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Ginghams and cotton fabrics will be found in any draper's shop.
They come in bright colours and patterns, 36" (91 cm) wide. These
shops also keep a limited range of nylon fur fabrics which are 52"
(1 m 32 cm) wide and the price depends on the thickness of the
pile.
Handicraft shops will have most of the essential materials and
accessories needed for toymaking. They will have a good variety
of nylon fur fabrics and baizes (a fabric based on a cotton and
rayon mixture) 48" (1 m 22 cm) wide and about the same price
as the nylon, and also a selection of felts, sold in squares of 9"
(23 cm) or by the yard (91 cm). Make sure when buying fur fabric
that it is not jersey-backed material, because when the work is
ready for stuffing it will pull into an odd shape due to the pliability
of jersey. Also when choosing felts, it is wise to pay that bit extra,
to get a good firm felt.