IL020 Handkerchief Mediterranean Blue Softened - 100% Linen Fabric - Light (3.7 oz/yd2), Width 58"
Fabric specifications:
Fabric By The Yard
Raoul Dufy’s art was a celebration of life, in all its stunning, technicolor glory. He painted with light, airy brushstrokes and intense colors like MEDITERRANEAN BLUE, illustrating boundless optimism and the endless days of lazy, sunlit summer.
Dufy spent much of his career painting along the Mediterranean coastlines of France, and his paintings capture the enduring azure skies and seas all around him with a fresh, sparkling spontaneity. Blue, it seems, was always his favorite color, representing sky, sea and the wide-open possibility for freedom and escape.
At a lighter weight of 3.5 ounces this 58 inch wide 100% linen is woven with finer threads to give it a smoother appearance. Referred to as lightweight or handkerchief linen, this fine, but surprisingly sturdy linen brings new meaning to the term "sheer elegance".
The cloth is Softened so we have added a softener to give it a silkier hand. The fabric has not been laundered so shrinkage will still have to be taken into consideration (shrinkage depends on fabric weave and laundering method).
| Article | IL020 Handkerchief |
| Content | 100% Linen |
| Type | PLAIN WEAVE |
| Color | MEDITERRANEAN BLUE |
| Width | 58 inch |
| Weight | 3.7 oz/yd2 |
| Thread size warp | 33.3 |
| Thread size weft | 33.3 |
| Thread count warp | 57 |
| Thread count weft | 44 |
| Thread Color Match (Gutermann) | 761 |
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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.
- • Machine wash cold
- • Gentle cycle
- • Only non-chlorine bleach if needed
- • Tumble dry low
- • Medium steam iron
- • Do not use Perm Press cycle in wash or dry
Question & Answers
Is there a thread color match for Mediterranean Blue?
F|S Team
We recommend to use from Gutermann catalog threads # 761
Where was this fabric made/finished and sold from?
F|S Team
Hello, All of our fabrics are of European origin. For detailed information please see our article on the topic: support.fabrics-store.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000218746-Linen-Quality-Certification
Can I use this material for shorts?
F|S Team
You can use this material for shorts, but we usually recommend our IL019 medium weight since it is more durable especially in areas which get a lot of abrasion like the thighs. if that won't be a problem, then this fabric is a good choice.
does this have less wrinkling then the 5.30z wt? Work for a lined dress?
F|S Team
Given the smooth hand and lighter weight, this fabric can be known to wrinkle less than its heavier weight counterparts. That is until any of our linen fabrics naturally soften with repeated washing and use, when they will become more wrinkle resistant in the same manner.
Will the light linen work for napkins?
F|S Team
We do have customers that have used this lighter weight for napkins and they come out beautifully.
Customer Reviews
I love the color of this fabric so nice a bright and summery. I made a beach cover. It was perfect. I looked at buying some more and found out I had 2 more yards from a previous purchase that I never got to. I am going to make two summer shirts. As it is really hot here in Florida. The linen is so nice and cool. This color isn't as easy to see through which I prefer.
Great color
I love this color, it is not green. A nice Caribbean blue. I love the 020 for hot Texas summers. Great fabric to work with. I wash and dry, 4 times or so, hot, to de-lint and shrink. Then I press and cut out my garment. Need to pin carefully so it lines up properly with itself, I do one way then go back the other direction to make sure it lines up together with the pins. Pinning both ends first.
Neither blue nor green, this is the most perfect turquoise color I've ever purchased. I was going to make the Hana dress with it, but I just saw and bought the new Maia Dress pattern and I will wait for it to arrive. Will post pictures on completion.
Finished Projects
I made new curtains with this lovely turquoise linen. I lined them with white muslin. The lightness of the cloth required weighs on the corners of the long panels. I machine washed and dried all cloth before cutting. The quality of the linen is top notch!
I mixed 3 patterns to create this dress, due to my size. It is a hood, Great Copy 2720. The straight bodice, for I am apple shaped, Quik Sew 2677, and the gored skirt for the drape, Simplicity 2996.
my first post after more than one hundred projects with FS linens! i'm about to send these off to my son who chose mediterranean blue plus tangelo for his summer pajamas. the hand is unimaginably soft, plus the orange piping in the midweight tangelo gives a nice structure and weight to the seams. this is a vogue men's pj pattern, but next time i'd just use the FREE fs paola jacket pattern plus piped trim - it's better designed & construction is easier. you can't see the orange drawsting on the trousers but it's a fun touch :-) as always - thanks fs for fantastic linens!
Color comparison, all prewashed hot/dried. LEFT: IL020 Handkerchief Mediterranean Blue Softened - 100% Linen - Light (3.7 oz/yd2) MIDDLE: DB IL019 All-purpose Blue Bonnet Softened - 100% Linen - Medium (5.3 oz/yd2) RIGHT: DB IL019 INSIGNIA BLUE FS Signature Finish 1.50 yards DB IL019 All-purpose Insignia Blue Fs Signature Finish - 100% Linen - Medium (5.3 oz/yd2) Blue Bonnet and Insignia are almost indistinguishable in indoor light to me, though it is slightly darker. All three are gorgeous shades.
FABRIC SAMPLE DETAILS
IL020 Handkerchief Mediterranean Blue Softened - 100% Linen - Light (3.7 oz/yd2)
Sample Size: 2" x 3.5" (Including Swatch Card)
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* Samples are pre-assembled and may not come from the same fabric bolt you order from. Color may vary. All fabric samples are shipped via USPS without tracking.
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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.
Fabric Care
Machine wash cold.
Gentle cycle.
Only non-chlorine. Bleach if needed.
Tumble dry low.
Medium steam iron.
Do not use Perm Press cycle in wash or dry