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Cotton Linen

Best for totes, aprons, dresses, curtains, cushions

Fabric Size
$21.45
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175 GSM135 cm wide70% Cotton 30% LinenSold by the metre
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Every design in PrintLab can be printed on Cotton Linen, or upload your own artwork. From 1m.

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Product Details
  • Width 135 cm
  • Weight 175 GSM
  • Composition 70% Cotton / 30% Linen
  • Construction Plain weave, textured
  • Stretch None
  • Best for Totes, aprons, dresses, curtains, cushions
  • Origin Milled in China
Care Information

Pre-wash before cutting, as this blend shrinks 3 to 5% on its first wash. Behaves like cotton in the wash, not like linen, so no special handling needed.

  • Wash Warm, regular cycle
  • Iron Cotton setting with steam
  • Dry Tumble low, or line dry
  • Bleach No

Delivery & Shipping

Dispatched within 3 business days. In transit 10 to 18 days, tracked the whole way. Prices shown include tax where your destination requires it, and shipping and any duties are calculated at checkout and paid with your order, so there is no duty bill on delivery.

  • Dispatch Within 3 business days
  • Shipping 10-18 business days
  • Tracking Yes
  • Taxes Included in price
  • Duties Shown at checkout
  • Return Faulty items only

Description

Cotton Linen is 175 GSM and 135cm wide, a blend of 70% cotton and 30% linen. It has the textured look of linen, with a visible slub and extra breathability, but because cotton leads, it presses smoother, creases less and washes more predictably than pure linen. Buy it plain by the metre in natural white, or printed to order as the base for any PrintLab design.

What to sew with Cotton Linen

  • Tablecloths, napkins and table runners
  • Aprons and tea towels
  • Tote bags and market bags
  • Cushion covers
  • Everyday dresses and skirts

Cotton linen or pure linen

Choose Pure Linen (150 GSM) when you want the most breathable fabric and do not mind creases. Choose Cotton Linen when the piece needs to look neat after a wash and a quick press, which is why it suits table linen and aprons. For lighter summer clothing, see Light Linen Cotton (140 GSM, 55% linen).

Printed cotton linen

Colour sits slightly softer on cotton linen than on a smooth cotton, with the weave texture showing through. It suits botanicals, block prints, plaids and kitchen prints. Pick any design from the PrintLab catalogue, or upload your own artwork. Making Christmas table linen? See our Christmas fabric guide.

Cotton linen questions

Does cotton linen crease? Less than pure linen. It still shows some softness and texture, but it irons back flat.

Is cotton linen good for napkins and tablecloths? Yes. It washes hard, irons flat and keeps the linen look, which is why we recommend it for table linen.

Does it shrink? Expect some shrinkage on the first wash, as with any natural fibre. Pre-wash before you cut.

What does 175 GSM mean? GSM is grams per square metre. 175 GSM is a medium weight with body, a little heavier than a quilting cotton.

Can I feel it first? Yes. Order a 25 x 25cm swatch from this page, or the Base Fabrics Pack to compare every print base.

Fabric guides

Tea towel fabric · Best fabric for tablecloths · Cushion fabric · Linen fabric for curtains

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From our studios

Printed on Cotton Linen

Original artwork, licensed from independent artists around the world and printed to order on Cotton Linen, from 1m. A few that suit it:

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How Cotton Linen is printed

Natural fibre bases are printed with reactive dyes, then steamed and washed, so the colour bonds with the fibre and the fabric stays soft and breathable. How reactive printing works.

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Why The Yard

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01 · TRADE

Built by textile people.

Twenty years inside the trade: the same goods, the same mills, the same QC we have supplied to garment makers, brands and wholesalers across Europe and Asia.

02 · QC

Hand-checked, every order.

Looked at before it goes out, for flaws, for shade, for the small things a machine misses. The same standard, large order or small.

03 · WORLDWIDE

Shipped worldwide. Tracked.

Made for makers, wherever they make. Shipped worldwide and tracked from dispatch, typically arriving in 10 to 18 business days.

Printed on demand

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