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| Ikea's "Aina" linen in blue-grey |
We visited Ikea today (we're fully vaccinated, but still very cautious, and do most of our shopping online), and I was delighted to see that their linen fabric now comes in a nice shade of blue as well as the white and natural they've carried for a long time (there are also a couple of other colors, that are less useful for historical sewing).
It instantly made me think of the extant 18th century blue pocket hoops and panniers in Sweden and Germany, so of course I had to buy some for future needs!
Ikea's linen is 150 cm (59") wide and has 15 warps and 11 wefts per cm (about 38 warps and 28 wefts per inch).
