Went with a cotton-linen blend instead of pure linen for a summer dress pattern

I was designing a mid-weight summer dress last spring and couldn't decide between a 55/45 cotton-linen blend or straight 100% linen for the fabric. I picked the blend because I was worried about the pure linen wrinkling too much during a full day at the farmer's market. Has anyone else tried mixing fibers like this and regretted it or found it worked better than expected?

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gavina7315d ago

Yeah the blend holds up way better through a whole day of wear.

riverreed15d ago

You ever seen a friend's shirt go totally limp by 2pm? My buddy Dave wore a 100% cotton button-down to a cookout and by the time we ate, the collar looked like a wet noodle. He spent the whole afternoon tugging at it trying to look decent. That blend stuff actually keeps its shape, even after you sit in a lawn chair for five hours.