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26 September 2005

Help me find some fabric- →[More:]You know that meshy stuff that's used to make the bottle carrier on the side of backpacks? Where can I get some? I'm visiting a town with ONE fabric store and they have no such thing. I'm not finding it on the internet either, but it must be there somewhere. Any ideas?

post by: puddinghead at: 09:01 | 4 comments

I did a search for "fabric netting" and came up with a bunch of different meshes and nets, some that seem very similar to the fabrics used on backpacks. The 8600 Polyester Dive Mesh on this page seems like it would be useful for what you need. A search on "polyester netting", "polyester mesh", "nylon netting" or "nylon mesh" yield similar results. I'm not sure if that helps any but it was what came to my mind.

Oh! Puttering around, I found this helpful little page about different types of meshes, which might help narrow down your search.

posted by LeeJay 26 September | 09:47

Oh, duh, netting. Didn't occur to me. Thanks, LeeJay.

posted by puddinghead 26 September | 12:04

You nailed, it, LeeJay. I ordered the Dive Mesh- it looks just right. Thanks again.