I can only vouch for the grades of linen that I've purchased and how I've used them so your mileage may vary.
Their handkerchief linen is the BEST! I adore it, its very smooth, not slubby and tightly woven, so you won't get the pulling at the seams like the linen from fabric-store.com. I love all the chemises and veils that I've made from it. (Do you remember the old Denver Fabrics handkerchief linen from 6-7 years ago? Its just like that, only better) Yes, it would make a lovely embroidered shirt. The medium Judy linen worked wonderfully for a linen kirtle and lining a Tudor wool gown and jacket. I used the Warsa as an interlining, on the kirtle. The Warsa (heavy) linen is so lovely, not stiff once washed but not shifty either. BTW, you can order sample cards, and they come with a 4" section of fabric that is not glued down all the way so you can feel the weight and texture. Marion McNealy ----- Original Message ---- From: Cin <cinbar...@gmail.com> To: h-cost <h-cost...@indra.com> Sent: Tue, July 27, 2010 1:00:12 AM Subject: [h-cost] Gray Line Linen Ladies & Gents, Thouse of you who've bought from Gray Line Linen: http://www.graylinelinen.com/home/, I have a easy question for you. I'm curious what the qualifiers "Light" (Barry) "Medium" (Judy) and "Heavy" (Warsa) really map to, in both practical & historical terms. There's a group of us, who've decided we want a variety of linen garments. Would you make a fine, embroidered English or Italian Renn shirt of the hankie or light linen? How about a 1930s-40s tropical suit for a gent? A cotehardie? Thanks for the help, --cin Cynthia Barnes cinbar...@gmail.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
