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Material to make hoodie PLEASE HELP

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broskijib
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Ok so everyone keeps saying just make it out of sweatshirt material. But is that just fleece or like polyester stuff i dont know so i guess im asking what is the best material to make a hoodie out of and what is it exactely called and a good place to get that material at in a variety of colors

Dec 23 2009 2:49AM
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N-Mentz
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its like sweatshirt fleece. or onesided fleece. and you can get it at most fabric stores, but its not the cheapest thing ever
Dec 23 2009 12:38PM
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jnizzle
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yeah, its straight called sweatshirt fleece. its like $12 a yard, but i always go to JOANNE fabrics and they usually have 50% off cupons in the front so its not bad at all.
Dec 23 2009 4:41PM
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Ian.Ham
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it is like 60% cotton, 40% polyester
Jan 25 2010 11:54PM
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Tinga
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you can get like normal fleece girls use to make those knot blankets for like 4 dollars a yard.
Jan 26 2010 2:56AM
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simon44
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its actually called jogging fleece.

some places sell for like 12$ and up for a meter but its really only worth 5
Jul 12 2010 12:31PM
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belden...
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if your lookin at a lighter fabric than the sweatshirt you can use jersey
Aug 1 2010 6:42PM
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find
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i just make mine out of straight fleece, the designs/patterns are much cooler
Aug 17 2010 6:17PM
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