IL019 All-purpose Natural - 100% Linen Fabric - Medium (5.3 oz/yd2), Width 58"
Natural is the earth made, not dyed, color of the flax plant once it is made into thread. No dyes, no bleach. The only thing that impacts the color of the cloth from one production to the next ( if it is more beige or grey) is the amount of sunshine and rain that particular flax harvest had.
At a medium weight of 5.3 ounces this 58 inch wide 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.
Fabric specifications:
| Article | IL019 All-Purpose |
| Content | 100% Linen |
| Type | PLAIN WEAVE |
| Color | NATURAL |
| Width | 58 inch |
| Weight | 5.3 oz/yd2 |
| Thread size warp | 17.9 |
| Thread size weft | 17.9 |
| Thread count warp | 46 |
| Thread count weft | 37 |
Customer Questions and Answers
Would this linen make good curtains? What do you think?
F|S Team
IL019, medium weight is great fabric for the curtains.
What is the width
F|S Team
IL019, 5.3 0z - is 58 inch wide
What is better for a bed skirt? IL020 or IL019?
F|S Team
Both are fit for this purpose. It just depends on your preference and design.
Is this linen suitable for making a pair of shorts? ILO19
F|S Team
Yes, this fabric is our go-to for shorts and most clothing items.
Hi, what weight fabric is recommended for making boxers? Thanks!
F|S Team
Hello the IL019 medium weight fabric is ideal for boxers, but you will want to seek out the variants with the softened and FS signature finish as these are better for next to skin wearing.
I'm looking for a natural fabric possibly linen for sauna cushion covers. It is for a business and it needs to be washable. What would you recommend?
F|S Team
This is the fabric that we would recommend for cushion covers. This is the natural color of linen, so the color won't fade like a dye, and can be washed often.
Is this linen a good choice for dish towels or would you recommend another linen fabric?
F|S Team
We recommend our heavyweight 4C22 100% linen fabric, or its purpose made narrow width twin, IL084.
The 20% off isn't showing when I go to the shopping cart.
F|S Team
This was on sale for our happy hour that runs from 11-12 Noon PDT - the sale has ended, but I will email you directly regarding the discount.
Is this fabric washable? Is it machine washable?
F|S Team
yes, this fabric is machine washable. Please see this article from our help center for washing instructions: support.fabrics-store.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000218543-Fabric-Care-Pre-washing-and-Washing-your-Cotton-and-Linen-Fabrics
What is the source of your linen?
Please refer to this section located in our help center support.fabrics-store.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000218746-Linen-Quality-Certification
on the IL 019, what is the shrinkage rate? for natural, for dyed, for the one on sale? thank you.
F|S Team
This link will take you to our help center where you will find the information you need. support.fabrics-store.com/hc/en-us/articles/4403190857485-Fabric-Shrinkage
I purchased this close to a year ago and made some summer dresses for my daughter and more recently a dress for myself. I'll be honest and say I purchased from here primarily because of the price (which has definitely gone up even since I ordered mine), and since I haven't worked a LOT with linen, I may be expecting too much for the price of this linen, but to put it quite frankly, I have been doing lots of mending on my items, the fabric itself has gone threadbare SO quickly, and I find I am darning on top of darning. I have always been told that linen is stronger than most other fabrics, but I am noticing that these items are ending up in my mending basket over and over again, which I find disappointing. Especially after spending nearly $300 on 20 yards of fabric, and erring on the side of the mid weight fabric for every-day ware rather than the lightweight fabric for summer clothes. In the case of my dress, I only completed it in October, so the fact that I am currently darning the under arms (which by the way i constructed with spacious gussets to try and avoid this very issue) for the third time already has sort of got my goat. Anyway, if you do not plan to wear these items on a routine basis, then it may be worth it for you (or I would give fewer stars) but for everyday wear this has not been it for me. Now I am left wondering where else to get linen to make clothes for my sensitive skin family, that will last more than a couple months, without going into debt....
I bought this bolt of linen to make some basic summer things for my children and myself on a budget. We live in a very hot, very humid climate and ticks (bearing diseases) are abundant, so long sleeves and breathable material are non-negotiable requirements to us. This weight of fabric was just a teensy bit heavier and darker than what i was anticipating, but it still works and we all love wearing the items we've made for the comfort and feel of linen. I had bought a whole bolt to try and save money, but I think in the future it will be worth our while to buy the colors everyone loves. Which is ok, since I happen to like wearing grey and I can use the rest of the bolt for my own clothes and get more colorful linen for my kids clothes in the future. Regardless, I'll be ordering it from this site.
