Cut Length Linen Collection April 2026
Unwashed Linen & Cotton Basket Weave - Lime Ash
Price is per HALF metre. 1 unit = 0.5metres. For 1.5metres, add 3 units.
All cut length orders are sent as one continuous length.
Order a sample of this fabric first to make sure it's exactly what you expect.
Specifications:
Weight: Light / Medium
GSM: 202
Composition: Linen & Cotton
Width: 140cm / 55.1inch
Colour:
Shades: The face of this fabric has an all‑over mottled grey appearance akin to cloudy skies or lime‑washed wood. The reverse is a softer light grey.
Design: A fine, complex basket weave creates a mid‑grey shade on the face and a light grey on the reverse. The face side displays the characteristic all‑over striated, sketchy look of artisanal‑style linens, almost worn like lime‑washed wood.
Overall: A classic and timeless palette in an equally sophisticated weave and fibre. This fabric is perfect for smart styles with two‑tone and turn‑back details.
Properties:
Texture: This basket‑weave linen and cotton has a fine, complex structure that produces excellent visual and textural detail, with a slightly grainier and harsher texture compared to its soft-washed sister.
Handle: A malleable and springy hand with structure along the length and width, and a generous bias ease.
Drape: A soft and flowy drape quality; this fabric doesn't boast the classic crisp characteristics expected of traditional linen and cotton.
Garment Suggestions:
Types: This fabric is the perfect weight for semi‑structured separates and stand‑alone garments. It will drape, tuck, and gather, forming areas of fullness and body, perfect for creating voluminous sleeves and skirts.
Create unique shirts and blouses, shirtdresses, tunics, and the most elegant and wearable dresses you will return to season after season.
Patterns: Consider patterns such as the Cordelia Trousers, Elodie Dress, Charlie Caftan, Naia Pants, Shepherd Skirt, Factory Dress and Florence.
Other Uses:
Accessories: Create matching slouchy shoulder bags with a two-tone turnback
Furnishings: This fabric would be lovely used as rustic throws around a country-style cottage.
Upcycling: Use to immitate cloudy sky in scenic craft projects or use scraps as rustic parcel ribbons.
Rustic Texture, Cool Comfort, Everyday Ease
Linen is a natural fibre fabric perfect for summer, being cool, breathable and becoming softer and more relaxed with every wear and wash, whilst also being extremely durable and very versatile. Whether you choose it for carefree holiday outfits or shape, pleat and press it into crisp work wear, linen should be a go-to for home sewists. It has a texture and drape that gives that easy lived‑in, cool, relaxed feel, while still being able to press into something crisp when you want a cleaner look.
Its signature slubs and gentle texture lend every piece a pleasantly rustic, artisan style, perfect for floaty dresses, crisp shirts, relaxed trousers and everyday wardrobe favourites.
Linen is as much a pleasure to sew as to wear, having a stable weave that works for floaty casual dresses, wide-legged trousers or crisp office shirts and If you love natural fabrics, linen is for you.
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