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Hello! I’m Irina and I love linen 😂.
A few years ago I stumbled upon an article about 7 Lithuanian linen brands and since I’m half Lithuanian, it sparked my curiosity about natural fabrics. I purchased a few linen items and really fell in love with this fabric.
Then at an estate sale I found a sewing machine and since I was looking for a hobby, I thought why not sewing? Sewing felt very natural to me, because my mom is a professional seamstress, so I grew up seeing her work, browsing fashion magazines, and making clothes for Barbie dolls from scraps. I already had some sewing chops from school, so after taking a refresher course, I felt like a solid beginner/intermediate.
I still take technique classes here and there and hope to gain more experience.
I found Leah on YouTube and her content hit all the boxes in terms…
I just took a picture of these three, and there is another one uploaded where the others usually share their finished garments.
These weren't made of linen yet, but rather from various thicknesses of cotton fabrics I already had at home.I didn't know this company you recommended before.
However, I found a few others that also manufacture and distribute linen-based fabrics in Lithuania.
I don't really like the colors of this one, but their prices are cheap, and anyone who likes to dye finer colors themselves can find natural linen as well as linen-cotton blends quite cheaply here:
https://linentrade.eu/sv/7-enfaergade?p=2The next two represent roughly a similar level, and their prices are very similar as well:
https://earthytextiles.com/products/linen-fabric-samples
https://www.linendreamshop.com/listing/942380160/linen-fabric-samples-swatches-various
I have everything I need. I think I need a firecracker lit under me.
What do you do when you keep procrastinating?
Working out the situation to get started. What is the hold up? You want to do it, you have the means, so why am I talking instead of taking action?
How do I get out of my own way?
Please give me some ideas, suggestions, and other motivators to get going? I use time as the excuse part of the time. I dream and dream and dream...
Help!
Love all of the suggestions on here so far! If you haven't checked out my Playlist of videos on getting unstuck, you'll definitely want to take a watch!
Sewing Roadblocks - BUSTED!: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9nKrxrX4h3lHmt9VBOoeGc5-gkdb2mDO
Linked in the video descriptions is a Google doc you can print out to try and really break it down for your own context.
Good luck and have fun!
Hi,
I have sensitive skin. While linen is natural, some forms of it feel scratchy. Not to fear, they can be softened and they are at some point.
My mom used linens. I like great linens.
I haven't always had this sensitivity. It crept up on me like and with age.
I am in love with this whole new school and age of natural fibers. It is great.
To cite an experience:
I've been interested in linen for a long time but hadn't taken the plunge until a wore a black long sleeved t-shirt type polyester material outside and was in the hot sun. I'd washed this shirt many times, so it should have been cleared of any of the new t-shirt toxic chemicals.
What happened was that anywhere the sunlight heated the shirt I became very hot and bothered. Overwhelmingly so. It didn't take long for me to go inside and tear the shirt off only to find red welts all over my skin. That was the impetus I needed to begin converting my entire wardrobe away from the plastic clothes to natural fibers and wools/alpaca. Linen is my shining star!
Starting from scratch wanting to make some simple clothes for myself. Haven’t sewn for decades, so a bit lost. But want to find real linen fabrics to create with.