Is this grosgrain?
Do you guys get blank stares from the girls at Joannes anytime you need anything?
(This is for a blackcat tarp)
Is this grosgrain?
Do you guys get blank stares from the girls at Joannes anytime you need anything?
(This is for a blackcat tarp)
Hard to tell for sure but that does not look like most of the stuff I have seen in the JoAnn's grade GGR. I will have to get a picture up for them but I started offering GGR by the yard today and it is the good stuff. Much firmer feel and tighter weave than the JoAnn's or Walmart stuff.
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That does not look like the grosgrain I am used to seeing. But it will probably work fine.
Adding another voice... the wife says lit looks like webbing. So it may be too heavy for tarp edge use. However there are some very light styles of webbing that would be ok.
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Yes, that looks like webbing to me as well. I was surprised yesterday at JoAnns when I ask for ripstop and they immediately told me where it was asked. Still, no doubt its a female territory.
That does not look like grosgrain ribbon; that looks like some kind of binding tape used to sew down seams. Grosgrain ribbon usually has a back and forth weave (from one long side straight across to the other) and is used primarily for zipper pulls and guy-out points since it is not strong enough to support your weight. But it's very light and strong for non-structural uses and doesn't fray (you have to burn the ends after you cut them however). Look at "grograin ribbon" in Google Images and you'll see many of the ribbons you'll find at the fabric store.
Oh--and don't mind the girls there. I work in a Christmas store (!) and when a guy comes in by himself, I subtly grab the phone and work my way toward the front door as I talk to him--it's just a gut reaction because so few guys come in there unless they're being dragged in by their wives. No offense. Just smile and charm them. They'll warm up to you and they can help you find whatever you're looking for. Happy hangin!
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I have to send one of my kids there for me because I can't stand the 40 minute-per customer checkout lines.
They gab for 10 minutes, then talk about what they are buying for 10 minutes, then talk about the total price for 10 minutes, then, and only then, does the woman customer begin looking for her check book (as if she was going to get the stuff for free), and then she has to draw the mona lisa on the check, and then just as the clerk is about to say "Next!" the woman customer turns around and says something else that starts another 10 minute conversation with the clerk.
There should be men only checkout lines, or at the very least. checkout lines for people who know they have to pay for the stuff they are buying, and get their cash or credit card out before it is rung up.
Move along ladies, please move along.
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Seems like It's no different Down Under. I've been trying to source some decent materials
myself lately, and most places I have to stand around for what seems like forever before I can find an assistant free, just so they can tell me they don't stock ripstop or regular nylon (dress fabrics only grrrrrrr)
Look at me funny as I approach them, then treat you like a real person when they realise you know what your talking about (Thats right ladies, my big bearded ugly face is not here to buy something for my wife! )
The storepeople seem ok mostly, but the folks who come in need to get a life and not
stand there telling the por people their life story! I feel sorry for them. Retail Assistants Position ? No Thanks!
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Ok so not Grosgrain.
This Joannes does not carry it. 5 ladies who look like they sleep there give me a deer in the headlights look. Now, can it be known as something other than Grosgrain?
Thank you for the help. Men - yeah way more efficient in stores like that - unless you're like me and cant seem to find anything by yourself !!
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