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23091 Posts Recent Started
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 12:33 PM
Dear users, dear designers,
Do you like linen clothing? Is linen easy to sew?

5094 Posts Recent Started
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 3:06 PM
I love linen. I sewed myself two outfits with linen fabrics, one in green and one in chocolate brown, but I can’t access that one at the moment because my PC is at the doctor’s right now; it’s not doing what I want. But I can show you the green one; I sewed it a few years ago for my youngest granddaughter’s First Communion.
The blouse and the lining of the jacket, which, by the way, was sewn as a reversible jacket, are made from a little cotton fabric.

Best, Inge



5094 Posts Recent Started
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 6:43 PM
So, here’s the chocolate brown one; the blouse is a cotton-linen blend

I couldn’t access my PC this afternoon because the BIOS had crashed and my husband had to get it back up and running. Thank goodness he learned how to do that as a side job back in the ’90s :-) Luckily, I also have a laptop next to my PC that I can use to work. :-)

Best regards, Inge


23091 Posts Recent Started
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Glad to hear your computer is working again.
You did a great job sewing that. 

9968 Posts Recent Started
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Personally, I’m not a fan of linen because it isn’t very stretchy and because it rustles a bit.

9968 Posts Recent Started
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 11:28 PM
"It wrinkles," I meant

5094 Posts Recent Started
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 11:49 PM
But it feels so wonderfully cool against the skin on very hot summer days, Ruth, and I don’t mind the wrinkles—that’s just part of linen; it’s also how you can tell it’s real linen and not a blended fabric

Best regards, Inge

1050 Posts Recent Started
Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 12:20 AM
I think linen is great, and personally, the wrinkles don’t bother me at all. The fabric often seems pretty stiff at first, but only until it’s been washed—at least that’s my impression.
Linen clothes are sooo comfortable to wear; on warm days, there’s nothing I like better.
Linen is also great to sew with.
I made this dress myself—I traced the pattern from a store-bought denim tunic and lengthened it a bit to make a dress.
I love it.


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