Fabric Informatique

In case the title didn't tip you off, this here is riveting stuff.  Definitely worth your time today.  

Definitely.

So last week, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, blah blah blah.  I didn't really do the shopping thing.  Handsome was only off work on Friday, so we did our Thanksgiving that day.  My parents were in town all weekend, and while my Madre and I did pick up some new furniture (see the chair in below pictures), we did it casually and as we would on any day.  I perused some online ads, but nothing caught my fancy... until...

Joann.  She's evil.  We used to be friends, but then she kept offering me things that ended up costing me dearly... For example, this weekend, she's offering 50% off all Home Decor Fabrics.  And me, being the naive little thing that I am, thought that all home decor fabrics are created equal.  It went a little like this:

"I need some curtains.  Curtains are 'Home Decor'.  Any of this fabric must be suitable for curtains.  Done!"

Two brief days later, Mr. FedEx shows up, Duke barks, and I'm given this package:

And now, $$ poorer and not a whole lot wiser, I do have one bit of information to share with you.  All home decor fabrics are not created equal.  The fact that they're not all priced the same should have been a red flag for me, but I figured the difference in price was due to the design or something.  You know, Mourning Dove Herringbone must just be a really popular color, right?  Right??  Nope.

I think it's quite pretty, and it is just as advertised, don't misunderstand me.
Really, Joann is not culpable in any way here, this is all me.
I did receive exactly what I ordered, even if it's not what I thought it was.
I don't even know anymore what I thought it was.

This swath here, this 1 yard of 54" fabric,
this soon-to-be-two-half-window-curtains,
weighs approximately 19 pounds [slight exaggeration].
Because it's upholstery fabric, for like, a couch.
Using this for curtains will be like hanging a couch from the rod.
I Guess I won't need a liner...??

So, you live, you learn, you get pwned by the friendly retailers, you know.  Just wanted to share my new-found knowledge with you.  Oh, and did I mention, this is one yard out of the... 15 yards I ordered, in ...7 different types, weights, prices, and styles.  

Because I have impulse control problems.

Because I'm by myself this week and have no one to ask if I can/should buy them.

Because it seemed like a good idea at the time.

So there should be more to learn at my doorstep here in the coming week.  That FedEx man is going to teach me more than he knows.  It's like a lesson delivered right to your stoop!

Learning more every day,

TFW