IS010 BLEACHED - 54% Linen / 46% Cotton - Middle (6.2 oz/yd2)
Bleached color is achieved by "stripping" the natural pigment out of the fibers ( just like you would with bleaching hair). What you are left with is a very soft shade that is just ever so slightly an off-white color.
Bleached is the basics of any project and loves being dyed. It is actually what we use to dye the colors. A truly versatile base and a must-have addition to your fabric repertoire.
Fluffy, dimensional, and simply a joy to live with - you’ll feel like a
sewing maestro when you pull this cloth out of its first dry cycle.
Fabric specifications:
| Article : | IS010 Waffle |
| Content : | 54% Linen / 46% Cotton |
| Type : | WAFFLE |
| Thread size warp : | 20 |
| Thread size weft : | 17.9 |
| Thread count warp : | 52 |
| Thread count weft : | 49 |
| Color : | BLEACHED |
| Weight : | 6.2 oz/yd2 |
| Width : | 84 inch |
Customer Questions and Answers
Before washing, what size would I cut the fabric for regular towels, ~28"x54"? I don't want a bath sheet. Thank you.
F|S Team
Hello, we have updated our cutting instructions on the blog for bath towel sizes. Please go to our blog 'The Thread' and search "waffle towels" to bring up the tutorial and cutting directions.
I LOVE this fabric!!! Can't say much more than that. Go by this site's instructions and you will have the most fabulous towels ever. The first waffle fabric I pure I got in a hurry and dip hem fabric first. Hem fabric first!!
I have ordered 12 yards of this material and have made several bath sheets, hand towels and wash cloths as gifts. Recipients have been beyond thrilled and have asked me to make more, for them to gift to others.
I used the tutorial to make 2 sets of towels. My husband wasn't so sure about white towels in our farm home. But these wash so well and get softer over time!
I cannot remember how much I purchased -- however -- I made 3 bath towels for myself - I love them and my husband hates them. Then one each for a couple of the girls at work. One just hated the texture and the other just loved it - it's very personal, you'll see. I gave the one that failed to please to another of the girls - home run. I made a coverlet for my queen bed, perfect. So, you see, they are a personal taste, dry quickly, very absorbent, and get rid of your loofah. Although softer than the loofah, I would think if used regularly, your new towels will refresh your skin in one step and I'm all about one step. As for the sewing, well, I just turned over the selvage a few times, sewed like mad, turned the corners as I came to them, and done! Wash and dry and clean the filter, then maybe again, done! That was last year and I just love them. The unwashed fabric is a dream to sew. Now, the robe. I have plenty of fabric, but I dread washing before cutting and sewing. And you just know I will never get the proportions right for cutting and sewing first. I'll let you know if I ever get up the nerve but I sure want one.
I wasn't sure if I'd like this fabric for bath towels and I was right. While it is absorbent, it just isn't soft enough for me. I had planned to use it to make a cover for my beach lounge chair. For that, it is absolutely perfect! Fabric is thin enough to not collect a ton of sand and dry quickly. (A bonus for my washer and dryer!) I had enough to make 2 decent size towels with the left over fabric and will use those at the beach too. I may have to purchase more of this fabric in the future to cover the rest of my lounge chairs. Only issue I had, was I washed it first to preshrink. It was then difficult to iron out the waffles completely, especially on the edges, however, it really didn't affect the finished item. Very glad I decided to take the chance and buy it for this purpose. Shipped much quicker than I expected too.
Cut my flat fabric into 2 fairly large pieces and 4 finger tip towels. The finger tip towels were hemmed, laundered and put into service. Very happy results. The first of the larger two pieces was hemmed, laundered and crocheted into- the waffle fabric accepted a 5.0 (G) hook easily. Eight rows later --- a baby blanket.
Shown are towel sets made from the "bleached" waffle fabric and "bleached" IL020 linen. 5 yds of the waffle, and 1 yd of the lightweight linen, made 3 bath sheets (31" x 58"), 2 twist hair towels, and 5 washcloths. Instead of turning up the edges and sewing before washing & drying, I washed both fabrics 4 times, and dried them after each wash on medium. Essentially cut the waffle into quarters - 3 went to bath sheets, the other for the hair towels & washcloths. Bound all of the items with double fold bias tape made from the lightweight linen, then washed again. Cheated a bit by curving the edges so I didn't have to mess with mitered corners. A salad plate works great. For fussy, perfectionist, OCD sewers like myself, have a drink or 3 before you start working with this fabric. It is snaky like 100% linen, the waffles make for tricky cutting, & the fabric does not shrink equally in both directions (as is stated in fabric description). That being said, I love these towels and plan on making more. Please bring back the graphite color.
I was so excited to find this material! It says in the description that this material will shrink 28%... Well, I wanted to make sure before I bought some for some projects. You can see in the picture, this material shrunk 60%. I have NO idea how you could possibly accurately make something before washing. I'm now considering blankets. I did put it in the dryer normal heat, since if you give away blankets as presents, I'd expect normal washing. But even at this price point, if you need to buy an extra 60% that's expensive!
I used a decorative stitch to hem the edges and created a simple matching embroidery using a wash away stabilizer! Then tied a matching ribbon! Fun for a 'babe' gift. Planning to make a large lap sized blanket as well! These are soft and wash up so nicely.
I cut it (bubbled) and made a robe, then dyed it. It was a little tough to cut through, but not necessarily difficult to sew. I am very pleased with the results! Definitely going to buy more of this fabric. Thank you!
FABRIC SAMPLE DETAILS
IS010 BLEACHED - 54% Linen / 46% Cotton - Middle (6.2 oz/yd2)
Sample Size: 5.5" x 7.0" (Including Swatch Card)
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FABRIC CARE INSTRUCTIONS
Please note that some of our darker or more vibrant shades will have some residual dye run off or bleeding. It is important that you launder or treat like colors with like colors so that you do not compromise the integrity of any other colors, fabrics or garments during the launder process.
We also suggest that if you are combining one or more of these types of colors with lighter colors that you pre-wash the linens seperately and once the item is completed do not launder again, but Dry Clean.
Linen
Machine wash cold.
Gentle cycle.
Only non-chlorine. Bleach if needed.
Tumble dry low.
Medium steam iron.
Semilinen
- Machine wash cold.
- Gentle cycle.
- Only non-chlorine. Bleach if needed.
- Tumble dry low.
- Medium steam iron.