IL020 OPTIC WHITE Softened - 100% Linen - Light (3.5 oz/yd²) - 20.00 Yards

The BEST linen fabric ever!!!! Will definitely buy again. A very happy customer!

I got this linen to make shirts for my husband and son for their regency costumes. So far I've finished one shirt and I love working with this fabric! It feels so nice and the weight is great for all the gatthers that go into these shirts. I was worried about the collar being too lightweight to stand up because there is no interfacing, but starching ironing make it stiff enough for my purpose. This fabric makes beautiful gathers and it was easy to make a cross-stitch monogram. It is sheer, but that it really what I needed for this project. I can't wait to make the next shirt!

Perfect soft linen to use as a lining for our 28 yr old baptism dress. Wish I could send a picture.

This order should've been here by April 27th, it's already May 11th.

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what a difference a little bit of weight does! i'm happy with this. i don't want to buy any weight under this.

I return to this fabric again and again. It dyes great and gets softer and softer with every wash.

Beautiful linen. Easy to work with. Making baptismal napkins for my church. Easy to order. Delivered quickly.

Gorgeous, breathtaking fabric, easy to sew with, made a beautiful doll outfit, sold it for $60.00!

Absolutely beautiful fabric. Had kitchen pinch pleat curtains made for my kitchen and turned out absolutely gorgeous. Couldn't be more pleased with how quick I received my linen and the quality of it.

As always your linen is perfect. From IL020 OPTIC WHITE Softened, I made this Lady's Chemise from Folkwear patterns. I've been saving this pattern for the perfect fabric. Now that I've mastered the pattern I'm going to order some more linen to make more.

Hello Linda. How did you finish the neck on the dress you made for a little girl? It's beautiful!

I've made several items with Fabric-Store linen, just love it! Especially the handkerchief weight. Perfect for Florida! I wish people would stop whining about it not being Irish Handkerchief linen. No where does it say it is IRISH handkerchief linen. It is a fantastic light weight linen that I will use again and again.

This fabric is fantastic. I can't keep my hands off of it. It is so soft. I can't bring myself to cut it so I textured the ends and will use for twin sized top sheets. I keep looking for a project to justify purchasing more.

I have this beautiful, lightweight linen in a couple of different shades and I truly love it. I would not call it equal to Irish handkerchief linen, which has no slubs at all and is much finer in texture. However, it is still a very fine linen with few slubs. It has a soft hand and drapes nicely, especially after pre-washing. This fabric must absolutely be pre-washed before use due to shrinkage (up to 10%) and the amount of lint it produces. After two washings it settles down and behaves quite nicely. I recommend that before you pre-wash the fabric that you either pink the edges or give them a 1/4" seam to prevent their unravelling. This fabric is a dream to sew on a machine, but I also use it for embroidery. I primarily use the white shades for pillowcases and to create embroidered panels for quilts. It is excellent for these uses. There is no end to the uses to which this wonderful and versatile linen could be put.

Exactly what I was expecting. Georgous for my dining room glass window. One panel at each side. No lining needed as I love to see how they move when the wind blows on them. Real pleased with my purchase and will definetely acquire the fabric in other colors

other reviews stated this was "handkerchief" linen and sheer--what I rec'd is very nice fabric w/good hand, but I would describe it as med. weight, NOT handkerchief at all--it has heavy slubs, not sheer--I can revamp my plan and use it, but will get a different effect and have waste. Disappointed. Wish I could educate others on what Irish handkerchief linen should look like.

We use the Optic White IL020 for our small altar linens in our parish. I have just taken over the sewing of these items and I am finding your fabric very easy to work with and with weekly, sometimes daily usage and laundering - it is also durable. Thanks for the great quality at reasonable prices.

This is a lovely pure white fabric which I have used to make pillowcases and children's clothes - just beautiful to sew.

Having spent $26 a yard at other places, for this very same linen, I can't tell you how pleased I was to find this source. In these lean times, how wonderful to find excellent fabric for a very good price! The fabric itself it lovely, perfect for christening gowns, baby day dresses and curtains for my Florida bathroom!!!

I wanted a fabric to hand embroider for guest towels. This is a beautiful ground for surface (not counted thread) embroidery. I have also used a contrasting color of IL020 for Madeira applique. The fabric does shrink something less than 10%. So take that into consideration if the exact amount of fabric is important. Also it will throw off a fair amount of lint when dried in the dryer. Prewashing is a must. The quality of the fabric compares very favorably with Irish handkerchief linen that is several times more expensive. There are relatively few slubs and quality has been consistently high with every piece/color I have ordered.

The linen made up beautifully into smocked little girl dresses A pleasure to work with

This is a light weight, beautiful linen. I love all the IL020 fabrics. It washes beautifully. They all soften over several washes. Those not called softened seem somewhat stiff until washed, but improve with washing. This has a soft hand with good drape for linen. This is suitable for lightweight blouses, lingerie, and other applications. You can't go wrong buying this or any of the ILO20 fabrics. They are my favorites.