Merchant & Mills: New French Clay 185 Linen, European Laundered Linen

New French Clay 185 Linen colour for Summer 2025

European Laundered Linen

Currently 5m in stock - Price is per meter 

European laundered linen, tumbled at the mill for softness - A soft clay colour. 

The 185 dress weight linen is the go to linen for all dress making; It is a great fabric for dresses, tops and loose fitting trousers. This linen also works well for lighter curtains for a casual less refined look.

It is produced in small batches in Eastern Europe where there is a strong heritage of spinning and weaving linen fabric. The 185 linen collection is woven in a mill run on green energy and is Oeko-Tex certified.

• 143cm wide. 
• 5.5oz, 185gsm.
• 100% linen.
• Wash at 30 degrees with a non bio detergent. Do not tumble. Shake out and dry flat. Linen will always seize up after washing but as soon as you start to use/wear it the fibres relax again.
• If you are using this linen for curtains we recommend using a lining to prevent fading.
• Never dry linen in direct sunlight as the colour can bleach and fade.
• This linen is Oeko-Tex certified.
• Member of the European Flax-Linen and Hemp alliance.
• The dyes used on this cloth are GOTS certified.

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