[Aliska]

And while we are on this subject, has anybody noticed how expensive sheets are these days? I buy them used because the new ones made wherever, not here, our mills were closed down years ago, are way too expensive.

I don't see how it was a good idea to destroy all those jobs either. They used to make really nice-quality cotton fabrics, towels. I don't sew any more but I did get some fairly decent fabric for curtains on ebay.

Singer sewing machines are dirt cheap; I need a new one but am in no hurry.

[BlackAdderess]

You can pick up an old touch and sew, made of American steel, in America for $20

[KGeorge]

Yes. Prices are getting crazy. I remember when North Carolina & the South were where nearly all the textile mills were located- linens & fabrics.

fabric.com & fashionfabricsclub.com (which is part of Denver Fabrics) have some good stuff at good prices. There are other sites here & there, while they can be a little pricey, have some unique things.

Etsy is a GREAT place to shop for vintage patterns & once you learn to re-size them, almost none of them are unusable.

The local stores like Joann & Hancock seem to be selling almost exclusively Chinese stuff & the prices aren’t that great, either.