name of material

[Guest]

it is driving me nuts

 

what is the name of the open weave hessian like squares that we use to sew especially with little ones!!!

[louby loo]

Binka ? [sp?]

[catma]

Binka.

Usually green!

[Stargrower]

Yep definitely Binca (I think that's how you spell it) but to me it's always pale yellow!

[Froglet]

My memories are of green too but I discovered a box full of the stuff in all sorts of colours at school!

[Guest]

Aida?

[Fredbear]

Think both Binca and Aida are correct and come in an assortment of colours. Funny we were only talking about getting our box down from the loft this week for the children to explore.

[finleysmaid]

we use plastic aida for our little ones it works really well with big plastic needles and wool.

[JacquieL]

I remember Binca as cream, and you can buy it on Amazon. Just do a search.

[narnia]

Binca now comes in all sorts of colours and you can buy it from the consortium

[catma]

http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/s/samplers-and-childhood/

 

"A type of sampler combining stitches to make patterns was still being made in schools in the 1950s. These samplers were usually worked in brightly coloured yarns on binca canvas with prominent squared holes in the mesh, making it easier to count stitches."

 

My life is becoming more historical with every year!! (Although obviously it was the 60's when I was binca sewing in school!!)

[finleysmaid]

there's a lovely cafe in St Ives which has samplers all over the walls.....they are so beautiful and most were done by 10-13 year olds.....i wonder how many of our children could produce one nowadays!

[Fredbear]

Tried to research the difference between Binca and Aida, apart from the choices of colours, I think it is to do with the amount of holes within the weave.

See we learn something new everyday.