I thought it was a good idea, but it's always nice to have some validation.

I don't know why i didn't think of scrapbook supplies, since my mother-in-law to be is heavy into that. I still intend to loose mount the fabric swatches, like you would in a sample book, so you can get the full impact of the difference between each weaver and the heft and feel of the materials. The idea of having other items in the book is a great one since I was struggling with exactly how I wanted to identify what each sample was and who the mill was.

I appreciate the ideas and if anyone else has thoughts chime in. and thanks for the offer paulhenry expect a PM from me.
I'll keep posting with what is going on and final decisions. Just waiting for scotweb to be open when I'm not at work so I can call and add the other swatches to the ones that are already ordered.