I don't know about woven material, but in my experience the black plastic definitely heats up the ground. I read somewhere that it actually works better if the soil is damp because the warmth creates steam. I've heard clear plastic works better to warm the soil in the Spring, but that black will still help with warming the soil. I know that if I step on black plastic in the garden in the summer, it can burn my feet, so I'm sure that kind of heat has some effect. I've come to the conclusion that here in Utah just having a shorter season tomato doesn't cut it, we have to also grow varieties that handle our extremely hot/dry summers. I think that varieties that do well for Texas growers would do better here than varieties grown by those in the Pacific Northwest or the New England states. Some things I did this year that greatly increased my success were---consistent watering(we installed a drip system), I also used Fish emulsion to fertilize when the plants started blossoming, and about a month or so later when fruit finally started setting. This was in addition to the compost, peat moss, bone meal, and fertilizer I added at the time of planting. The plants seemed to really love the fish emulsion, I swear many of them grew overnight after applying it. (I especially noticed this on the peppers and squash.) I'm going to try and plant out earlier next year by warming the soil with plastic, and planting up against our ceder fence on the west side of my yard. Plants are effected least by frost there. I am going to buy some row cover, and tack some clear plastic to the fence and create a mini-greenhouse. I have a tomato friend from another forum that gardens in Montanta---I have gotten a lot of good advice from her as far as variety recommendations. She really raved about a variety called Aurora this year. I will be trying it out next year. I think days to maturity is so variable. I just stick to varieties that are in the early to mid-season range and still try one or two varieties that people rave about each year regardless of the maturation date. Tyffanie

I have had a lot of you guys reach out to get the cabbage patch doll pattern from me, I am so sorry I have not been able to get it to anyone until now. I am going to enclose the link here for anyone to get it, you will need to download each photo that you want, meaning the file has the entire book, so if you just want the patterns just download those pics. Good Luck yall! Click on the words "Cabbage Patch Doll Patterns" it is an embedded link. Cabbage Patch Doll Patterns

I don't have a pattern for the smaller CPK's but I do have a pattern for the soft sculpture type.. if you're interested.. you could email me directly and i could send you a pdf.. you could take a look at it and scale it down a bit to make a smaller CPK body to fit a head.. also.. you can buy the bodies in kits on ebay still for the original doll baby heads.. msfogel@hotmail.com

I am looking for the cabbage patch doll fabric from the 1980's . It came in 3 colors ecru brown and a off white color.Also if anyone has the pattern we used I would like that also. My email address is sharonk1955@charter.net