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Results of the wash mentioned above... The brown linen has become a lot softer. The almost crispy feel has gone and I'd say it feels more like brand new lightweight cotton - not quite as drapey as the washed heavier linen used for the undertunic, but easily good enough for linings and things...

It certainly can be if sewing by hand, but a machine makes a huge difference in comparison. I spent much more time on researching the design, working out the sizing and how I was going to do the details, and generally getting bits arranged in preparation for sewing, than I did on the actual...

That's worth keeping in mind, although postage can make a meter quite expensive. (More so if buying from Herts, who seem to have a minimum order of 2m and a flat rate for postage of £10. Not so bad with places that sell 1m with cheaper postage.) I'm doing the brown linen in a 40° wash at the...

The discounted brown linen from Maggie has arrived. This is a lighter and thinner fabric than the stuff I used for the undertunic. A weight and area calculation indicates that it's about 125gsm, or 3.7oz. It has a much finer weave. Here are the two linens side by side... It still has an open...

If it can shrink that much, does that mean I have plan for a radically different size of material if I wash it before making something? Yes, I was thinking of something like this... ...and maybe add contrasting trim to the outside afterwards.

A wee update... The itchy & scratchy test was borderline. Slightly scratchy while sitting indoors and not moving, but only just. I suspect this would translate into being a bit uncomfortable when moving about, especially if a slight sweat builds up and/or there's a satchel strap passing over...

The wool has arrived from Herts. Here it is next to my Swanndri Bush Shirt, which is on the right... The bits of paper are to adjust white balance and make the camera expose more accurately - this looks like a pretty accurate representation of the colours and light/dark on my monitor. The...

I picked up a couple of patterns for men's shirts at Hobbycraft a while back when they were half price. Haven't done anything with them yet, other than glance at the sewing directions. I think the half-baked plan is to try one using cheap cotton first, and then maybe look at a linen version...

It was this style I was thinking of... https://armstreet.com/store/medieval-clothing/linen-medieval-mens-underpants ...rather than the folded tube type. I think I prefer the more defined leg shape.

I'm not so sure about that. :) I did get enough to make braies as well, though.

Duly noted. Part of what got me thinking about linen recently was the hot weather and images of British representatives overseas in places like Morroco, wearing linen suits. I tend to run warm and can't be doing with hot weather, so I've been wondering if it might be worth trying some linen...

I've never had anything in linen before, so trying the fabric was part of the motivation, especially with the recent hot weather (it's about as windproof as a bit of gauze). Aye, not cheap - it cost £15 a meter, albeit with the convenience of walking into the shop and seeing it in front of me...

After having a good time recently at the Traquair medieval fair, I've developed some interest in medieval clothing. After a bit of research, it seems that just about everybody wore some sort of light tunic as an undergarment, and they were invariably made of linen. I decided to have a go at...

PM sent regarding the wood carving and block cutting tools.

Yes, Full Member, just upgraded to Maker part-way through the current subscription period. Been a Full Member for years. In the account upgrades section, there are buttons within the forum to cancel the subs, which presumably sends a message to PayPal. Since that's within the forum, I wondered...