 Made wonderful summer bedding
Reviewer: Laura
I made queen sized top and bottom sheets (both flat to rotate and distribute the wear) and three pillowcases. I purchased 13 yards to allow for shrinkage and straightening the ends. I used full width lengths down the center of the bed, allowing the flat felled seams to lie on or close to the edges of the mattress. I cut the side pieces so the selvages would form the outer edges and used the remaining linen from the center to make the pillowcases.
They turned out better than I expected and are just perfect for summer in our older house without air conditioning.
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Best Fabric Site!
Reviewer: Idalia
Love, love this linen! I have purchased three different weights from this company and while I loved them all, this one is the absolute favorite of mine. Light, breathable, and perfect for so many things! I will be making some pantaloons with lace with this latest purchase, but will be needing more for lightweight blouses or tunics for the hot Summer days ahead. I am quite pleased with the quality.
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Great linen!
Reviewer: Eileen
I´ve used this linen to make several 18th century men´s shirts and the results have been awesome! A high quality fabric and a great price.
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IL020 - Handkerchief
Reviewer: L.
This fabric was a real hit at my bobbin lace class. It is not easy to find handkerchief weight linen and we were all pleased with the quality of the two white fabrics I brought in. I believe a couple classmates went on to take advantage of the nice range of colors offered. The price is beyond amazing as well.
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Very happy - Robyn
Reviewer: Robyn
I am a repeat customer from Australia and Very Happy with the IL020. It sews beautifully and I love the natural colour. I will be ordering in 20 yd lot next when it is available. Love your Linen.
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So what if they won´t cut half yards?
Reviewer: Gina
The prices are great, I don´t mind ordering in whole yards. If I have linen laying around I end up using in another project.
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 Won´t Cut Half Yards
Reviewer: Anonymous
I am giving up on this company because they won´t cut any half yards. One has to order fabric in whole yards.
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Top Quality Linen!
Reviewer: Valerie
When you combine top quality linen, great prices and excellent customer service, you have got a winner. I have been purchasing linen in the 3 oz and 5 oz weights from fabrics-store for 6 years and it´s consistently been a pleasure both in order process and after receipt.
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 Great for all but the sheerest garb
Reviewer: Carla D.
This linen is fairly slubby, but its bright white and light to medium in hand at a great price! It´s pretty soft on the skin once washed, it continues to get softer. It appears to be a chinese linen as it has a short fiber length, but the price is right!! I have used this for many an italian chemise, hats, linings, sleeves and more. At this price, its not too heavy but not heavy enough for breeches, but it would be ok, for braies (underwear) and any long wearing linen garment. I haven´t tried dying it just yet, be sure to get a \"reactive\" dye for plant fibers if you do.
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Wonderful product
Reviewer: Lisa
I had never ordered from this company before so didn´t know what to expect. I trusted the reviews of my fellow reenactors and am glad I did. This linen is fabulous. Way better than any I have bought from my local fabric store. Plus, I can trust that it is 100% linen, unlike my local fabric store who is known for mislabeling linen blends as 100%. I am now an enthusiastic customer who plans to buy from this company again and again!! I´ve also recommended this store to some others I know who sew reenactment clothing.
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Fabulous Linen!!
Reviewer: Katharine
I bought this linen to make an under-kamiz. It is really transparent, so this is definitely for under-garments. It came pretty stiff and a loose weave, but it softened a bit through the laundering process. I´m almost done hand-sewing the garment and it is a marvelous material to hand-sew.
I am hooked on this type of linen and will be purchasing the thicker weight for other garments.
The shipping of this fabric was incredibly quick and the price is great. I´ve been referring friends!
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Happy in Australia
Reviewer: Michelle
I am unable to get this type of linen in Australia, so I have to buy via the internet. I have bought two lots of this linen so far and I am about to buy the 20 yard special. Even though it costs alot for postage, this fabric is worth it, it makes the most comfortable chemises. It just gets better with each wearing and washing. Very happy repeat customer.
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Lovely Stuff
Reviewer: Christine
I could cuddle up to this all day! I´m using this for my latest Elizabethan smock (chemise)- the old one was cotton batiste, and this linen is so much better! I´ve never seen a better price for linen of this weight (when not purchased in bulk, at least), especially not locally.
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WONDERFUL STUFF
Reviewer: Teena
This is just excellent linen at the price. Perfect for making reenactment shirts. I was a little scared when it first arrived because it was so stiff and the weave was loose. But don’t worry, the weave tightened with one washing and this linen just gets softer and softer every time you wash it.
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REally beautiful stuff
Reviewer: Amber
I made nightgowns for myself and my daughter and I just wnat to live in them all day long. I adore this fabri. I wish they sold 20 yard discount bolts of this weight! It is a bit see through, but for underclothing and nightgowns, this is just perfect.
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18th century
Reviewer: Mary
This was great for an 18th century man´s shirt. I will order more for more shirts and chemises.
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Recommend for 18thC and 19thC chemises/shifts
Reviewer: Barbara Ann
I really like this for my summer 18thC shift, and plan to make my early 19thC shifts from it as well, as the linen breathes better than cotton. Great price on a lovely sheer linen. Excellent smooth selvedge, makes great caps too!
