IL019 ROYAL BLUE Softened - 100% Linen - Middle (5.3 oz/yd²)

This is a GORGEOUS color and weight of linen! This is my only purchase for my upcoming Renaissance Festival costume (the rest is thankfully from my stash!) We're going with more historically accurate boned kirtles rather than corsets, the front of which will be the underskirt showing in front. This will be nice and cool. Of course, I will also have a red linen petticoat underneath. Pics when I finish, I promise. LOVE this linen!

When ordering fabric online I always have the most difficulty with the color. This blue is bright like I had expected, but still has a more natural blue look. It is less green/yellow than how it looks on my monitor, and more of a true royal blue. It is bright enough to be ideal as an accent, and will make a very bold piece for any larger projects.

With the sewing and fitting assistance of my seamstress sister, I now have a beautiful custom made royal blue, empire waist apron-front dress. I wore it first in a historical production and have since worn it at 2 other events. I LOVE this fabric and the bright color. I did a pre-wash & dry (after hemming the raw edges) and ironed it before cutting out the pattern pieces. My sister said it was easy to sew, and the finished costume is comfortable to wear and I can dress myself; no buttons in the back or corset needed.

Great color & weight. I have yet to wash it but anticipate little bleeding - will perhaps add a dollop of salt as a mordant.

I ordered this exact color & made my dress & jacket to wear for our daughter's wedding. It was as she described, "perfect color". She had requested that I wear her favorite color so I did. I LOVE this dress & wear it to church quite a lot. Your Linen is just the best around. I have made purchases of the IL19 at least five times. It wears like iron. I had a IL19 dress in raspberry that I literally wore for over 20 years. Simple but classic sheath & it just got softer & softer until it went from IL19 to nothing....so I made another one in Royal. Thanks for a wonderful product & an amazing store.

I first discovered Fabrics Store's linen when making garb for the SCA (a medieval recreation society). Since then, it's become one of my favorite fabrics to work with. The colors are rich and beautiful, and the fabric has a fantastic "hand" and is very easy to sew with. I purchased the royal blue during a recent sale with plans for several projects. So far, I've made a ring sling baby carrier, but I'm also working on a summer maternity dress and will be making more SCA garb as well. My one warning would be, make sure to thoroughly pre-wash the fabric before using it. Of all the colors I've used so far, the royal blue had the most excess dye wash out. The color is still rich and additional dye loss has not been an issue since pre-washing.

This linen is absolutely beautiful and washes up like a dream. It sees very nicely and the color is very saturated and lovely. My only issue with it (and depending on what you are making, this may not apply) is that it is a looser weave with a fair number of large slabs that create lumps in the fabric and if they work their way out, it leaves a hole. I found myself trying to lay out pieces in order to exclude the larger flaws. These aren't major flaws, but depending on the dressiness of the clothing article, it's something to keep in mind.

This was one of the first fabrics I ordered from Fabrics-Store.com, and I was not disappointed. The color is beautiful! I washed the fabric before beginning my sewing project, and it is going to make a beautiful summer dress. The quality for the price is outstanding!