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Fabric with holes - what's it called again?
Marie Norway Intermediate NORWAY Member since 8/5/07 Posts: 103	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 10/2/12 7:07 AM I have been asked to suggest a fabric for some new curtains to be used in a cafe at a senior center. I am looking for a curtain fabric with square holes that are real holes, not only sheer areas. This should not be too hard to find. But when searching the internet for "drapery fabrics holes", "modern lace drapery fabrics" etc, I just don't find anything. Have you got a suggestion? English is not my maternal language - maybe there is some very, very evident word that I just don't remember or don't know.
OBX Advanced Beginner NC USA Member since 4/23/10 Posts: 149	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 10/2/12 7:22 AM I don't know about square holes, but round holes are called "eyelets". Try searching and see if it resembles what you want.
lisalu Advanced Beginner GA USA Member since 10/5/08 Posts: 1787	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 10/2/12 9:41 AM Square holes I think would be called "filet" as in filet crochet. Maybe? ------ Margaret (Singer 201-2), Betty (Singer 15-91), Bud (Singer 503), Kathy (Singer 221), Liz (Singer 221 Centennial Edition) http://runningstitches-mkb.blogspot.com/
tinflutterby   Advanced CA USA Member since 8/9/11 Posts: 206	Login to reply to this post Like this post Subject: Fabric with holes - whats it called again? Date: 10/3/12 0:29 AM mesh perhaps. English is my mother tongue and the choices still drive me crazy.
Elona   Advanced CA USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 7402	Login to reply to this post In reply to Marie Norway << Like this post Date: 10/3/12 2:39 AM This kind of fabric is hard to find in the US. In fact, this one is all I have found in half an hour of searching the web. I tried search terms like 'lattice weave' or 'ribbon weave' or 'basket weave, and this Japanese square eyelet stuff is all I have found that might even come close to what you're looking for. I have noticed that European countries have much more variety in openwork curtain fabric than we do.
rhetam   Intermediate AB CANADA Member since 7/31/06 Posts: 11	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 10/3/12 2:49 AM Do you mean sheer fabric with a regular pattern of holes (as much or more holes as fabric) through which the curtain rod can be woven? There is no need to sew in a rod pocket. Unfortunately, I can't remember what it is called; though I had some many years ago. ------ Rheta
aisling Member since 1/27/07 Posts: 107	Login to reply to this post Like this post Subject: Fabric with holes - whats it called again? Date: 10/3/12 5:09 AM I'm wondering if you mean net curtains?
Frances Grimble Advanced Member since 8/28/02 Posts: 3	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 10/4/12 3:03 PM If you mean old-fashioned cotton curtain net, the kind used for embroidering/"darning" those 1930s lace tablecloths, I want some too, in ecru. I have not been able to find any. If anyone does, let me know. -- Edited on 10/4/12 3:04 PM --

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