The Most Affordable Linen Fabric Source

[@elizabethcook5922]

The best and cheapest 100% linen I have found is in Perú (where I'm from). I can get it for some cents over $6 per meter. Beautiful colors, beautiful material, a pleasure to work with. There's a district in Lima, Perú, calles Gamarra. It's basically streets and streets of fabric and notions. If you're ever in Lima, Perú. ☺️

[@RooneySewingPatterns]

Looks like I need to take a trip! What a wonderful resource :)

[@MeryAnn-vv1ih]

How can i have them ship it yo usa?

[@elizabethcook5922]

@@MeryAnn-vv1ih You cannot. Unfortunately. They don't ship. You can only get it by going there yourself and getting it, or by having a contact down there to send it to you.

[@wildKrafter]

@elizabethcook5992 Olá Elizabeth~ I would love to come and buy linen! I do not speak Spanish. If I came to Gamarra would I need to speak Spanish ? 🙏 🇨🇦

[@Drippin94]

Hey do you make sure it's 100% linen?

[@DLBard-bv2nd]

I have found shopping local thrift stores to be my best resource for finding great linens at a economic price. Duvets, sheets, clothing at a fraction of the cost any where else. Most dresses are $6 to $12 each. Duvets are around $10 dollars. Bed sheets are $2 dollars each on average. They don't come along every day, but I have luck at least once or twice a month. That's giving me enough to work with. 💖

[@RooneySewingPatterns]

You're right! With patience finding these linens is totally possible :) I am so glad to hear this

[@careya]

Another resource is Fabric Mart during a linen sale, which they have all the time. They stock up on linen during the summer. Sometimes can get it for $8/yd. Often $11-12.

[@RooneySewingPatterns]

Thank you so much for sharing this! I'll definitely look into it -- what a great resource :)

[@AshleyRJones8]

I love linen too! Burnley & Trowbridge Co is another great source for linen and other natural fibers. Most of their linen is $14/yard.

[@RooneySewingPatterns]

Oh thank you for sharing this!! That will help so many people :)

[@shanimarais9695]

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[@RooneySewingPatterns]

You are just so kind and encouraging! Thank you, kind friend :)

[@halleymastrolonardo]

Love this! My exact thoughts! I did the same thing with my king size duvet cover because it got ripped at the top and I wanted to replace it anyway but knew it was going to be the best fabric to use for a dress and some other things I want to make since it was soft already :) sooo good! Loved what you shared

[@RooneySewingPatterns]

I love that you went ahead and used it! It really is so much softer this way :)

[@caryncrancer6654]

Thank you for the tip. I will try dusty blue queen flat sheet. You are so sweet to include the messages of Joy.

[@starbrown1219]

I love this idea. I have done this so long ago, that I forgot about this way. Thank you.

[@RooneySewingPatterns]

Happy to jog your memory :)

[@Cschultzy]

I love your channel ❤️ I also love Rooney! I bought the Betty dress bundle and now after making some simple projects, have faith I'm ready to sew my first dress! Definitely getting the duvet from quince. Thank you so much!!!!

[@sararamos3903]

I did happen to find some cotton polyester new sheets at a thrift shop for practice sewing ha ha. Thanks on the duvet tip. I would prefer that over used sheets. Because of duvet would be cleaner I would think.

[@RooneySewingPatterns]

Thats a good thought!

[@andreacannon1263]

Thank you for sharing such valuable information, natural fabrics are getting extremely expensive. Few years ago I found many men shirts made from linen at a local store, only paid $2.00 us for each one, they were huge( size 3X )I used one shirt to make a beautiful skirt this summer and still have leftovers ❤

[@RooneySewingPatterns]

Wow! What a great find! Thank you for sharing - it reminds me to always keep my eyes peeled for these treasures and natural materials :)

[@SDPtor]

If anyone has a Kotn store in their city, they have sample sales and you can get their high quality linen sheets at amazing prices! King flat sheet 40, king duvet with two shams around 70 (Canadian). Can’t wait to get sewing!

[@RooneySewingPatterns]

Thank you so much for the tip and sharing with everyone :)

[@sarahthatcher123]

When speaking about linen and making garments it is very important to mention the ‘weight’ of the linen. Not all linens are the same. Many are extremely thin and would not work for almost any clothing. Perhaps some might work if one is skilled and willing to line whatever garment it is. For those who are newer to sewing they might not realize there is such a difference or range of weights/see through quality.

[@RooneySewingPatterns]

I agree, there are many different weights for all fabrics! I didn't note that in the video but I try to share it elsewhere. I think thinner linens drape really nicely and heavier linens can feel bulky but it really is what you want the end goal to be :) Thank you for pointing this out, it is an important note!

