Most forgiving fabric for 1st build?

[Rkillip]

Denim is made from 2 different types of thread? Thanks for the education--I just assumed they were same thread, different color. Headed this weekend to get some fabric (maybe denim, maybe camo). Wish me luck and thanks for your responses!

[vorpallemur]

Denim is made from 2 different types of thread? Thanks for the education--I just assumed they were same thread, different color. Headed this weekend to get some fabric (maybe denim, maybe camo). Wish me luck and thanks for your responses!

Depends on the denim. Some good denims use the same thread for warp and weft, with the warp thread being dyed blue. Others use a different thread for the weft. The skew in denim isn't from that, though. It's a side effect of being a high tension warp faced twill. Good quality denim, used for making reasonably priced jeans, is usually finished in ways that reduce the tendency to skew. (Lots of fancy jeans are made with defective fabric, and the people who buy them think skew is a sign of quality. )

The denim that ends up in the retail fabric store is of wildly varying quality. Some of it is trash that shouldn't be used for anything but rags, some of it is first rate. Price isn't a reliable guide, either.