Linen cloth, such as this Green & White Checked Linen, was woven of flax fiber in many grades and weaves. Used in every aspect of living, from clothing, to household needs, to furnishings, to the shroud made for the corpse, linen was so common that a tax was proposed as a source of easy revenue on the coarser sorts being imported into the US towards the end of the 18th century. Linen remained popular for summer clothing, utility uses, and more throughout the 19th and 20th centuries despite the invention of the cotton gin and the rising prevalence of cheap cottons. This Green & White Checked Linen features a woven windowpane plaid pattern that is ideal for 19th or 20th-century applications.
- This Green & White Checked Linen is lightweight.
- Suitable for 19th and 20th-century ladies dresses, suits, aprons, men’s shirts, trousers, children’s clothing, linings and utilitarian needs.
- 100% Irish Linen, 60 inches wide.
- 4.1 oz per sq yard, 139.4 grams per sq meter