[@57800boby]

Merci pour toutes ses informations ❤

[@robinwild1]

I have bought a couple linen shirts and couldn’t wear them.they were so rough and felt like there were scratchy bits in the fabric. Can you explain this and how to cap void this type of linen when ordering something linen online?

[@SuperUsername147]

Based on my research: linen needs to be broken in either through wear, running through the dryer with wool dryer balls (no heat), or you can pre-soften the fabric by soaking in a high concentration of baking soda dissolved in hot water. Not sure I would attempt the soaking method on a finished clothing item since I don’t know if it could last to shrinking, but would be good to do on fabric prior to sewing! So softness is more about how the fabric was treated rather than the source.

[@LIMABN]

Weight of Quince duvet linen?

[@RooneySewingPatterns]

I'm not sure as it isn't listed on the website but comparing the linen I have from them to some from Blackbird fabrics and other fabric stores, I would estimate it at 5oz weight...but that, of course, is my guess!

[@hannahjustin7583]

Linen and wool were the Proverbs 31 woman's go to fibers! And silk i think...

[@susanbarnhart1616]

Silk has a low frequency because of the killing of the silk worms and it's also harder to take care of usually.

[@susanbarnhart1616]

Sadly Quince does not ship to Canada.

[@ladyflimflam]

The king size flat sheet was just $5 more.

[@RooneySewingPatterns]

Great to know! :)

[@itsonlyapapermoon61]

What kind of kettle?

[@RooneySewingPatterns]

This is the smeg kettle! (amzn.to/3U2MJJh)

[@janenicolson3599]

Was looking for resources for less expensive linen. Where was that? 🤣

[@RooneySewingPatterns]

Hi! You can find it linked under "quince duvet" and the "amazon duvet". I explain in the video how linen is an expensive material and break down the cost of finding it in different resources :)

[@cyndiburns7932]

I have learned over the decades that 100% linen is the best. Not the easiest to care for, but best for our bodies. Everything on the earth has a vibration. Linen is very high, about 1000. When you mix it with 100% cotton which is 100, it reduces the higher vibration of 1000 to almost 100. So if anyone cares about that, look it up. My husband used to wear a lot of polyester and cotton blends and he now agrees that 100% cotton is much better. I've been doing this for about Twenty years, him about ten years. That's what the Bible yalks about to not mix fabrics in your garments. For your information.

[@RooneySewingPatterns]

This is so insightful, thank you for sharing your experience with us! I agree, 100% linen is best when you can get it :)

[@susanbarnhart1616]

The frequency of linen is 5000.

[@kateb6893]

How are you measuring it​@@susanbarnhart1616

[@hannahjustin7583]

It was against the law to combine linen and wool in a garment (Mosaic law). Not saying it's a sin now (no longer under law because of Christ). Someone told me combining fiber neutralizes beneficial ionic charges from fiber... Or something like that. It's just interesting to me. There's so many reasons for God's law though at first glance it might seem meaningless. Take the Sabbath for example. Scientifically, they have proven that 1/7 rest/work ratio is most beneficial for humans (not 1\4 or 1/10). Some of these ratios have been actually tested on populations. ‭‭Romans 7:12 KJV‬‬ [12] Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

[@Lisa-mw6te]

Smh

[@lauracrevel6078]

Please consider buying linen from where you live rather than getting it from the website she quotes. Linen that has travelled all over the world for growing than an other country for weave etc is not ethical or environementaly sustainable.

[@LoveAndTruth-n7v]

Yes American grown linen is best

[@WoofyMcDoodle]

Sucks that natural fabrics are so expensive today. I have read a story once that a Sheep farmers family always sold excess wool (he was mainly a meat producer from sheeps), now since Plastic fabrics and Cotton became so affordable and cheap he has to PAY others to sheer his sheep and the excess wool is being thrown away because they don't find manufacturers that make the raw wool into yarn and fabric.

[@lauracrevel6078]

Natural fibers are not more expensive than prior to industrialisation, quite the opposite if you do some history research. People that were not from upper class used to own only 1 or 2 basic linen shirts that they would mend and wear for many years till it breaks appart. The prices of cheap polyesters fabrics or industrialised cotton are the cheapest in history, because they dont consider ethical and evironmental coast. They creates a bias on how we evaluate what is cheap or pricy fabric. I recently bought a linen sheet made in France (where I live) with moderate pesticides use and fair salary for the workers, and it coast me 160 euros. The fabric is woven in a country that has cheaper salary than France (because there is no manufacture to weave it here) wich means if it was produced here, the "real" coast would be even more. I personnaly think we need to buy much less and pay the real coast of things.

[@LoveAndTruth-n7v]

Yes the farmers where I’m from throw it away :( ppl love plastic clothing too much now days