Denver Fabrics Linen Blend Sale

[isabelladangelo]

http://www.denverfabrics.com/c1059_apparel-fabric-linen-fabrics-linen-rayonlinen-blend

Denver Fabrics has all their linen blends on sale for $3.95 a yard.   Be careful and try to buy only the blends that are at least 50% linen (most of them are).  Linen rayon blends can be nice to work with and wear outside but only if most of the fabric content is linen.  I've used several before and they tend to get less wrinkly than normal linen (woohoo!).  The colors Denver fabrics have up actually look pretty nice - I see a lot of pinks and greens!. 

[Rani Zemirah]

(le sigh)  I wish I could afford to buy some! 

[isabelladangelo]

Hehehe!   I busted the bank the other day when I saw some silk for sale over at fabric dot com.  It was $3.84 a yard.  At that price, I really didn't care what color it was (it was brown and anything cna be dyed black), I had to buy some.  We'll see how much I end up with - if any.  For the past couple of years, Fabric dot com has been lousy about their actual stock versus what it says online. 

I also was very bad an bought some lovely striped linen (technically a blend but I'm not counting the 1% that is metallic threads).  I saw it at Joanns and it begged me to come home with me and make it a Turkish/Italian style coat.  I couldn't argue when it also happened to mention it was on sale....

[gem]

Ooooh, was it the light blue-on-cream stripe? I have been stalking that for YEARS at our JA. I want it for a Florentine turban.

...Of to check out the sale! I need lining for my English Fitted Gown!

[CenturiesSewing]

I should not get brown linen, I should not get brown linen I do not need more projects....

[isabelladangelo]

Ooooh, was it the light blue-on-cream stripe? I have been stalking that for YEARS at our JA. I want it for a Florentine turban.

This was the stuff I picked up at Joanns:

photo 1 par Isabella, on ipernity

The picture doesn't do it justice at all.  It's a very pleasant orange with red, pink, white, and gold stripes.  It's very Turkish looking.  I plan on doing pink linen pants with the outfit - hopefully before Pennsic.  I need at least one more Italian Turkish outfit. 

[gem]

Drool!! I am coming to your house in the middle of the night and taking that. 

[isabelladangelo]

Too late!  This poor fabric actually has a line of people trying to steal it.    

[gem]

FWIW, Fabric Mart is also having a big linen sale. The prices aren't as low as Denver Fabrics, but they have a really interesting variety, and their shipping prices are excellent:

Fabric Mart Linen Sale