We carry an extensive assortment of fabrics in our well stocked linen cabinets. While we might not have every count in every color in stock, we are happy to special order most fabric if we don't have what you need. You can see what's available via our new searchable fabric catalog (see below).
In most cases our fabric is not pre-cut and we sell fabric in the following cuts. While fabric widths vary by vendor and type of fabric, these are the most common examples.
| Fabric Cut | Dimensions | 42" width | 54" width | 72" width |
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| 1/4 yard | 9" x fabric width | 9" x 42" | 9" x 54" | 9" x 72" |
| 1/3 yard | 12" x fabric width | 12" x 42" | 12" x 54" | 12" x 72" |
| 1/2 yard | 18" x fabric width | 18" x 42" | 18" x 54" | 18" x 72" |
| 3/4 yard | 27" x fabric width | 27" x 42" | 27" x 54" | 27" x 72" |
| 1 yard | 36" x fabric width | 36" x 42" | 36" x 54" | 36" x 72" |
| Stitcher's 1/8 | 18" x quarter the fabric width | 18" x 10.5" | 18" x 13.5" | 18" x 18" |
| Stitcher's 1/4 | 18" x half the fabric width | 18" x 21" | 18" x 27" | 18" x 36" |
| Stitcher's 1/3 | 24" x half the fabric width | 24" x 21" | 24" x 27" | 24" x 36" |
| Stitcher's 1/2 | 36" x half the fabric width | 36" x 21" | 36" x 27" | 36" x 36" |
| Stitcher's 3/4 | 54" x half the fabric width | 54" x 21" | 54" x 27" | 54" x 36" |
| Stitcher's yard | 72" x half the fabric width | 72" x 21" | 72" x 27" | 72" x 36" |
We have pre-cut pieces for some designs where the size is unusual (e.g. 54" long by 7" wide) and silk gauze mounted on mat board in small pieces. All fabric can be clean-finished free of charge on our serger so you are able to start stitching right away!
For your convenience, we've put together an Industry Fabric List of common fabrics, their manufacturer, count and fiber content. This is a listing of what is available in the marketplace, not a listing of our inventory. We do carry many of these items, but not all of them. If we don't carry something we can most likely special order it for you.
If you're not sure how to calculate your fabric requirements for a project you might want to print the Fabric Calculation Guide, which gives you the math formulas for doing this yourself. If you're not sure what you need you can always let us know the stitch count for your project and we can do the math.
The documents above are in Adobe Acrobat® (PDF) format and you can either view them on the screen, or print them. If you don't have the Adobe Acrobat reader installed on your system, click on the button below to download it from the Adobe web site (we recommend version 4.0 or higher).
Linen & Linen blends
Many customers ask about the
differences between the various types of linen on the market. Two of the most
common linen manufacturers or distributors are Zweigart and Wichelt
Imports (Permin). Zweigart linen has a soft hand and the
fabric threads are quite plump, making the fabric fairly opaque. Wichelt
(Permin) linen tends to be somewhat stiff and the fabric threads have
more of a thick/thin quality making its appearance more sheer. The exception to
this is Wichelt's Country French Linen collection which is more
similar to Zweigart linen. The colors between these two lines are very
similar, although there are some colors that are only found in one or the
other.
Northern Cross and Brussels linens are both very stiff linens with somewhat flat fabric threads and are especially excellent for dimensional projects. Weeks Dye Works linen is hand-dyed Northern Cross. Both are Belgian linens. Glenshee and Strathaven have unique colors, a soft hand and look less uniform than most other linens. They are good choices for reproduction samplers or any project where you want a more traditional look.
Birds of Feather (now made by Linens by Design), Lakeside Linens, Weeks Dye Works, Picture This Plus and R&R Reproductions are all hand-dyed or hand-painted fabrics. All of these dyers use linen from one of the linen producers to dye - they do not make their own linens.
Legacy linen and Fratelli Graziano (The Firenze Collection, an Italian linen) both have a soft hand with very plump fabric threads and are excellent choices for table linens. 34 count Legacy linens comes 72" wide for some colors and is great for tablecloths.
Selecting a fabric will look these up in our fabric database and show you what we normally stock. For most fabrics we can special order in 2-4 weeks, although it can be longer for some hand-dyed fabrics.
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