Why I love linen and How to take care of it

[@asiya_bhat]

I have a linen obsession and was looking for some tips. Thank you so much for such insightful video.

[@OurGabledHome]

Oh, hello fellow linen-obsessed and thank you for your nice comment 💛

[@kelbeegee4454]

I wear a lot of linen as I adore the largenlook style. Linen is really easy to dye using Rit fabric dye to refresh or change colour. It always dyes evenly too

[@OurGabledHome]

Yes, linen is very easy to dye! Thank you for commenting and for sharing 💛 ~ Anja

[@monacook3629]

I LOVE this style also.

[@iamchannellingjoy]

Thank you for this! I share your love of linen. I feel so much better, happier and healthier having it on my body compared with other fabrics!

[@OurGabledHome]

Right? Isn't linen such a beautiful fabric? Thank you for your comment 💛 ~ Anja

[@zannatulferdous6455]

My childhood comfortable fabrics that I prefer than any other fabrics

[@Hokis90210]

Love your channel, Anja and thank you for sharing about linen! I too, absolutely LOVE linen, as it truly high vibrational, sustainable and healing! I could on about it, but for those that have not yet wore linen, or used in their homes, don’t hesitate, you’ll be happy that you did and feel amazing. 💕

[@OurGabledHome]

Thank you so much for your sweet comment 💛 ~ Anja

[@OurGabledHome]

I'd love to hear your comments and questions!

[@Ohkeh640]

I sleep in linen bedding I love it :)

[@OurGabledHome]

The best 💛 ~ Anja

[@Tauseef0108]

Because this is so soft

[@OurGabledHome]

@@Tauseef0108 yes :-)

[@zannatulferdous6455]

I don't find linen bedsheets I had search it.this is very comfortable in sleep

[@votefrmtherooftops3123]

I’ve always loved linen clothing but I would never wear it after it was washed. I’d opt for a shirt without all the wrinkles...older now and have been buying linen everything lately, in an attempt to figure out how to take care of it. Thank you for this video. Very helpful!

[@OurGabledHome]

Nice! Even though I love to line-dry my clothes, often linen gets a bit less wrinkly if you dry it in the dryer. I am so glad you find this video helpful 💛 ~ Anja

[@renamaemcdonald2075]

You have definitely inspired me to search out more linen. Very interesting & informative video! Thanks for sharing this ❤️

[@OurGabledHome]

I am so glad you find this helpful and informative 😊 ~ Anja

[@Paper_and_Fabric]

Great tips! Thank you ☺️

[@OurGabledHome]

yay! I am so glad you like this 💛

[@mariebarker1797]

Great advice! Just what I needed to know! Thank you!

[@OurGabledHome]

Glad it was helpful!

[@candycottrell6469]

Linen is a great fabric to sew with.

[@OurGabledHome]

Yes, I absolute love linen ~ Anja

[@dina3927]

Thank you for the useful information :)

[@OurGabledHome]

So glad you like it!!

[@monacook3629]

Please do a video tutorial on making the bread bags from the linen IKEA towels. 😍

[@OurGabledHome]

Ok, I will see if I can fit that in 😊 ~ Anja

[@blxckoxt6703]

Did you know the best reason for linen is that it naturally resonates with the human body and doesn’t build a static charge creating a healing affect. This will aid in better restful healing sleep, hair growth etc 👍🏽

[@OurGabledHome]

Yes! All that sounds great! Thank you for sharing 😊 ~ Anja

[@janusgates2589]

Iron? Nooo, did you know you can remove the wrinkles and even gets much softer if you brush it with a quality 100% boar bristle brush after washing, that’s how I remove wrinkles without heat.

[@OurGabledHome]

Nice and thank you so much for sharing that tip!

[@PhoenixCycleFabrics]

Ive used it for a tunic and ive decided to use it more unless i need to buy cottons for certain pieces. Or upcycle fabrics to make new costumes.