This linen is my starting point for all of my sewing of reenactment clothing. I send everyone I know to this site for this staple fabric. It takes dye well, but also is lovely just as it is. This natural linen is the core, and I'm sad to see it's currently sold out.
Great lining materiel
This weight of Natural Linen works great as a period lining for Eighteenth Century clothing. It's very easy to work with and I would not hesitate to order it in large, working, quantities.
This is a wonderful linen as is all the linen you sell. I wish I could buy more, so I wait for sales
Just a Pinch Lighter than the Image
Lovely medium-weight linen for tops and bottoms! I do find the color to be a bit lighter than what's shown on my screen. This linen, like all that I order from here is a nice quality, with a few slubs/loose threads here or there that I pull to the wrong side of the fabric with a small crochet hook. Not a big deal! Like all linens, this fabric gets much, much softer with machine washing and drying.
Wonderful to work with. Covered a chair and made a table cloth in my bedroom. So happy I found this company
All my other purchases have been really vibrant colors and now I want this one so that I can tone things down a little with Fall approaching. It looks so rustic! Gorgeous drape, this is my favorite place to get fabric, the prices are amazing and the fabric makes my fingers tingle to sew with it is just so nice!
High quality fabric. Fast shipping.
I made a jacket and kitchen towels with this fabric. The towels hang on the bias from my oven handle using a crocheted triangle that allows them to loop and hang. They are absorbent! The jacket is unstructured with a clasp in front. I love the look of this fabric, so eye catching.
An embroidered under-dress/nightgown, which is just one of the projects I have completed so far with this comfortable linen :)
True Bias Dani Shorts medium-weight 'Natural' linen. In the photo, the waistband & back shorts are done in the unsoftened linen, and the front legs (shown) of the shorts are done in the softened version (this happened due to Doggie Bag purchases). The color difference is very, very slight, not noticeable at all if you make a few careful decisions about placement.
Helen's Closet Ashton Top in fabrics-store medium-weight linen in 'Natural'. True Bias Dani Shorts in the same fabric for a matching set! I suspect these are actually the 'softened' version of the 'Natural' although, the color is very close (difference likely due to dye/mix lots!). I put these on just for the photo, so all the wrinkles are what you get from walking around the house for a bit!
Helen's Closet Ashton Top Colorblock Hack from the blog in scraps of medium-weight fabrics-store linen. 'Natural' is the right shoulder, 'Lagoon' is the other shoulder. 'Folkstone Gray' is the bottom triangle, and 'Natural Mix' is the bottom square. You can see that the Natural Mix is nearly white, and just a few shades lighter than 'Natural'.
I make wine bags for a local winery. Most have been with quilting fabric but this time I tried my hand at free motion quilting on ILO19 natural, coloring in with Inktense. It sold right away!
So pleased with this linen. It was nice to sew with for this bag.
I often make a shirt for my husband for his birthday, and this year I made one out of the wonderful IL019 Natural softened, using black topstitching to enhance the subtle black shade in the background of this linen. He loves it. As my mother would have said, this fabric has a great hand. Thanks also to McCall's pattern 7196.
I used the natural to make unlined reverse pleat drapes for my living room. Love the warmth and texture they provide. This fabric is easy to work with and sews up beautifully. As a customer from Canada, I'm happy to know that only there is no duty on fabric and when sent via FedEx Express, no brokerage charges, just local taxes. The delivery was just over a week. Great service and a great product. I'm looking forward to many more linen projects in my future!
We make monogrammed baby book with journaling inside pages from; waycooldesigns.com
Free FS Pattern - MAGDA Pants made in IL019 Natural Linen to pair well with anything in my closet. You can find more info about this project here: blog.fabrics-store.com/2021/02/18/pattern-review-magda-pant-in-natural-linen/
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Please note that some of our darker or more vibrant shades will have some residual dye run off or bleeding. It is important that you launder or treat like colors with like colors so that you do not compromise the integrity of any other colors, fabrics or garments during the launder process.
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Machine wash cold.
Gentle cycle.
Only non-chlorine. Bleach if needed.
Tumble dry low.
Medium steam iron.
Do not use Perm Press cycle in wash or dry