Vendor: ldymcl
Type: Woven
Price:
14.00
Vendor: Lino
Type: Woven
Price:
15.00
Sophisticated color way in classic checks - peach, cream, taupe and natural in a fine quality yarn dyed linen. Made in Poland where some of the finest long fiber linens are produced. Mid-weight, with a smooth cool dry hand and a lightly crisp yet supple drape. One way design, 1 ¼" checks, and 5"repeat. Right for a light jacket, vest or coat, shirt, top, tunic, dress, skirt, pants, or for accessories or home decor.
Pre treat by hand laundering or machine wash gentle and air dry. You can toss linen in the dryer if you want all over wrinkles, but always pre test a sample, some fabrics respond well, others not so well. Test Test Test. After laundering hand wash or machine launder gentle and air dry. I like to take my linens out of the laundry while still very wet, hang on a hanger and pull and smooth the seams and hems, allowing the weight of the water to do the work, then touch up with an iron or not.
Poland
Linen
59"
Vendor: Harper
Type: Woven
Price:
19.50
Vendor: sewbysew
Type: fabric
Price:
18.00
Vendor: Harper
Type: Woven
Price:
19.50
Vendor: Harper
Type: Woven
Price:
18.00
Vendor: adel
Type: Woven
Price:
9.00
Variegated blue and parchment stripes on a white background in an lovely drapey rayon/linen blend. The linen gives body to the fabric and the rayon keeps the wrinkles to a minimum while adding a soft touch. Light-mid-weight, opaque, with a linen like cool dry hand and soft drape. Perfect for a shirt, blouse, tunic, dress, skirt, soft pant, kimono or loungewear.
Pre-treat, gentle/delicate wash/dry.
70% rayon/30% linen
56"
Vendor: Michelle Kunigisky
Type: Woven
Price:
16.00
Vendor: Berenstein
Type: Woven
Price:
9.00
Vendor: adel
Type: Woven
Price:
10.00
Vendor: adel
Type: Woven
Price:
10.00
Vendor: ruben
Type: Woven
Price:
9.00
Vendor: nda
Type: Woven
Price:
16.00
Vendor: nda
Type: Woven
Price:
16.00
Vendor: ron
Type: knit
Price:
12.00
Painterly pastel toned floral with butterflies on black in a lovely quality digitally printed fine-grained mesh made in Italy for LA red carpet designer Monique L'huillier. Sheer, soft and drapey with crosswise stretch and a 55" repeat. This is a semi-sheer mesh that can be used in a single layer over a cami, used in a double layer or lined for a simple top, dress, cardigan or T. I also use these sheers for sleeves, edgings and trims.
Stitching over the open spaces in lace and mesh could cause problems. Totally Stable to the rescue. While you can use tissue paper or even computer paper, Totally Stable works like a charm because it is designed as a tear-away for machine embroiderers. It is a fusible too, but I ignore that entirely. One side has a light fusible and is slightly shiny, the other is matte. It comes in white and black. (On a side note, this works beautifully on knits to prevent waffling and rippling). It does not matter which side is up. I cut a batch into 1" strips, place on top of the area to be sewn and stitch away. On a long seam, just overlap the strips.
Even works on curves. Curve or cut in sections to fit as Totally Stable is soft and a bit malleable. It tears away easily, does not get caught in the stitching, even tiny stitches, it sort of dissolves. If some remains in the stitches it is easy to pull out, which is not the case with other papers like computer paper or tissue paper.
Limited quantity available.
Pre-treat by machine wash gentle and air dry, and do the same after sewing.
Italy
nylon
60"
Vendor: ron
Type: knit
Price:
9.00
Painterly pastel toned floral with butterflies in a lovely quality digitally printed fine-grained mesh made in Italy for LA red carpet designer Monique L'huillier. Sheer, soft and drapey with crosswise stretch and a 55" repeat. This is a semi-sheer mesh that can be used in a single layer over a cami, used in a double layer or lined for a simple top, dress, cardigan or T. I also use these sheers for sleeves, edgings and trims.
Stitching over the open spaces in lace and mesh could cause problems. Totally Stable to the rescue. While you can use tissue paper or even computer paper, Totally Stable works like a charm because it is designed as a tear-away for machine embroiderers. It is a fusible too, but I ignore that entirely. One side has a light fusible and is slightly shiny, the other is matte. It comes in white and black. (On a side note, this works beautifully on knits to prevent waffling and rippling). It does not matter which side is up. I cut a batch into 1" strips, place on top of the area to be sewn and stitch away. On a long seam, just overlap the strips.
