Portrait Pink Organic Cotton Linen - European Import - Merchant & Mills

European laundered linen and organic cotton blend, tumbled at the mill for softness. A chalky mid pink.

A great match for all of our patterns, dresses, tops and loose fitting trousers. 

This cloth also works well for lighter curtains for a casual less refined look.

Bobbling may occurring after washing. The mill have confirmed that this is happening due to the recycled content in the fabric – recycled fibres have a short staple length. So please note your cloth may bobble after a couple of washes, this can be de-bobbled just like a wool and should then settle down.

• 140cm wide.
• 7oz, 240gsm.
• 47% linen, 11% recycled linen,42% organic cotton.
• Sold per half meter increment / 19.5"
• 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.

Samples NOT available.

****PLEASE NOTE: all textiles are sold per 1/2meter/yard

If you require 1 full meter = QTY 2, 2 meters = QTY 4 etc...

More about linen:

Linen is naturally stain resistant, does not pile, and is moth repellent. It is easy to wash as it can sustain high temperatures, is has very little if no shrinkage and is very strong.

It is anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, hypo allergenic and thermoregulating, it will also absorb up 20%  moisture before feeling damp.

As the linen fibres have low elasticity (which causes it to crease) it will wear in any areas that are repeatedly folded in the same place for a long time, however it does have much better abrasion resistance than say cotton.

Eco Credentials:

Flax is a strong plant. It needs little or no fertilisers and due to the local climate, little extra water. It doesn’t really require many pesticides either as it can grow in poor quality soil. The Advisory Commission Report to the European Parliament stated that flax cultivation has positive effects on eco-system diversity as it allows for an “environmental pause”. One hectare of flax can retain 3.7 tonnes of CO2. Every part of the plant is used, what isn’t used to produce linen can be used to make linseed oil, paper, cattle feed or even soap.

Linen is therefore almost naturally organic. It is completely biodegradable, recyclable and due to its natural absorbency, it requires less dye than cotton. Linen therefore scores high on the ecological chart.