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Originally Posted by MikeBmusic
The test on any cloth used for panels is the 'breath test' - can you breathe through the material? Hold it up to your mouth and try. I used burlap for my first batches of panels, then simple thin cotton sheeting for subsequent ones.
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With the thinner stuff, it's often been misted with formaldehyde or something similar to dissuade bugs from eating it. That's the faint teargas-like sting you experience when you walk into a Jo-Ann store. Besides being a poisonous irritant, it also acts as a bit of a varnishy barrier. So it's best to run the fabric through the washer before you use it. I realize, fellas, that this also means ironing. I personally have avoided ironing clothes since the Carter administration, but since this is in the interest of guitar-playing, I think it's okay. No starch, obviously.