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 searchable fabric catalog.
If you'd like to read our Hand-Dyed
Fabrics Primer - Dyeing, Washing and general Fabric
Content we have a special collection of newsletter
articles combined into one article for your reading
pleasure.
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 occasionally have pre-cut pieces for some designs where the size is unusual (e.g. 54" long by 7" wide) as well as for the Just Cross Stitch Ornament issue projects. 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. It was updated in 2011, adding new fabrics and
removing discontinued ones. If you're looking for the
fiber content of an older fabric we have archived our 2002 Fabric List and
2004 Fabric List
which contain some of the older fabrics. This is a
reference document you're welcome to pass on to friends.
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).
Terminology
The real meaning of "evenweave" is a fabric where the warp and weft are the same count. So any 28 count fabric, whether it's linen, cotton or something else is an even-weave as long as it's 28 count in both directions. There are almost no uneven-weaves on the market these days, as they are no longer being produced. However, "evenweave" has generally come to mean fabrics like Lugana, Jobelan and others where the diameter of the fabric threads are consistent. In this case "even" is taken to mean "consistent".
Many of our embroidery linens (linen twill, ecclesiastical linen, batique, etc.) are not counted fabrics and are best used for techniques like embroidery, gold work, crewel work, shadow work, etc.
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 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 has a softer hand. The are some common colors between these two lines (e.g. White, Antique White, Cream/Ivory, Raw/Natural) although there are manycolors that are only found in one or the other.
Northern Cross (Belgian linen) is a
slightly stiff linen with somewhat flat fabric threads
and works fine for dimensional projects (it can be used
as a substitute for Brussels
linen which we can no longer obtain). Weeks
Dye Works linen is hand-dyed Northern Cross for
their 30 and 35 count.
Lakeside Linens, Linens By Design (aka Birds of a Feather), Crossed-Wing Collection, Picture This Plus and Weeks Dye Works are all hand-dyed or hand-painted fabrics. These dyers use linen from one of the linen producers to dye - they do not make their own linens.
Legacy linen and Graziano
(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 when
you require a counted linen.
Selecting a fabric will look these up in
our fabric database and show you what we normally stock.
If we are out of a fabric we can usually reorder it,
although in some cases the vendor has discontinued the
fabric so we might need to find you a substitute. For
most Zweigart, Wichelt and Week's Dye Works fabrics
we can special order in 2-4 weeks. Lakeside is about
3-8 weeks. Linens By Design is
about 10-12 weeks. We only order a few times a year from
Picture This Plus
and some other hand-dyed fabric vendors we occasionally
pick up at shows.
Evenweaves
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