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What's the best source for good flannel patches at a reasonable price?
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Joe...I buy bulk yards of the material I like at Wal-Mart, and cut my own.
I even got a pair of Left-handed scissors for Christmas..!!!
Sounds tedious I know, but to be honest...sitting in my gun room with the radio playing softly, cutting material for cleaning, wiping, and shooting patches ( different fabrics of course) is really quite relaxing.
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I also do like Mr. Steele does, this way you can control the thickness and size better. An adult beverage helps keep the cuts straight also.
Longone
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We use baby blanket flannel button either Walmart or Jo-Ann Fabric cut up using a fabric cutter that looks kind of like a pizza cutter have to agree with the other that it is easier to control the size of the patch that way
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Y'all are using square patches, I'm guessing. I used square too, but I believe round cleans better. I did find my ticking at Jo Ann's. Didn't look for flannel. I'll have to go back by there.
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My local hospital has a yard sale in the spring yearly, and I buy their cotton flannel blankets that are due for replacement. At a buck apiece its quite a find. I then just cut them down to the appropriate sizes that I'm wanting, and go at it.
kcajeel
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I'm a Walmart or JoAnn's Fabrics guy. I buy white cotton flannel and it tear into even strips. It'll work good one direction but not the other. Then just cut em up in squares down the strip. A friend of mine goes to the thrift store and buys old flannel bed sheets.
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I buy cotton flannel and layer it up to four times and cut with scissors works for me.