Even works on curves. Curve or cut in sections to fit as Totally Stable is soft and a bit malleable. It tears away easily, does not get caught in the stitching, even tiny stitches, it sort of dissolves. If some remains in the stitches it is easy to pull out, which is not the case with other papers like computer paper or tissue paper.
Pre-treat by machine wash gentle and air dry, and do the same after sewing.
Italy
nylon
60"
Vendor: Berenstein
Type: Woven
Price:
9.00
Gorgeous black, white and gray plaid in a fine quality silk chiffon. Lightweight, semi-sheer, with a soft, airy, fluid drape and 6" repeat. To line or not, depending on the style, right for a dress, shirt, shrug, tunic, skirt, kimono, caftan, scarf or shawl.
Cut fabrics like this one using paper. Lay down a layer of paper on the cutting table, and trim the ends so they are straight, at right angles to the other edge. This assures that you can line up the grain of the fabric with the edges of the paper. Place the fabric on top, smoothing so the grain is straight... this is key! Then pin the pattern through all layers and cut through all layers. The bottom paper layer keeps the soft fabric from shifting as you cut and allows you to move and mark the pieces without distorting.
Dry clean. If you want to hand launder, dip in cool water and air dry. Test a swatch first. Do nor put in the dryer unless you want it to shrink.
100% silk
52"
Vendor: Berenstein
Type: Woven
Price:
9.00
Gorgeous geometric with interlocking lines creating a diagonal plaid in pastel shades of blue, purple and yellow on a fine quality silk chiffon. An outstanding print! Lightweight, sheer, with a soft, airy, fluid drape and 15" repeat. To line or not, depending on the style, right for a dress, shirt, shrug, tunic, skirt, kimono, caftan, scarf or shawl.
Cut fabrics like this one using paper. Lay down a layer of paper on the cutting table, and trim the ends so they are straight, at right angles to the other edge. This assures that you can line up the grain of the fabric with the edges of the paper. Place the fabric on top, smoothing so the grain is straight... this is key! Then pin the pattern through all layers and cut through all layers. The bottom paper layer keeps the soft fabric from shifting as you cut and allows you to move and mark the pieces without distorting.
Dry clean. If you want to hand launder, dip in cool water and air dry. Test a swatch first. Do nor put in the dryer unless you want it to shrink.
100% silk
52"
Vendor: ldymcl
Type: Woven
Price:
14.00
Vendor: adel
Type: Woven
Price:
24.00
Stunning watercolor floral in shades of purple, fuchsia, yellow, blue and green on a warm white background in an lovely drapey rayon/linen blend. The linen gives body to the fabric and the rayon keeps the wrinkles to a minimum while adding a soft touch. Light-mid-weight, opaque, with a linen like cool dry hand, an 18½" repeat and soft drape. Right for a shirt, blouse, tunic, dress, skirt, soft pant, kimono or loungewear.
Pre-treat, gentle/delicate wash/dry.
75% rayon/25% linen
54"
Vendor: adel
Type: Woven
Price:
24.00
Stunning watercolor floral in shades of blue, fuchsia, coral, green and ochre on a warm white background in an lovely drapey rayon/linen blend. The linen gives body to the fabric and the rayon keeps the wrinkles to a minimum while adding a soft touch. Light-mid-weight, opaque, with a linen like cool dry hand, a 23" repeat and soft drape. Right for a shirt, blouse, tunic, dress, skirt, soft pant, kimono or loungewear.
Pre-treat, gentle/delicate wash/dry.
75% rayon/25% linen
54"
Vendor: adel
Type: Woven
Price:
24.00
Vendor: adel
Type: Woven
Price:
10.00
Vendor: Berenstein
Type: Woven
Price:
12.00
A sophisticated spin on a classic, blue, white, soft black gingham checks in luxe fine grained cotton/silk lawn, deadstock from an Italian mill. Lightweight and airy, semi opaque, silky smooth with a fluid airy drape. Exceptional quality, cool for warm days, and right for a shirt, tunic, dress, skirt, caftan, kimono, loungewear.
Pre-treat by hand launder cool and air dry.
Italy
70% cotton/30% silk
44"
Vendor: Berenstein
Type: Woven
Price:
12.00
A sophisticated spin on a classic, pink, white, soft black gingham checks in luxe fine grained cotton/silk lawn, deadstock from an Italian mill. Lightweight and airy, semi opaque, silky smooth with a fluid airy drape. Exceptional quality, cool for warm days, and right for a shirt, tunic, dress, skirt, caftan, kimono, loungewear.
Pre-treat by hand launder cool and air dry.
Italy
70% cotton/30% silk
44"