For basic dress-weight linen for over gowns and such, I've been very impressed with the quality of the linen I got from fabric.com I was particularly impressed with how little bleeding I got from even a darker purple.
I'm definitely going to explore Gray's Linen for the finer weights! Thanks, DeNae On Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 8:39 AM, Guenievre de Monmarche < [email protected]> wrote: > I have to agree regarding GL's fine linen. Their heavy stuff is also > nearly indestructible when it comes to things like gambesons, etc that > take a lot of beating... > > Guenièvre > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 16, 2012, at 9:16 AM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Thanks, this is exactly the info I was hoping to find. I like > fabrics-store, but I am increasingly wanting a finer linen. > > > > Jordana > > > > On Apr 16, 2012, at 7:56 AM, Marion McNealy <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> I just have to mention Gray Line Linen's handkerchief linen, which is > really > >> lovely stuff. Fine, tightly woven, holds up well, simply splendid > stuff! They > >> have a store in NYC, but also have a good online store with fast > shipping. > >> Once I found Gray Line, I've never purchased from Fabric-store, since > it really > >> is superior fabric, and at about the same price per yard, once you > calculate in > >> shipping. > >> > >> Fashion Fabrics/Denver Fabrics can be hit or miss. Puresilk is OK, but > doesn't > >> always have fine handkerchief linen. Fabric Mart always has really nice > stuff, > >> when they have it. > >> > >> - Marion > >> PS, the link > >> is http://www.graylinelinen.com/index.php/linen/handkerchief-linen.html > >> just in > >> case it breaks in transit. > >> > >> > >> > >> ________________________________ > >> > >> On 4/15/12, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> It is time again for me to make shifts, undershirts and other > undergarments. > >>> I am looking around at what linen is available on line,. I think the > two > >>> classic choices are fabrics-store.com and dharma.com. Does anyone > have a > >>> better online source? Either better price or better quality linen? I > have > >>> found that the stuff from fabrics-store tends to be a fairly corse( > even the > >>> light weight stuff) in comparison to "fine" linens other places, but > it is a > >>> fairly cheep and consistent product. I have never actually ordered > linen > >>> from dharma, so I can't comment on the quality from there. > >>> > >>> I could go downtown( NY city) but the prices associated with doing > >>> it(parking/toll or train ticket, etc. makes buying online fairly > >>> competitive I think.....though I have never thought to do a cost > analysis > >>> until now. It is possible I am just not feeling like spending all day > just > >>> to get linen, and going to the fabric shops, I would end up buying way > more > >>> then I need for this stage of the projects! > >>> > >>> > >>> Jordana > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> h-costume mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> ------------------------------------------ > >> Elizabeth Walpole > >> http://magpiecostumer.wordpress.com/ > >> http://magpiecostumer.110mb.com/ > >> _______________________________________________ > >> h-costume mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > >> _______________________________________________ > >> h-costume mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > > _______________________________________________ > > h-costume mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
