tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652834985543565257.post4728743062071126907..comments2023-10-25T04:44:22.605-05:00Comments on Homesteading and Homekeeping at Whisper Wind Farm: Cloth in the KitchenKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09932224189710732528noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652834985543565257.post-35963284695578283282010-01-20T08:39:20.237-06:002010-01-20T08:39:20.237-06:00Kat, we've been making the switch too. I now f...Kat, we've been making the switch too. I now finally have enough cloth napkins for a weeks worth of meals, we picked most of them up at auctions, garage sales and even a few antique shops, then we made some as well. We stocked up on floursack towels when a craft business was shutting it's doors,they were 5 for $1, so we bought all they had, I think it was $30 worth. <br /><br />We use a perculator coffee pot on the wood cookstove, to use the stainless steel basket, no filter. Yes sometimes if it gets to boiling to hard you end up with grounds in the bottom, but better than chemicals. <br />I use unbleached muslin for straining our milk, draining cheese etc.... <br />Glad to see you back, we missed youKelle at The Never Done Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089557752054842197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652834985543565257.post-49171161341561080562010-01-20T04:19:03.458-06:002010-01-20T04:19:03.458-06:00Muslin is basically either bleached or unbleached ...Muslin is basically either bleached or unbleached 100% cotton. It is cheaper than print in the fabric store and comes in different weights. No cheese cloth is different. I use the muslin like paper towels because it is really absorbant and lots of "towels" can be kept in a drawer and not take up much room. I buy muslin by the bucket loads when it is on sale and use it for everything. It is very soft and is useful for clothing, napkins, kitchen towels, handkerchiefs, etc.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09932224189710732528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652834985543565257.post-28911991358383351882010-01-19T16:16:39.280-06:002010-01-19T16:16:39.280-06:00Forgive my ignorance of fabrics, but what do you u...Forgive my ignorance of fabrics, but what do you use the muslin for? Isn't it a cheese cloth-y type of material?Kelly Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859487060142048869noreply@blogger.com