Source for mattress ticking?

[Liver eatin’ Johnson]

I'm looking for an online source for .020 100% cotton mattress ticking. I'm down to my last scrap I bought from a mattress company that contracted for the Navy.

 

I don't know of an on-line source, I'm sure there must be one, but I get mine from Wal-Mart or Jo-Ann fabrics.
If you are in a bind and don't have those stores near you I'll bet me or someone would be happy to sent you a couple yards.
Fellow shooters don'cha'know. ::

 

[Liver eatin’ Johnson]

Thanks Maxi-

Is the Walmart stuff heavy or light weight? I've seen pillow ticking that looks the same but I need the thicker stuff ( .020 by my measurement ) like they used in mattresses. Have to check em' out seein we have both of them in town.

 

[Myra lou]

Hay! that's the same material my Louisana Zouave pants are made out of.......I believe the Wal-mart ones are .015 washed.....They are pillow ticking........at least down here in Texas......you'd be best to take a sample to a fabric store......john......

 

At Jo-Ann farics I bought a yard 'er two of .020 DENIM. It makes for very good patch material, just be sure the bolt says 100% cotton. The denim is tough stuff, just wash the sizing out first, but you already knew that huh?

 

[Liver eatin’ Johnson]

Yep - take it down to the river and beat it on a rock. :winking:

Seems to me I tried denim once too... hmmm The stuff I been using is so tuff, I can pick up my patches down range and use em again! ::

 

[Myra lou]

I just checked the excess material that I had left over from having those Zouave pants made.........unwashed they mike to .017, on the close under compression (where the mick starts clicking the ratchet).01575......sorry I don't think it'll work :curse:......I'll keep an eye open......john......

 

[Birddog6]

If you have a JoAnn Fabrics or a Hancock Frabrics you may find it in the matress ticking or just heavy cotton white materials. I just bought a bolt of the .018 at Hancock & they also had the plain white in .020. A bolt of it will lat me alot of years.

 

[Stumpkiller]

Last time I was at a Jo-Anns I bought four yards x 42" of 0.018 100% cottton tick. Someone on this list mentioned that Jo-Anns (I believe) carried some with an applied striping (not woven in) and it has a synthetic fiber. Don't get this by mistake. I also saw a synthetic blend on E-bay recently.

 

[Liver eatin’ Johnson]

YES! :applause: Jo-Anns had exactly the right stuff !

Thanks for the tip!

LEJ

 

[REX]

liver eatin; I just bought a yard of the stuff a wal mart in northen calif. you might ckeck there if one is near by.
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