IL019 BLUE BONNET Softened - 100% Linen - Middle (5.3 oz/yd2)
The cold, blue silence of BLUE BONNET Linen hovers like a thick mist through Edvard Munch's paintings, investing his artworks with a mysterious, pervading ennui. Munch's Expressionist and Symbolist drawings, paintings and prints captured the changing spirit of the early 20th century.
Quiet, understated blues allowed Munch to convey this shadowy world of the unknown, so filled with anticipation and intrigue, as his solemn figures gaze hopefully and fearfully towards the future.
At a medium weight of 5.3 ounces, this 100% linen is versatile enough to be referred to as an All Purpose or Do it All linen. With its smooth look and tighter weave, this linen is neither sheer or heavy, but just the right in-between weight you will need for a variety of projects.
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 : | IL019 Multi Purpose |
| Content : | 100% Linen |
| Type : | BASIC |
| Thread size warp : | 17.9 |
| Thread size weft : | 17.9 |
| Thread count warp : | 46 |
| Thread count weft : | 37 |
| Color : | BLUE BONNET |
| Weight : | 5.3 oz/yd2 |
| Width : | 59 inch |
washes up beautifully
Can't wait to get started with this fabric. It washes up beautifully - cold water/handwash cycle. Then I popped it in the dryer on extra low. It's just lovely. Can't wait to lay out the pattern and get started. This weekend's project!
This was my first time working with linen, and first project of this magnitude and skill level. The fabric was an absolute dream to work with, and I shudder to think how badly the attempt might have turned out with lower quality fabric. I did soak, wash, dry and iron before cutting, to preemptively resolve any bleeding or shrinking issues. The Blue Bonnet did bleed a fair amount of dye during the soak, but the color stayed almost entirely true. Did have some small amount of shrinkage, but I had already accommodated for that on my pattern requirements. As with any linen I have ever seen (and most woven fabrics for that matter) fraying could have been an issue, but I got out head of that as well, by serging the edges whenever possible before construction. Ultimately, any issues I had were entirely due to lack of skill. Can't wait to buy more!
Made this for my daughter. Such a pleasant color. I love the finishing touches on your patterns. Very professional look. The linen is so easy to work with. I love the fabric and your patterns.
Received fabric yesterday. Will make a pair of pants with shell to match. Love the fabric. Dorothy
I bought this fabric to make a dress with a fitted bodice and full skirt. I had never sewn with linen before but the medium weight really helped with keeping the pieces on grain. The skirt ended up being about 3 yards all around with a beautiful drape. Will definitely be buying more!
I cannot wait to make this into a cotehardy for my English Persona !!!! The color is beautiful !!!!!
I made the Nico short dress with IL022 961 yarn dyed stripe. Beautiful fabric! Very soft and light but not see through. Perfect for summer Florida weather. I also made a table runner, placemats and napkins with this color. Again beautiful fabric! Very easy to work with!
I used this to make a historically accurate kirtle via the Tudor Tailors. The color barely crocked when soaked, there was very little shrinkage, and it had a gorgeous drape. The fabric was easy to pleat, and came together easily. The sleeves are reversible and lined with heavyweight green linen from this site, and the shirt is made from the bleached color IL19 weight. Looking forward to wearing this!
Nice material great for dresses, blouses and I love the color
Lovely color!
I love the beautiful hue of this linen. It's one of my favorites of all the linen sold here. It pairs well with many different colors and is soft to wear. Great linen for tunics and dresses.
Lovely color!
I just love this color, for me it is the perfect medium blue with a lightest, faintest hint of teal which makes it so much more interesting! Definitely will buy more of it, it's my new favorite!
Less dark than swatch, see my picture
My picture shoes the color pretty true (on my screen at least) it does not have any teal notes in it and isn't as dark as what the swatch above shows. At least not my dyelot.
Lovely medium blue
Love the color and the weight of this linen, it's a very understated color. Muted yet blue and not muddled or greyed out. I made a button front shirt dress and wear ot all the time!