[@deborahcook7652]

Love linen

[@alexturnerstan553]

*Anix liked this video*

[@chrisj7663]

Hi. Firstly thanks for the information video. Very helpful ! A long sad story as to how this happened but I find myself with at least a couple of hundred of what appear to be antique French linen sheets of mixed condition but almost all in what appear to be unwashed (i.e. as new but new being perhaps 40 years or more ago). Another reason I think they are almost all unused is because they are not soft. I know from experience washing and ironing my own linen shorts (which I just love for hot summer days) that they become very soft after a few washes. I discovered linen about 20 years ago and living in both southern England and mid France am accustomed to broadly similar temperatures and climate to northern California so understand some of the beneficial properties and value of the material but I'm struggling to figure out what to do with all these sheets. Some have what appear to be small flaws in the weave with tiny holes and most have mid-brown stains in places (I guess simply by exposed to the air when being stored for long periods of time). Everything is predicated by my unwillingness to simply throw them away. It seems such a terrible waste and so I find myself wanting to put them to good use by either finding a good home for them or a good use for them. My first question is how should I wash them and remove the stains or should I not wash them before finding a home for them? My second question is .... do you or other subscribers have any ideas on how these should be sold or put to use? My wife had plans to use some for making cushion covers coloured by stenciling but while I admire homecraft skills I'm afraid I neither have those skills nor the time to spend on them. Any advice, thoughts or suggestions welcomed by anyone. Thanks

[@OurGabledHome]

Hi Chris, I am so glad you found this video helpful! It sounds like you have a wonderful treasure of linens! As for your questions, I know many sellers sell linen un-washed so I think it's a bit of a matter of personal preference. I like using and soaking the stained fabrics in Oxyclean. Etsy or Ebay are popular places to sell them. Hope this helps 😊 ~ Anja

[@chrisj7663]

@@OurGabledHome Thanks so much for the reply. I've been guessing until now and your reply helps my thinking. I have a way forward now. I'm very grateful.

[@saradakin8089]

Thanks for this! Do you have any tips on making linen sheets and duvet softer on the skin?

[@OurGabledHome]

Thank you. My best advice would be to use it! It gets softer with every wash.

[@Ohkeh640]

You can dry in the dryer for 10 -20 min on low heat then line dry Try keep them out of the sun so the sun won’t fade the fabric colour

[@thehoneyflow]

🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱love this video!

[@Lauriah7]

My linen sheets are so stiff after i used sodiumpercarbonate. I already soaked it in soda overnight and washed them, using vinegar as a softener but it didn't fix the problem. Is it ruined now?

[@OurGabledHome]

I can't imagine they're ruined. I would wash them a few more times with the vinegar ~ Anja

[@skins189lbs4]

I'm a total hippie, can I wash my linen with castile soap? Will it harm the linen

[@OurGabledHome]

Yes, castile soap is great for washing linen. You can also check out my homemade laundry detergent: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZWYimhqpNKLo9E 😊 ~ Anja

[@ReinaElizondo]

I always thought linen could take high heat and washing. However I have 2 dry clean only linen dresses. I washed them anyway and unfortunately when I tried to iron, it burnished the placket so I didn't try the other. Do you have any idea why that is? Is it the dye?

[@OurGabledHome]

Linen likes water and to be washed but not with hot water as it can shrink just like cotton. You could put the dress in the dryer on low heat and only touch up with the hot iron. Hope this helps 😊 ~ Anja

[@aimeevargas4016]

Massimo Dutti has wonderful and affordable linen blouses for summer fashions 2022

[@OurGabledHome]

Thank you for sharing, Aimee, I will definitely look into that 😊 ~ Anja

[@skins189lbs4]

Linen is the shit!!!

[@broadclothjack]

Hi our gabled home, I am interested in fabrics and wonder if you can help me perceive the story of them.. what happened to wool and linen? Why is cotton ubiquitous? Is there any information about this subject? Like a history of fabrics. I have tried to look into this massive shift and have had a hard time finding much info. All that I can find out is that wool and linen virtually disappeared during the 20th century. I know blue jeans are cotton and those started getting big in the 19th century. Surely someone wrote about this shift while it happened. Very perplexing subject for me! Most histories of clothing seem to ignore these important stories. Apparently in ancient China they used other fabrics besides cotton and linen which I had never heard of before! I always wondered why wool was common in the west but not in the east, and the reverse with silk.

[@OurGabledHome]

I think cotton might be easier to produce and is "finer" than linen. Here's an article you might like: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linen Hope this helps ~ Anja

[@horseluver4life1999]

You should read the book Worn by Sofi Thanhauser it provides a very detailed history of textiles and how things have come to be how they are today

[@PinkLilyGarden]

I love linen but don’t know how to make it softer. Do you know perhaps some tips for that?

