I love waxed cotton. I retail it for 50 cents per yard in my store. I'm going to be rich some day! We're going to be rich! Waxed cotton is great. It's stiff but not too stiff. No one has ever complained that it didn't hold the color. It makes a nice knot. Strong enough to haul a 2 year old around sitting on a piece of cardboard on a linoleum floor.