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.

    • 14-count Linen Aida - Fat quarter Click image to enlarge

      14-count Linen Aida - Fat quarter

      This has all the attractions of Aida fabric, but is made from linen rather than cotton.

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      £8.50

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      Code: 14/LA

    • 26-count Dublin linen Click image to enlarge

      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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      £10.25

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      Code: 26L

    • 36-count Edinburgh Linen Click image to enlarge

      36-count Edinburgh Linen

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

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      £10.25

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      Code: 36L

    • 40-count Newcastle Linen Click image to enlarge

      40-count Newcastle Linen

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

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      £10.25

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      Code: 40\L

    • 28-count  Cashel Linen Click image to enlarge

      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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      £10.25

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      Code: CH/1

    • Newport Pure Linen Click image to enlarge

      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

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