[@OurGabledHome]

The best thing for making linen softer is to use and wash it often. Hope this helps 💛 ~ Anja

[@JessacaRedd]

Washing with baking soda, I’ve even soaked overnight helped it immensely.

[@Emlane09]

That linen shirt looks so smooth. Is that 100% linen you’re wearing? I think it’s high maintenance

[@OurGabledHome]

Yes, all my shirts are 100% linen. I either line-dry them on a hanger and/or touch up with hot iron.

[@Liberty142]

My daughter has a linen dress to wear for her birthday but she says it’s very itchy. Is there a way to make it softer? It was a pricy Etsy find and I really want her to wear it.

[@OurGabledHome]

Hi Erica, the best thing to soften up linen is to wear it a lot (might be challenging) and wash it a lot. You can even add some tennis balls to your wash to help the process. Hope this helps 😊 ~ Anja

[@gabriellaerlandsson6593]

Thanks for a great video. :) I love linen too and have always tumble dried mine to make it softer (never thinking it would harm them or shorten their lifetime). I ordered a rough quality linen bedspread through Etsy and wanted to wash it myself before I started using it. The website said to straighten and hang to dry, however I stupidly tumble dried it (on low heat) after washing, and a lot of lint came off, and when taking it out of the dryer and shaking it lots of small particles covered the air. I hope I haven't ruined it? I will contact the small business I ordered it from but I thought I'd shoot the question here too. Any help is appreciated!

[@OurGabledHome]

Hi Gabriella, I am so glad you enjoyed my video! I would like to think that it's hard to really "ruin" linen. Good idea to reach out to the seller! Hope this helps and good luck 😊 ~ Anja

[@suzannesutton5636]

what are the eco-friendly spot removers that are most effective? thx

[@OurGabledHome]

It often depends on the type of stain but I am really happy with Oxyclean if my homemade laundry detergent doesn't get the stain out. Oxyclean is considered environmentally friendly. Hope this helps 😊 ~ Anja

[@Tauseef0108]

Linen is so soft cloth

[@OurGabledHome]

Linen is amazing ~ Anja

[@noirvideos1468]

Does linen get shrink after wash?

[@OurGabledHome]

Depending on the brand, it can shrink during the wash ~ Anja

[@katiedeluise2345]

So , I will never wash it hahaha . Will pulling at it when still wet help, or ironing it help to stretch it out ? That's.

[@nasnas8295]

Hello mam if you add subtitle means that will be much better. Other than that your video is so amazing with good informative message.

[@OurGabledHome]

Thank you and I'll look into it!

[@nasnas8295]

@@OurGabledHome with pleasure welcome

[@truepeacenik]

Captions up!

[@thehabib6136]

Does linen fabric get thicker or thinner after washing?? Does it become soft after wash? I also feel little itchy to use.

[@OurGabledHome]

Linen fabric gets softer and better with more wearing and washing ~ Anja

[@thehabib6136]

@@OurGabledHome if it is cotton linen blend then, why is it feels little itchy while wearing!!

[@OurGabledHome]

@@thehabib6136 I guess some people may be a bit more sensitive 🤷‍♀️?

[@lksinternational3358]

Thank you mam

[@OurGabledHome]

Thank YOU!

[@helenalovelock1030]

I’m worried about it being too rough on the skin for sheets

[@OurGabledHome]

It might be personal preference but we love it. Plus, it gets softer the more you use it and wash it 😊 ~ Anja

[@katiedeluise2345]

Does linen shrink, when washed? 😊

[@OurGabledHome]

Typically you can expect about 4% shrinkage during the first wash ~ Anja

[@katiedeluise2345]

@@OurGabledHome Thanks , can it be stretched out when wet ?

[@lydiat5819]

How do you unwrinkle linen ? The designs are so pretty but I am put off by the wrinkles.

[@OurGabledHome]

You can't exactly unwrinkle linen however the more often you wear it and wash it, the softer it gets => less prone to wrinkling 😊 ~ Anja

[@lydiat5819]

@@OurGabledHome ok, thank you for your reply

[@gsp0113]

*3,600 years ago (not 36,000).

[@OurGabledHome]

I relied on this source: "Dyed flax fibers [...] suggest the use of woven linen fabrics from wild flax may date back over 30,000 years." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linen

[@janellelarson945]

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