IL020 Handkerchief Silver Lilac Softened - 100% Linen Fabric - Light (3.7 oz/yd2), Width 58"
Fresh outdoor light breezes through Lilla Cabot Perry's dappled gardens and shadowy rooms, forming powdery puffs of pale blue, lilac and green. Sheaths of icy lavender like that of SILVER LILAC Linen streak through them and cross clothing, trees, and rooftops, invoking the tart, biting freshness of the morning.
A leader in 19th
century Impressionism, Perry is credited with bringing radical French
ideas to her native United States and her erstwhile home in Japan,
carrying a passion for color, light, and the alchemy of paint across the
continents.
At a lighter weight of 3.5 ounces this 58 inch wide 100% linen is woven with finer threads to give it a smoother appearance. Referred to as lightweight or handkerchief linen, this fine, but surprisingly sturdy linen brings new meaning to the term "sheer elegance".
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 | IL020 Handkerchief |
| Content | 100% Linen |
| Type | PLAIN WEAVE |
| Color | SILVER LILAC |
| Width | 58 inch |
| Weight | 3.7 oz/yd2 |
| Thread size warp | 33.3 |
| Thread size weft | 33.3 |
| Thread count warp | 57 |
| Thread count weft | 44 |
Customer Questions and Answers
Hi, Which weight is better for pillow cases and which weight for bread bags? Thank you for your help.
F|S Team
This weight fabric and our IL019 medium weight fabric is lovely for pillowcases, for sleeping. For decorative throw pillows, there is a wider selection of suitable fabrics, please contact us for a more detailed reply if this is the case. For bread bags, our customers like our IL019, and 4C22 fabrics, with a special mention going to our narrow width fabrics which are 19" wide and are oh so easy to quickly sew into bread bags!
love my lilac linen but having a terrible time finding nice quality lining for my dress. Does it need lining?
F|S Team
Our customers generally find they don't need a lining for this color. If you did want to add one, you can always use the same fabric.
Would silver lilac handkerchief linen be suitable for a simple dress - lined, of course?
F|S Team
Yes, this IL020 lightweight linen makes beautiful lined and unlined dresses. Happy sewing!
any more colors for this?
F|S Team
If you add IL020 into the search bar, it will pull up all of the colors we offer in this group.
Beautiful color but much softer than shown. More lavender with a grey tint. I love it! The texture is soft and flowy. Making a top with butterfly sleeves. It will be perfect.
Appropriately Named
IL020 Silver Lilac is a soft lilac hue with a lovely hand. It is lightweight w/o being sheer & is perfect for Savannah's heat & humidity. So easy to sew. Washed, dried & pressed per FS recommendations & made some of it up into Agustina boxy top w/a lower neckline. There was additional shrinkage on 2nd washing & now the fit is much better although I was told it may shrink a bit more when washed again. I've gotten lots of compliments & people notice the high quality of FS 100% linen.
Simply Divine. I am looking forward to wrapping myself in this beautiful linen. So glad I finally got it.
I recently ordered this yummy color and several others in two different orders. This is such a lovely color! I was not expecting it to be as pretty as it is! This is my first time ordering linen. I see a LOT of new garments being made in these wonderful linens! I purchased a linen tunic a few years ago that I absolutely love wearing in the Texas heat! I have created a pattern from it too! I can hardly wait to recreate it in many colors! Thank you F-S for these beautiful linens!
Beautiful Lavender Linen is so soft. I held it and fondled it because I could hardly believe how wonderful it feels. the Lavender is a great color for the quilt I am gathering fabrics for. Thank You. Linda A.
Absolutely gorgeous!
I just received my order for 2 yards of this fabric. I will be able to make 4 scarves with ponytail fringe from it. It is the perfect weight for spring and summer. So delicate! The color and feel are just dee-licious! Of course, all of the products from Fabrics Store are perfect for any project!
Love the colour
I ordered this linen 5 days ago, it arrived in New Zealand today. I absolutely love the colour, so soft and beautiful. A true light lavender with a slightly silvery aspect, just like its name suggests. I can't wait to make it up into a dress for myself. Thank you so much for the fantastic service.
Beautiful color!!
PLEASE bring this color back! It's the most gorgeous shade of lilac with a hint of gray - breathtaking with pale olive complexions. I made myself one shirt with this linen and have had multiple people commission me to make them one - only to find that the linen is out of stock. It's such a lovely lavender; please bring it back!
This fabric is gorgeous and the texture is wonderful. It makes amazing peploses. However, not for folks who hate pink! In natural light, it's a gorgeous violet lilac/lavender, but once it's under artificial light, it turns a delicate plum pink.
I keep coming back to this colour and then looking at the review pics and realising I've bought it before - it's not the lovely lavender you see o on the screen but a lilac-hued GEEY. This is partly the dye and partly the result of it being a lovely fine fabric that the light goes straight through, blanching the colour. Don't by this if A) you're not into washed out (no i don't mean pastel - it's not pastel) colours oe B) you only look food in bluish purples - this has a bit of a yellow cast
Just in time before the summer is over I made my new absolutely favorite summer dress. I used IL020 CORAL Softened / IL019 IRIS Softened / IL020 SILVER LILAC Softened. The striped fabric is deadstock and from my stash. It's 100% cotton and not from fabrics-store – but it fit so perfectly with the other colors so I used it.
Nowadays my heart beats for lilac. Sweater for my son? Lilac. Tulips? Lilac. Those 90s/00s mum hair clips my son calls BeißBeiß (engl. BiteBite) because they look like teeth? Lilac. I just love it – everything looks better in lilac! It's the perfect balance between cold blue and warm red in a light and soft version. And you know what's cold and warm aswell? Right – SPRING! The only thing I would change next time – I used one of the lightweight fabrics (in SILVER LILAC) but would recommend one of the Midweights (for example Iris) more, as my dress is a bit transparent. I don't really have a problem with that, but not everyone is comfortable with wearing a see-through dress.
I've made the Sierra Jumpsuit by Papercut patterns in FS SILVER LILAC Lightweight "Iris" linen. This colour is so soft and dreamy. Lilac is truly my favourite colour and I don't think I can ever have enough purple shaded clothes. I am very excited about this make!
I normally don't use much color, but when I do, I like the tones to be in keeping with my monochromatic color palate. I use this color for my lightweight robe and my customers love the color. Beth Breathe Clothing
Bias cut blouse in IL020 SILVER LILAC. Amazing fabric, and even more amazing on bias. Definitely will buy more linen of this weight, love-love-love. Color is simply gorgeous, not sure my camera captured all of its loveliness.
Backview: Everyday linen shirt.
Lightweight linen everyday shirt.
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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