I remember the light luggage part when we chatted about the past. You bring back the valuable memory of those old days and naturally introduce the plant used for fabrics of clothing. I like the way you connect your personal story (consumer side) to the root of history for materials making clothes(manufacture side). It has some sentimental part and some facts which are informative. I enjoy reading your writing. Clear minded and have some good points. It’s good to have references information in appendix. Well done.👍
I have a couple shirts that I wear almost every week for probably 25 years. They’re not gonna last much longer. I keep thinking. They are cotton, but I love linen and I had no idea of flax flower was what they made linen from. It’s so fun to learn.
Bree, this is a great post. I love linen, and especially love knitting in yarn that has some linen as a component; it elevates even the simplest dish cloth to spa status, and it softens with continued use.
Did you draw the art in this post? It's beautiful!
Thanks Cate. glad you enjoy my post. I'm a knitting newbie and loving wool and merino. I didn't know there was yarn blended with linen! I'll check it out.
I love linen's drape. Unlike light polyester and heavy denimIts, linen has weight allowing it flow gracefully just like watercolor.
Great analogy between linen and watercolor. If you're wanting to try a linen blend at an affordable price, Knitpicks.com has a cotton/linen blend called Cotlin. Tons of colors! Also, feel free to reach out with any knitting questions. :)
I remember the light luggage part when we chatted about the past. You bring back the valuable memory of those old days and naturally introduce the plant used for fabrics of clothing. I like the way you connect your personal story (consumer side) to the root of history for materials making clothes(manufacture side). It has some sentimental part and some facts which are informative. I enjoy reading your writing. Clear minded and have some good points. It’s good to have references information in appendix. Well done.👍
I have a couple shirts that I wear almost every week for probably 25 years. They’re not gonna last much longer. I keep thinking. They are cotton, but I love linen and I had no idea of flax flower was what they made linen from. It’s so fun to learn.
Wow that’s a quarter of a century, they are sentimental items!
Bree, this is a great post. I love linen, and especially love knitting in yarn that has some linen as a component; it elevates even the simplest dish cloth to spa status, and it softens with continued use.
Did you draw the art in this post? It's beautiful!
Thanks Cate. glad you enjoy my post. I'm a knitting newbie and loving wool and merino. I didn't know there was yarn blended with linen! I'll check it out.
I love linen's drape. Unlike light polyester and heavy denimIts, linen has weight allowing it flow gracefully just like watercolor.
Yes, i drew the art..
Great analogy between linen and watercolor. If you're wanting to try a linen blend at an affordable price, Knitpicks.com has a cotton/linen blend called Cotlin. Tons of colors! Also, feel free to reach out with any knitting questions. :)
Cate, thanks for recommendation. Wow there are so many colors, love the names of some colors, ‘ sprout’, ‘Lichen’,