coot
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Post by coot on Feb 24, 2019 20:16:16 GMT -7
Real linen can be hard to find. Some fabric shops don't have any. Greylinelinen.com in New York always has a good (but not inexpensive) selection. William Booth and Burnley & Towbridge are also reliable sources that stick to period colors & patterns.
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Post by Black Hand on Feb 24, 2019 20:28:42 GMT -7
Thus far, I have purchased my linen through JoAnn Fabrics. Their selection is however, limited.
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Post by waarp8nt on Mar 2, 2019 17:13:46 GMT -7
I received several samples today. Some linen samples are not pictured as they have prints on them. The linen is all 80% with 20% Rayon, so I'm a little disappointed there. Nothing 100% Linen...I'm glad for the samples as some of the mixes offered were 55% and 45%. Several samples are 100% cotton canvas 10oz (middle top), 12oz and 15oz. I thought the 15oz may be good for bedrolls if given some sort of water proofing. One is waxed as water proofing in 10oz (top right). Burlap (middle bottom) and Linen mix (bottom right). The white linen mix is with cotton and seems to be pretty durable. I'm not certain any of these materials help much in the way of being correct for the time period.
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Post by Black Hand on Mar 2, 2019 17:39:58 GMT -7
A linen-cotton blend was available as was a linen-wool blend. Hemp or Linen canvas was also available and far tougher than cotton canvas. Cotton canvas - less likely.
The linen I've purchased at JoAnn's was labeled 100% linen. They also carry far more linen-look and linen-synthetic blend fabrics, which I avoid.
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