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Very nice
Reviewer: Laura
A beautiful linen for Renaissance Faire chemises, though I think next time I would go one weight higher. This weight is *just* this side of see-through. :)
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For those of you who are new to it ...
Reviewer: Barbara
IL020 is lightweight 100% linen. It is ideal for all of your sheer applications and is a see-through marvel. Regardless of its use, we are sure that this is by far the best priced lightweight 100% linen you will ever come across.
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 1790-1815 linen shirt, hand rolled hems on the ruffles at the cuff and front. Great linen to work with!
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 Could not possibly be more pleased with this linen- Excellent quality, and, since this shirt was made, durability- even though it's lightweight, it's considerably strong. Good for shirts, camises, blouses, and wraps.
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 Lovely fabrics. Thank you!
Beth
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 Here are pictures of a period gown I made using your linen for the under sleeve. Please notice that I used vintage lace for the trim on the sleeve cuffs. This customer was tickeled and recieved many compliments of the authenticity of her costume. The occassion was the laying of the wreath at the grave of President Jefferson Davis, Hollywood Cemetary, Richmond,Va
Patricia
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 This fabric works up so nicely for period shirts. I've used it for 16th century & 18th century styles. This piece show is a Tudor smock with neck and wrist box pleats. Washing does indeed increase softness. See more photos at: http://www.dazeoflaur.com/blog/?p=1855
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 I made these linen pantalets for my etsy store after many friends noticed mine and wanted copies.I used a personal pattern modeled after vintage bloomers.
Posted by Regina |
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 This lightweight linen is just the thing for an 18th century man's shirt. Even though the pattern is really big compared with modern shirts, the beautiful drape of the fabric made it hang just right. See more of my work at www.houseofninesdesign.com
Posted by Tricia |
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 This linen is perfect for 18th century shifts! It's barely transparent and drapes beautifully. See more of my work at www.houseofninesdesign.com
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 I made my ruff from this lovely fabric and there are 18 yards gathered up into my neckband. It handled like a dream, was perfect for rolled hems and stacked pleats. I would definitely recommend this fabric to the serious reenactor or seamstress who wants to make beautiful ruffs.
Posted by Kimberley |
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 I embroidered my daughter's coif with this lovely fabric, and also used it for the ruffs that I made for our participation in Kentwell's 1588 reenactment during the summer of 2008. I was very happy with how the ruffs held up and received many compliments on the linen garments that we wore. Our smocks were also of the same fabric, but of course you cannot see much of them.
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 The close up detail is free motion machine stitching on the front band of the jacket. I lower the feed dogs on my sewing machine and use a darning foot and just move the fabric with my hands. It's like drawing with thread. This is what many quilters do on their quilts. Since I don't have batting like quilts have in the front band, (which prevents puckering), I put the part that I am sewing in an embroidery hoop to hold the fabric taught while I draw with thread.
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 Elizabethan Chemise
I used the 5.3 oz. white linen to make the chemise for this field Elizabethan. It's a great weight for spring & fall. I buy it by the bolt for myself and my students, and I go through yards and yards of it for all sorts of things.
Mistress Jeanmaire du Domremy
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 This two tone dress is handmade exclusively by Kositas By Ixa using 100% white and yellow linen. It has embroidered accents and it can be made with a hairband and sandals. Visit our website www.kositasbyixa.com for inquiries and to see more pictures of it. Also you write me an email at: igrafals@kositasbyixa.com for more information.
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 Jenn recommended you all when I started getting into costuming and was a bit frightened of purchasing let alone cutting linen.
Well your prices were so reasonable I didn't have a (complete) heartattack ordering or cutting into it once I got it. I have since ordered many times and LOVE everything I get.
For me I used the 3.5 oz linen used for the gomlek (chemise) with the 5.3oz used for the blue chirka (coat)as well as the rust colored one underneath it.
Great stuff and service! Thanks!
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 Italian Renaissance - Chemise, Sleeves, Hat all made with white IL020 3.5 oz
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 3.5 oz linen used for the gomlek (chemise) and salwar (pants), with the 5.3oz used for the chirka (coat). I LOVE this fabric :-) It washes beautifully and has an amazing drape.
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 I've opted for fitted low-necked white 100% linen smock and the slashes in the under sleeves are stitched in place so it's not necessary to constantly be pulling them through. I believe they did this in period- if you look at her wrist closely in the portrait you can see the smock sleeve is narrow and fitted and the ruffle/cuff is wider and lightly gathered to fit the wrist, but the under sleeves are wider than the smock sleeve even at the wrist, suggesting that the under sleeve did have faux slashes. The neckline is accented with hand-done blanket stitching (Although hard to see in this size picture of the portrait, her chemise neckline is the same as Jane Seymour's below. The cuff was gathered to the smock and the cuff hem was finished by hand so as no machine stitching was visible. The smock itself was made based on instructions on Drea Leed's site, with dropped shoulders and underarm and hip gores.
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