Possible Clues:

• Took part temporarily
• Rich cloth
• Like some bedding
• Welfare organisation given money and material
• 'Notwithstanding, in this it's grand (5)'
• 'All very fine, but there's a stain in it (5)'
• It's all very fine to be at home by the end of the week
• It's an odd sort of stuff
• Formal fabric
• Fabric that's glossy on one side