IL019 All-purpose New Safari Softened - 100% Linen Fabric - Medium (5.3 oz/yd2), Width 58"
American painter Robert Ryman made many of his quiet, introspective paintings on biscuit toned backdrops, colored with the same warm, comforting neutral of NEW SAFARI Linen. He interrupted these backgrounds with jarringly fresh shades of arctic white, sometimes skidding like an accident across the picture plane, other times neatly ordered into fenced off squares.
A leading painter of 1960s New York, Ryman straddled a middle ground between the painterliness of Abstract Expressionism and the white, pristine order of Minimalism, combining visceral, tactile mark making with order, repetition and a limited color range of white, beige and brown. “There is never a question of what to paint,” he wrote, “but only how to paint.”
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.
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 All-Purpose |
Content | 100% Linen |
Type | PLAIN WEAVE |
Color | NEW SAFARI |
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
I am replicating a military-style outfit (think early 1900's British Army) and the "New Safari" color is the perfect khaki color. Add in the texture of the weave and the benefits of linen, I cannot wait to get started using this fabric!
Absolutely love this fabric. Beautiful light khaki color, nice drape, not very slubby. I made some loose summer pants.
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FABRIC CARE INSTRUCTIONS
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.
We also suggest that if you are combining one or more of these types of colors with lighter colors that you pre-wash the linens seperately and once the item is completed do not launder again, but Dry Clean.
Fabric Care
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