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From: MaryW
Date: 04-26-2004, 11:30 AM (1 of 6)
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Here is an excellent time to stock up on superior quality fleeces. http://www.timmelfabrics.com/yukon.htm MaryW
owner/editor of Sew Whats New |
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Member since: 06-23-2005 Total posts: 2542 
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From: sewserious
Date: 04-26-2004, 06:50 PM (2 of 6)
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Mary, I hate to correct you on this, but the fleece being sold on that page it not Malden Mills fleece, which is made by Malden Mills in the USA, Massechuesetts (I probably spelled that wrong!) if I'm not mistaken. This is Yukon fleece which is made by a different manufacturer in Canada. |
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Member since: 08-24-2003 Total posts: 112 
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From: MaryW
Date: 04-26-2004, 07:21 PM (3 of 6)
Yes, you are so correct. I posted incorrectly, sorry. It is Yukon fleece. 
MaryW
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From: sewserious
Date: 04-26-2004, 09:15 PM (4 of 6)
| BTW, I like the Yukon fleece as much as or better than the Malden Mills stuff. I find the Malden Mills fleece is highly overrated IMHO and overpriced! |
User: sewserious
Member since: 08-24-2003 Total posts: 112
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From: colojd
Date: 04-28-2004, 10:39 PM (5 of 6)
| Just a quick note on polar fleece. I had my own fabric shop for six years and sold lots of polar fleece. As you might know, there are lots of different grades of polar fleece. Some is very lightweight, some is double thick, and so forth. I think Malden Mills website might show some of the different kinds. It was frustrating when people would see polar fleece at Wal-Mart and then wonder why my price was different. Theirs was thinner than mine and very stretchy and the colors and prints were end of the mill runs, usually. I think they even make a windproof polar fleece now, so there is lots to choose from. It is a great fabric to work with! |
User: colojd
Member since: 05-03-2002 Total posts: 83 |
From: wazoodle
Date: 05-14-2004, 03:14 PM (6 of 6)
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There are a lot of variations in polar fleece. Sewers wo use both are usually more pleased with Yukon (Huntingdon Mills). 1) Malden has no standard color program -- you can only purchase what is currently on the floor. You can reorder Yukon fleeces in a large number of standard colors. 2) Malden fleeces come with relatively high defect rates. When we cut through rolls, we lose about 5% in Malden vs virtually 0% with Huntingdon (when you are at a retailer, count for the little white tags on the roll ends! Malden has done a wonderful job of promoting their brand so there are a lot of folks that no of no other top quality mills. They also have a wider range of fleeces and technical knits. Finally, I think Huntingdon Mills could do a little marketing -- Yukon gets lost with all the retailers house names like "Nordic, Alpine, Arctic, Far North...etc" LeeAnne
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User: wazoodle
Member since: 10-17-2002 Total posts: 29 |
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