Sewing Techniques
Cotton Linen in Dark Red
Item no. 24672
€8.45per 0.5 m
Unit price €16.90 / m · incl. VAT, plus shipping
Cotton Linen in Dark Red: 137 cm wide, 210 g/m², made from 22 % linen and 78 % viscose. Sold by the metre. Wash once before cutting.
in stock
Delivery time approx. 3–5 working days
Free shipping within Germany from €50
- Fabric type
- Woven
- Material
- 22 % Leinen, 78 % Viskose
- Width
- approx. 137 cm
- Weight
- approx. 210 g/m²
- Colour
- Dunkelrot
- Shrinkage
- approx. 6 %
- Care
Wash at 30°C
Iron at low temperature
Wash without fabric softener or bleach
Do not tumble dry
- Gewicht
- 210 g/m²
- Breite
- 137 cm
Description
Cotton linen combines the cool handle of linen with the easy care of cotton. The fabric comes 137 cm wide and brings 210 g/m² to the scale. Its composition reads 22 % linen and 78 % viscose. Residual shrinkage comes to 6 %. Allow accordingly more yardage and wash before cutting.
Dark Red belongs to the colours that decide a finished piece rather than accompany it. It also suits patchwork and quilting: it cuts precisely and does not distort. A sample answers more questions about handle and drape than any description.
What Cotton Linen in Dark Red is suitable for
- patchwork and quilting
- cushions and table linen
- accessories and decor
Care instructions:
Frequently asked questions
What do I do with offcuts?
Keep them, especially patterned ones. In patchwork the small cut is the rule, and narrow strips still serve for pocket bags, appliqué or binding. Narrow strips make bias binding, wider offcuts become pocket bags.
Why does the fabric fray at the edge?
Because a woven is made of crossed threads that loosen at a cut edge. That is normal. Finish with zigzag, an overlocker or an enclosed seam — otherwise the edge unravels further with every wash.
What do I watch for when cutting?
The grain. Pattern pieces are aligned parallel to the selvedge, otherwise the finished piece distorts. On patterned goods the motif direction comes on top. The grain line appears on the pattern piece as an arrow; it runs parallel to the selvedge.
How do I press it?
At the usual cotton temperature and slightly damp. Before cutting it pays off especially: a smoothly pressed fabric cuts precisely, a creased one does not.
