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    Nylon taffeta

    Is Nylon taffeta DWR The reason I ask its used for umbrellas so it would be a fabric we could use for a Hammock sock

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    taffeta is _not_ ipso facto_ DWR. It can easily be commercially treated to be water repellent. Taffeta is a specific weave. You will find it DWR and PU coated if you look around.
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