Cut Length Linen Collection April 2026
Artisan Ramie & Cotton Basket Weave - Pewter Chain Mail
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
GSM: 148
Composition: Ramie & Cotton
Width: 136cm / 53.5inch
Colour:
Shades: This finely woven ramie & cotton creation is piece‑dyed in a solid mid‑pewter grey hue. The combination of fine yarns, complex weave, and the almost metallic pewter‑grey tone evokes images of historic princes battle‑ready in gleaming armour and chain mail.
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 all‑over characteristic striated, sketchy look of artisanal‑style ramie, almost worn like lime‑washed wood.
Overall: A classic and timeless palette in an equally sophisticated weave and fibre. This wonderfully breathable ramie and cotton won’t protect you in battle, but it will clothe you in the certain finesse that only ramie and cotton can, cool, collected, and summer‑ready.
Properties:
Texture: This basket-weave ramie and cotton has a fine, complex weave that produces excellent visual and textural detail. Similar look and feel to a worsted tropical suiting.
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, with the classic crisp characteristics expected with ramie 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 imitate a 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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