Sewing Techniques
Cotton Linen in Smoke Blue
Item no. 27619
€8.45per 0.5 m
Unit price €16.90 / m · incl. VAT, plus shipping
This cotton linen in Smoke Blue measures 136 cm across and weighs 210 g/m²; its composition reads 30 % linen and 70 % viscose. Available by the metre.
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Delivery time approx. 3–5 working days
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- Fabric type
- Woven
- Material
- 30 % Leinen, 70 % Viskose
- Width
- approx. 136 cm
- Weight
- approx. 210 g/m²
- Colour
- Rauchblau
- 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
- 136 cm
Description
The linen content gives this fabric its typical irregular texture — intended, and the source of its character. At 136 cm wide its weight per square metre is 210 g/m². It is woven from 30 % linen and 70 % viscose. At 6 % residual shrinkage the fabric belongs in the wash before cutting, or the finished piece no longer fits after its first wash.
Smoke Blue reads deep or fresh depending on the fabric. On smooth wovens differently than on soft jersey. Pressing before cutting pays off: a smooth fabric lies exactly, a creased one does not.
What Cotton Linen in Smoke Blue is suitable for
- patchwork and quilting
- children's clothing
- curtains and drapes
Care instructions:
Frequently asked questions
Does the colour bleed in the wash?
Strongly dyed cotton can give off a little colour in its first wash. That is why you pre-wash, and separately. After that the fabric is normally colour-stable.
Which needle do I need?
A universal needle in a medium size covers most cottons. On dense or coated qualities go one size up, on fine batiste one size down.
The fabric does not stretch — is that a problem?
No, but the pattern has to allow for it. With wovens, freedom of movement comes from width, pleats and darts rather than stretch. A jersey pattern cannot simply be sewn in a woven.
What is bias binding?
A strip cut at forty-five degrees to the grain. In that direction even a woven stretches, which is exactly why it binds a curve cleanly.
