100% Linen 'Checkmate' - The Country Road *Remnant 3.5m Was $111.65 Now $78

Remnant 3.5m Was $111.65 Now $78

That's 30% Off!

100% Linen ‘Checkmate’ – The Country Road

• 140cm wide
• French Flax Linen
• 150gsm

You can't go wrong with a classic linen check. 

‘The Country Road’ check features a mix of Terracotta (burnt orange), a dusty blue, olive, beige and white.  The colour combination makes it perfect for separates, and coordinating with your wardrobe.  It would also be stunning in a dress in its own right.  Have fun and mix these new checks together, or have a look in your scrap box and play with contrasting fabric for collar bands, plackets and cuffs. Be sure to look at our expanding button range to finish off your garment.    

This fabric is a tiny bit transparent if you put your hand underneath (in daylight/under light), but when the cloth is around your body as a garment, this always seems to decrease that perception. Select flesh toned undergarments and you will be fine.  Skirts may need a light lining, but probably not.

For your cloth edit consider:  semi-fitted or looser shirts, blouses, tops and tunics; dresses (eg. wrap, fit and flare, tunic, shirt dresses); skirts (eg. wrap, midi, gathered, pleated).  It would be great in pants or shorts in summer also.

We stock so many beautiful sewing patterns that would be a perfect match with this fabric. Here are some Indie Pattern suggestions:

• Singuliere by Cousette - Espelette, Jupette, Sandelette, Bridgette, Soerette,  Buchette, Bobinette, Miette, Blondinette, Djette, Matchette, Goelette, Huguette
• Monsterfabriken - Bonnie, Cina, Elizabeth, Elsa, Ester, Flora, Marika, Vanja
• Size Me Sewing - Serene Dress, Serene Jumpsuit, Serene Shirt, Vienne Dress.
• Ann Ringstrand - Holy Shirtdress, Gather Dress (and check out the SEW book). 
• Atelier Brunette - La Jupe, Le Pyjama, La Chemisette, La Robe Chemise, La Robe Butterfly, La Blouse, Le Top, La Combinaison, La Chemise Boy.
• Seasons of East - Summer in New York, Autumn in London
• Sewing and the City - Mercer, Essex
• Merchant and Mills - Edie, Ellis and Hattie, Ellsworth, Factory, Florence, Shepherd, Winnie
• Now and Then - Beach Pyjamas, Tilbury, All Seasons, Hepburn, Revere, Amelie
• Atelier Jupe - Lynn, Zoey, Liv, Sienna, Frida, Tilda, Olivia, Emily, Chloe, Pippa, Lottie/Kate, Solange, Savannah, Lea, Alana, Este, Ava, Hannah, Gabrielle, Robyn, Lori
• The Avid Seamstress - The Blouse, The Everyday Shirt, The Raglan Dress, The Day Dress, The Pyjama Bottoms, Sun Dress, Jumpset Dress.
• Atelier Scammit - Petites Choses, Artesane, Astree, Vertige, Zephir, Arizona, Must, Frisson
• Closet Core Patterns – Cielo, Elodie, Charlie, Carolyn, Pauline, Kalle, Nicks, Jenna
• Folkwear Patterns – Mexico Dress (and Top), Japanese Kimono, Victorian Shirt, Chinese Jacket, Beach PJs, Afghan, Tibetan Chupa.
• Friday Pattern Co. – Sagebrush Top, Square Neck, Top Wilder Gown, Davenport, Saturday Skirt Set, Saguaro, Donny, Avenir, Butano. Hughes
• I AM Patterns – Barbara, Cassiopee, Gaia, Jain, Joy, Juliette, Lucienne, Sherazade, Cinderella, Irma, Octarine, Aura, Helios, Heset, Marty
  
• Maison Fauve - Tilda, Penelope, Zenith, Atlas, Lauren, Mia, Niki, Byzance, Violette, Marissa, Soho, Skyline, Chelsea, Haut Vol, Transat, Primrose, Hesperide, Rosalie, Belle Epine
• Named Patterns – Helmi, Reeta Shirt Dress, Ninni, Valo, Hali, Syli, Taiko, Lilja, Sylvi, Taiko, Sisko
• Papercut Patterns – Array, Nexus, Sequence, Tide, Ashling, Celestia
• Pauline Alice Patterns – Calvari, Reina, Cami.
• Pattern Fantastique – Calyx, Celestial, Vali
• The Assembly Line – Cuff Top, Cuff Dress, Oversized Shirt, The Shirt Dress, Front Pleat Shirt.
• Liberty Patterns - Beatrix, Natasha, Rosanna, Megan 
• Sew House Seven - Romey, Remy, Sauvie, Wildwood
• Tilly and the Buttons - Mabel, Marnie, Lottie, Lyra, Stevie
• Stitched for Good - Chorizema, Waratah, Honeysuckle
• Wardrobe By Me - Freedom Dress, Perfect Tunic, Piper, Tropicana, Abbey, Balka, Palazzo, Puff Shirt, Tulip, Whisper.

Cloth Care

We recommend a gentle machine wash or hand washing linen.  It is important not to wring the fabric or garment, so if you are handwashing, roll up in a towel to press out excess water.  To ensure the long life of a garment, don’t tumble dry as this breaks down the fibres.  If you do tumble dry the cloth, then do so on a cooler setting.  It is preferable to wash inside out.  Wash colours separately.   Shake out the wet garment and dry flat (or on a hanger) in the shade. Use a warm/hot iron and spot test. You may need a water spray bottle to get rid of the wrinkles when you are ironing, or just embrace the beautiful, crumpled look of the cloth ;-).  Linen softens upon wearing and laundering.