silk for travel sleeping sack? my own followup

[Mary]

Hi

Following up my own post about fabric for a lightweight, quick drying
travel sleeping sack, I was browsing a bit more and found this
website:

http://www.silkconnection.com/products/fabric/silk/habotai/

Anyone have experience with this online fabric store? The prices seem
great and for me the color doesn't matter. I was looking at the 8.5 mm
36 width one, though I'm not sure what weight would be best....

Thanks again for any help
Mary (smile_a_bit)

[Michael Daly]

"Mary" <smile...@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:a874b8cb.03010...@posting.google.com...

> http://www.silkconnection.com/products/fabric/silk/habotai/
>
> Anyone have experience with this online fabric store? The prices seem
> great and for me the color doesn't matter. I was looking at the 8.5 mm
> 36 width one, though I'm not sure what weight would be best....

How do they measure weight in mm??? Personally I'd be reluctant to
buy a silk for that use without seeing and touching it first.

My personal preference is to use polyester. I made a sleeping bag liner
(that I use without a sleeping bag on warm summer nights) out of
Polartec microfleece. It's like a flannel rather than a bulky fleece.

I also made one out of brushed polyester that's even lighter. It's
quite light and sheer and dries in no time. Only available in black,
it's sold as a lining material.

I got both from Textile Outfitters, but they're available elsewhere.

Mike