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EVEN WEAVE LINEN FOR CROSS STITCH   LINEN has become a specialty of mine. I love the strength, sheen and hand of a crisp linen fabric.
I have grown flax, own a complete set of flax processing tools and enjoy spinning linen as well as weaving with it.
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This stitchery ground fabric was woven for our son's wife who does cross stitch.
The little picture celebrates their engagement, with their initials worked in.
LEINWANDBINDUNG - GERMAN FOR TABBY
IN LINEN ITS NEVER THE SAME TWICE - SAMPLES
 1. Warp 12/2 cotton, 22/2 cottolin - both natural mixed. Sett 20 epi.
Weft handspun linen, natural, yarn hald-bleached before weaving.
Used for - blazer, vests, cross-stitch ground fabric (20 count nearly even).
2. Warp and weft 10/1 commercial linen, bleached. Sett 23 epi.
After wet finishing, fabric comes to a perfect 24 count cross-stitch ground fabric.
Not used yet.
3. Warp and weft 18/1 commercial linen, partially bleached to light honey color. Sett 38 epi.
Slightly warp faced, this is lovely fabric - for monogrammed and/or hemstitched guest towels
or clothing.
Not even enough for counted cross-stitch, but ideal for creative stitchery.
Not used yet.
PIANO BENCH COVER FROM FINNISH TOW LINEN
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Piano bench cover woven in 8-shaft broken twill with 2 block design.
Meant to resemble the keyboard.
HALF LINEN TOWELS IN RUSTIC PATTERN
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Towels in half linen. 10/2 cotton warp with rustic 4.5/1 linen tow weft. Pattern goose eye twill with tabby accents.
BELOW - "MOTHER OF THE GROOM" LINEN DRESS AND JACKET FROM THREE LINEN FABRICS - MADE OF TWO BLUE THREADS
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Dress and jacket woven for our son's wedding in June 1998.
Jacket (E) is of 16/2 linen sett at 20 epi in plain weave.
 Skirt (F) is of a mix of 16/1 and 16/2 linen sett at 30 epi in striped plain weave.
Bodice (D) is the skirt fabric minus the dark stripes of 16/2 resleyed at 42 epi to make a firmer fabric to support the gathered skirt.
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My husband and I at the wedding. The matching hat was found a few days before the wedding at the Del Mar County Fair in San Diego.
 H. April 2002 - Just had to show off a new linen shirt found in an antique store - label said French work shirt - it IS handwoven linen, densely woven, fine, handsewn and probably made before the First World War - AND it fits and feels wonderful!!!
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