After the first wash this is the most luxuriously soft linen I have purchased from Fabric-Store yet but that takes nothing away from the gorgeous color. Matches my eyes so I see a dress in the making. Would buy it over and over again. Lynda
I just received my IL019 100% Linen Blue Bonnet, softened. Oh my goodness! The color is so beautiful I keep looking at it. I am not sure what I will make with it yet, but know it will make up beautifully. I really like it and am glad I purchased it. Nice. Very nice.
Love, love love this color! Weight of this linen is perfect for the dresses and tunics I design and make. So happy with my purchase.
Love this linen! It truly is an all-purpose linen and works well for many projects. It's a beautiful blue color that does appear a tad lighter in natural light, than it does in the listing photo. annelieseandserafina.etsy.com
I made myself a skirt and a reversible bodice using this and some green piecings for the other side. After wearing it at faire for 2 years the blue on the straps of my bodice has started to fade. This fading has not happened with any of the other linens I have bought from here. It was very disappointing and I'm hoping that perhaps it was just that particular dye lot perhaps just mixed with my sweat, because I would still probably purchase again. I love the color all too much. The skirt I made has not shown too much fading, and unlike the bodice, I throw it in the dryer almost every time I wash it.
Fabrics-store's 5.3 oz IL019 linen is my go-to all-purpose linen for both modern and historical clothing. It's a good weight for skirts, pants, and dresses, as well as for 18th-century-style petticoats and everyday gowns. It has a half-inch closed selvage on each side that reduces the need to bind or fell seams -- although it does fray on the cut edges, so you'll want to do something with those. Blue Bonnet is a nice medium blue, sort of like stonewashed denim or a slightly faded indigo dye. The color is uniform and even -- no heathering effect. It is a bit coarser and slubbier than the IC64, so it's nice for modern outfits where you want that crunchy look.
I loved this colour when I saw it on the website, but loved it even more when I received it. The picture on the website doesn't do the colour justice - it looks in the pic like a teal shade, but it is a lovely rich clear blue. I am so looking forward to making something with this fabric - I just cannot decide what to do. I have used this same family of linens before, and it is beautiful to sew with and handle, and is hard wearing and looks fantastic.
I use this linen for all my SCA costuming since traditional Medieval Northern European weather was, shall we say, somewhat colder than Mississippi, USA. Also I am allergic to wool and this is my only other authentic option for costuming. A nice color easily explainable as a dye having been made with woad.
I just finished the embroidery on a late-Roman-period palla (large rectangular shawl) made from this fabric, and I loved working with it. The hand of the fabric has just the right amount of softness, I love the medium indigo-blue color, and it is very easy to embroider. The only problem -- and it was a small one -- was that the selvedge was somewhat rough along the inner edge and had to be trimmed off, and the fabric hemmed there instead of leaving the selvedge in place as I'd planned. Nevertheless, I will definitely be using this fabric for more reenactment clothing projects.
I love this fabric... I use it quite often for my customers garments when they order the color blue.. It is more of dark indigo blue than a navy, but definietely the online picture is so much lighter than in hand.. this is close to navy in hand.
I used this linen to make a 1770-era Open Robe Polonaise gown. It worked up beautifully, has a nice body and a pretty color. I highly recommend this linen for re-enactors.
I like the color and weight. A pretty, dark blue.
I used this linen (IL019 BLUE BONNET), along with 4C22 DRIED HERB for contrast trim to make up my attempts at a 16th Century German Trossfrau kit. (IL019 BLEACHED and IL095 NATURAL canvas were also used for lining and interlining). It was my first time working with linen, and first project of this magnitude and skill level. The fabric was an absolute dream to work with, and I shudder to think how badly the attempt might have turned out with lower quality fabric. I did soak, wash, dry and iron before cutting, to premeptively resolve any bleeding or shrinking issues. The Blue Bonnet did leech a fair amount of dye during the soak, but the color stayed almost entirely true. Did have some small amount of shrinkage, but I had already accommodated for that on my pattern requirements. As with any linen I have ever seen (and most woven fabrics for that matter) fraying could have been an issue, but I got out head of that as well, by serging the edges whenever possible (not accurate, but I am still enough of an amature that structure is more important). Ultimately, any issues I had were entirely due to lack of skill (still figuring out how to tailor things better) and piecing together several patterns to make the whole thing work.
