Fabrics-store.com has all new colors, and they're on sale!!

[gem]

Aernn, guess what?  They do FREE SWATCHES!!!

I actually find their linen (this linen in particular, the 5.3 oz medium weight) *incredibly* soft, particularly after three or four washes.  Milord has never worn linen before, and I just made him a new shirt for our anniversary, and I was a little nervous, but he found it very comfortable, too!  The dress in my avatar is the chocolate-softened 5.3 oz, and it's a great medium weight dress fabric.   

[Rani Zemirah]

Gem, can you tell me approximately what size the swatches are?

[gem]

Um... not quite the size of a business card?

IIRC, they come stapled to a strip of paper with the swatch information printed behind them.  I found it useful to get swatches in different weights as well as colors.  The colors display *very* accurately on my monitor, but of course YMMV!

[Rani Zemirah]

Thanks for the info!

[Lady Penelope]

OK, I've never ordered fabric online, so of course I am nervous....
I also am planning to make a kirtle and I do not have a pattern for it yet.
Approx. how many yards would I need for a kirtle? (if it makes a difference, I wear a dress size 22/24)