I’d be burlap. Strong, utilitarian, not much to look at, a little prickly.
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I think I might be rayon. I’d be pretty nice to have around, just…not quite silk…
Terrycloth. Soft, squishy, nice to wrap around you after a shower. Comforting, nurturing and also useful. Not the prettiest fabric, but the coziest.
And just abrasive enough to get things done.
Tattered vintage brocade.
I think I’d be the coarse kind of linen you see in summer suits. Never quite formal enough for anything, but not offensively so. Not completely utilitarian-- too poncey to be sackcloth-- but just comfortable and laid back. Could suggest that I’m highbrow slumming, or that I’m lowbrow dressed up, but you don’t immediately know which.
Hand-knitted merino wool in stockinette stitch. It’s yummy.
I’d probably actually be denim, but I’d aspire to the merino.
Some sort of cheap bottomweight, I’m afraid. Contents unknown but probably flammable and in a color that guarantees a long life on the bargain table.
Silk. Girly and delicate-looking, but actually quite durable.
Silk damask. Attractive, with depth, durable (as silk goes) and versatile.
Tissue jersey, either in grass green or dark and light grey stripes.
Flannel–the world’s most comfortable fabric.
Or maybe jersey or gauze. Natural, breathable, lightweight, and comfortable.
Steel wool; it’s abrasive.
Lilac organza. Feminine, delicate, but useful.
Denim, well-worn, faded, comfortable, best-friend denim.
1500 thread count cotton on my good days, burlap on my bad days.
I’m a light weight hemp/silk blend–I don’t wrinkle much, I’m very comfortable and get more so with each wearing, can dress up or down and wear like iron! In hunter green and/or royal purple.
Linen. I’m getting wrinkles!
100% t-shirt cotton: I can absorb 25 times my weight in water.
Crepe silk. Soft, pliable, feminine, but definitely much stronger than you would think.
Pigskin