4C22 Rustic Kenya Softened - 100% Linen Fabric - Heavy (7.1 oz/yd2), Width 57"

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KENYA linen's rich shade of red ochre seems intrinsically bound to nature, invoking rich, fertile soil and the careworn bark of ancient trees.
Kenyan contemporary painter Michael Armitage has embraced this earthy color to convey his homeland of Kenya, illustrating its wild and untameable beauty with an evocative array of ochre and sienna tinged hues. Amidst his fantastical, wild scenes people from modern life are intermingled with the ghosts of the past, crossing back and forth over one another to form a prismatic and complex vision of Kenyan identity today.

At a heavier weight of 7.1 ounces this 100% linen is referred to as Rustic due to its more textured look and feel. Durable and perfect for projects that require just a bit more substance.

The cloth is Softened so we have added a softener to give it a silkier hand. The fabric has not been laundered so shrinkage will still have to be taken into consideration (shrinkage depends on fabric weave and laundering method).

Fabric specifications:

Article 4C22 Rustic
Content 100% Linen
Type PLAIN WEAVE
Color KENYA
Width 57 inch
Weight 7.1 oz/yd2
Thread size warp 11.6
Thread size weft 11.6
Thread count warp 38
Thread count weft 32

Customer Questions and Answers

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EL
Great hand to this fabric

I ordered a little of this to see what it's like and I was very pleased. Wonderful rich color, sturdy weight and surprisingly smooth texture. Then what to do with it? Well, I was getting interested in the SCA, so I needed a "scrip," or serviceable bag to carry my "stuff." This was perfect fabric for it, sturdy, and a rather smooth texture that was perfect for embroidery! Well, it's done and I get lots of compliments! Pictures to follow.

Elizabeth d • October 22, 2018
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MR
sample only

Ordered a sample. Lovely color and weight. Definitely will use in the future.

Melessa • January 1, 2018
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AC
Kenya Color Review

This is such a gorgeous color - never disappoints.

Astrid • January 1, 2018
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NT
Happy with purchase

I used this linen to make a bodice for a costume as well as a cape, it was my first time working with linen and I will definitely be purchasing more!

Naomi • January 1, 2018
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LB
Beautiful fabric

The fabric is wonderful to work with! I loooove the color and texture. It is just the right weight to use in my purse designs. It makes up beautifully and is very durable! Cannot say enough!

Lynda • January 1, 2018

Japanese style apron. The fabric was wonderful to work with, garment hangs nicely. The color is a little more orange than my computer portrayed, but it's still nice.

Gwen • November 14, 2016

Nature is full of textures and colors! Linen and a beautiful color called Kenya inspired this purse. The texture added to the front of the purse was inspired by all the wonderful varieties of texture found in Nature. To enhance the taste of Nature,I used my handmade buttons which I created from limbs of fallen wood from the forest surrounding my home.

Lynda • October 23, 2012
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