Poodle Cloth

**dina** · 12-15-2005, 04:48 PM

There is a fabric store across the street from our doctors office -- good thing we don't go to the doc very often. Anyway yesterday I was browsing in the store and saw what the clerk said was poodle cloth. It is very expensive per yard, but to encourage sales they had made up "kits" with 1/4 yd and instructions for making a scarf for $6.09. All you do is put a lengthwise seam in and turn it -- no need to finish the edges.

DH decided he wanted a scarf so I bought two kits and made them up last night. I wore mine this morning when I walked up to the fitness room -- DH wore his to work. Mine was nice and snuggly -- they aren't real wide, but wide enough if you're just wrapping it around your neck.

My only complaint is the colors -- they had red, but everything else was kind of neon versions of pastels. I would prefer more earthtones.

Anyone else used "poodle cloth?"

**santoria** · 12-17-2005, 02:45 PM

never seen it.

but neat idea!

**Early Bird** · 12-17-2005, 07:24 PM

I found a link to a picture. $20/yd !

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...LD:en%26sa%3DN

**dina** · 12-19-2005, 09:56 AM

Actually, full retail is $23.99. But one scarf only takes 1/4 yd. -- that's $6 and they are really nice scarves. In fact scarves of this quality retail for well over $10.

DH works in a job where he talks all day, so he will do just about anything to protect his throat -- including wearing a purple poodle scarf.

He loves his.

I did use a standard technique for sewing with faux fur when I sewed my seam. I worked all the nap to the inside -- that way your seam is invisible. I also sewed my seam by hand. The backing is rather slippery and I don't have a walking foot.

I'm not sure I would want to sew much more that one seam in the stuff. But the ladies at the store said it is sometimes used for stuffed animals. Anyone tried that?