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Pure Linen

Linen is made from the fibres of the flax plant Linium usitatissimum and is one of the oldest fabrics known. There is evidence in Switzerland of flax working as far back as 8000 BC and linen cloths were found in the Pharaohs tombs.

Unlike other fabrics, linen increases in strength when wet and it is the perfect choice for cross stitch on table or bed linen and for pulled and drawn thread work. Today, linen is used extensively by the fashion industry as linen clothing is in great demand and is often fairly expense.

I am at a certain age and the fact that linen will absorb 120% of its weight in water before feeling damp is a real bonus! I wear linen clothing most of the time, and much of our house is furnished in linen and as a result I spend plenty of time clutching a steam iron!

Linen is also the fabric of choice when working pulled thread embroidery because you want the threads to stay pulled or creased. It is also possible to stitch poems or other text within a small sampler if the border is worked over two linen threads and the text over one thread.

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  26-count Dublin linen

  All our evenweave linens in this section are from Zweigart and Sawitski and are simply the best you can buy. We stock a large variety, so do call for more details. Ivory or Unbleached.

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  £9.00

  Washed pale unbleached Antique white Long Quarter Single Metre (add £25.00) Fat Quarter Half Metre (add £8.50)

  Code: 26L
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  32-count Belfast Linen

  One of our most popular linen fabric.In antique white and washed unbleached only

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  £9.00

  Washed pale unbleached Antique white Long Quarter Single Metre (add £25.00) Fat Quarter Half Metre (add £8.50)

  Code: 32L
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  36-count Edinburgh linen

  This is a more specialist fabric. Antique white or unbleached only

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  £9.99

  Washed pale unbleached Antique white

  Code: 36L
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  40-count Newcastle Linen

  This is a more specialist fabric. Antique white or unbleached.

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  £9.99

  Washed pale unbleached Antique white

  Code: 40\L
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  28-count Cashel Linen

  Made by Zweigart in Germany, Cashel 28-count linen is our most popular fabric. We stock cream, unbleached, pewter, moss green, antique blue, dusty pink, antique white, buttermilk, light stone and tea dyed.

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  £9.00

  Bleached Unbleached Washed pale unbleached Cream Moss Green Pewter Antique Blue Antique Pink Light stone Faux Tea- dyed Long Quarter Single Metre (add £25.00) Fat Quarter Half Metre (add £8.50)

  Code: CH/1
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  Newport Pure Linen

  28-count pure linen in unbleached with a narrow ecru/cream line. Divided in to squares - Supplied in fat quarters

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  £9.99

  Code: Newpt/1