Linen Shirts

[The Survivor]

Hi all.

Just wondering this: what are linen shirts like in cold weather?

Cheers...

Survivor

 

[bushferret]

I can imagine that it would be ok to wear your linen shirt as long as you incorporate other layers of clothing to trap warm layers of air between your clothing.
The rule of thumb i believe is to wear more thin layers of clothing than just a couple of thick layers.
Hope this helps,
BF

 

[lavrentyuk]

I find a linen shirt quite cold to be honest. Excellent in the summer.

Worn under wool though it works well in the winter.

 

[Goatboy]

Linen is more of a hot weather fabric as it feels cool to the touch, pretty tough stuff and is one of the fibres that is stronger wet than dry. (I've worn cotton and linen when out in the desert and it's comfy and beneficial there.)

Can hold on to moisture for too long though like cotton and so not great for humid cold driech UK. Does feel nice against the skin though.

 

[Chiseller]

As by our Saxon ancestors

Worn under wool though it works well in the winter.

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[treadlightly]

Linen shirts work really well the year round imho. Good on their own in the summer where they are cool and deal with sweat better than cotton, being quicker drying. In winter they are good as a base layer under wool. Also they resist odour well.

 

[The Survivor]

Well now I wish I had got afew. Two pounds a shirt was probably worth it.

Thanks all...

 

[John Fenna]

Linen shirts work really well the year round imho. Good on their own in the summer where they are cool and deal with sweat better than cotton, being quicker drying. In winter they are good as a base layer under wool. Also they resist odour well.

+ 1 to that!