# If you were a fabric, what kind of fabric would you be? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 24, 2007, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533 "2007-02-24T18:31:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/1 "2007-02-24T18:31:17Z")
I’d be burlap. Strong, utilitarian, not much to look at, a little prickly. You? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/2 "2007-02-24T18:34:34Z")
I think I might be rayon. I’d be pretty nice to have around, just…not quite silk… ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/3 "2007-02-24T18:47:37Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Idlewild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8491ac/32.png) [@Idlewild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idlewild)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/4 "2007-02-24T21:06:07Z")
Tattered vintage brocade. ---
**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/5 "2007-02-24T21:14:03Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/6 "2007-02-24T21:29:18Z")
Hand-knitted merino wool in stockinette stitch. It’s yummy. I’d probably actually be denim, but I’d aspire to the merino. ---
**Author:** ![Mrs.Cake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@Mrs.Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs.Cake)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/7 "2007-02-24T21:33:15Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/8 "2007-02-24T22:21:34Z")
Silk. Girly and delicate-looking, but actually quite durable. ---
**Author:** ![Sonia\_Montdore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/90ced4/32.png) [@Sonia\_Montdore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonia_Montdore)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/9 "2007-02-24T22:32:06Z")
Silk damask. Attractive, with depth, durable (as silk goes) and versatile. ---
**Author:** ![Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@Mirror\_Image\_egamI\_rorriM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirror_Image_egamI_rorriM)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/10 "2007-02-25T00:01:02Z")
Tissue jersey, either in grass green or dark and light grey stripes. ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/11 "2007-02-25T00:24:40Z")
Flannel–the world’s most comfortable fabric. Or maybe jersey or gauze. Natural, breathable, lightweight, and comfortable. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/12 "2007-02-25T00:29:43Z")
Steel wool; it’s abrasive. ---
**Author:** ![kung\_fu\_lola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@kung\_fu\_lola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kung_fu_lola)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/13 "2007-02-25T00:30:07Z")
Lilac organza. Feminine, delicate, but useful. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/14 "2007-02-25T00:58:36Z")
Denim, well-worn, faded, comfortable, best-friend denim. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/15 "2007-02-25T02:01:20Z")
[1500 thread count cotton](http://www.egyptian-cottonsheets.com/product.php?prod=2) on my good days, burlap on my bad days. ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/16 "2007-02-25T03:22:29Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![MaddyStrut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@MaddyStrut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaddyStrut)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/17 "2007-02-25T04:43:26Z")
Linen. I’m getting wrinkles! ---
**Author:** ![Randy\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/18 "2007-02-25T04:46:01Z")
100% t-shirt cotton: I can absorb 25 times my weight in water. ---
**Author:** ![Litoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/19 "2007-02-25T05:01:06Z")
Crepe silk. Soft, pliable, feminine, but definitely much stronger than you would think. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-a-fabric-what-kind-of-fabric-would-you-be/393533/20 "2007-02-25T05:03:39Z")
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