Dottie Angel Apron Dress made mainly with Blue Bonnet--so pretty! I didn't have enough--I had bought a remnant--so I made it a color-blocked dress with strips of Excalibur and Insignia Blue. I made this for a co-worker as a kind of versatile maternity and afterwards garment.
Top using Blue Bonnet midweight linen, Fabric-Store.com Linen Tunic Dress pattern (changed sleeves and shortened dress to turn into blouse) and Diane Erickson "House" stencil. I'm very happy with the color, style, fabric quality and my final result. My Etsy shop is Etsy.com/shop/Mydotshop.
Kirtle as described in reviews above.
Morocco-style cropped pants in mid-weight blue bonnet linen. I added in-seam pockets. Love these pants.
Norse underdress in blue bonnet and ginger.
Top of Medieval over dress.
Medieval over dress for renaissance faire.
Linen peplum tunic in IL019 BLUE BONNET with applique in IL019 DRESS BLUE.
Shirt Dress in blue Bonnet. Gorgeous understate color!
jacket made from Bluebonnet.
Blue Bonnet and FS White Linen. Love how these turned out!
I love this linen dress!
This is a blouse I made using a Folkwear pattern #270, Metro Middy Blouse. The drape of the linen is excellent and I love the Blue Bonnet color. Mother of Pearl buttons.
Double Layer Linen Baby Ring Sling annelieseandserafina.etsy.com
Makes for a great summer ring sling! This fabric is breathable and lightweight. Has a 'denim-like' character to it. Very impressed with how it is breaking in.
Pleated skirt and bodice for So Cal Renaissance Faire. This fabric is a joy to work with and very comfortable to wear. It beautifully lets air through and heat out.
Tote bag by Kotyo & Co, France
made from IL20,tomato puree,perfect for girl dresses.
Beautiful girls'dresses made from light linen Il20.I love working with this fabric for the softness and the great look. My customers love it. Fabric color are: tomato puree,parrot green and melon.
I overdyed Blue Bonnet with an indigo dye, and sewed Tina Given's pattern "Prairie Slip" from this great linen. I used vintage linens for the under skirt, and authentic Japanese fabric for the pockets. Great linen in great colors, that take dye wonderfully.
This skirt has beautiful flow and movement. There is a white linen petticoat under the skirt. The skirt is Bluebonnet trimmed with Cobalt, and the cuffs, scarf, and hair bow are also made from those two colors. I am loving my linen!
I made my daughters coordinating dresses out of 2 yards of bluebonnet fabric that I bought from a doggie bag sale. The color is an interesting blue...definitely not a true bluebonnet color like our Texas state flower, but still pretty by itself. Blue is one of my favorite colors so I wear a lot of it, but this shade of blue is unlike anything I have on hand. It goes well with itself, but doesn't match the typical blues that I have. Maybe it tends toward gray? I like how these dresses turned out, but I probably would choose a different blue in the future.
Colonial Pennsylvania German shortgown worn by "young" Grace, hearth cook apprentice at Dill's Tavern, PA.
My husband loves the breeziness of linen, so I made him a camp shirt in bluebonnet and asphalt and embellished it with embroidered UFOs. Finishing the seams properly was time consuming, but I love the way this fabric drapes.
Linen is luscious for baby slings - natural, durable, and breathable! This blue color is wonderfully moody! Find pure linen slings and many other different types of choices at lilpeeperkeepers.com!
This is the corner of a large shawl (palla) made of the 'Bluebonnet' linen. Hand embroidery is done in Holbien stitch. (I love embroidering on this fabric!)
18th Century Open Robe Gown, using Mill Farms Pattern
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IL019 BLUE BONNET Softened - 100% Linen - Middle (5.3 oz/yd2)
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Machine wash cold.
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