill. Take it home and wash and dry it...
SteveF said:I bought some cotton drill 40 from JoAnns. It mic'd at .0167 - .0168 before washing. After a wash and dry, it mic'd at .0183 - .0184. I'm not sure how it got thicker - but it's too thick now for .530 ball in my new GPR.
HardBall said:SteveF said:I bought some cotton drill 40 from JoAnns. It mic'd at .0167 - .0168 before washing. After a wash and dry, it mic'd at .0183 - .0184. I'm not sure how it got thicker - but it's too thick now for .530 ball in my new GPR.
This happens to my pillow ticking material. Mics .018" before washing, .020" after a wash. I think the it gets "fluffed up" somehow. I've taken to using it without washing first. Many claim there's sizing in the material and it needs to be washed first but I really doubt it.
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