Indigo & Brown Striped Linen, WLN 684

100% Linen, 5 oz, 58" Wide

This blue striped linen has an 1/8" indigo blue stripe with 1/8" brown stripe separated by 1/8" white and grey thread stripes. A stripe linen like this was may be used for women's petticoats, jackets, and gowns. Men's waistcoats as well as an occasional lining. In 1769, The New-London Gazette reported "RUN away . . .  an apprentice Boy . . .  understands Tanning and Shoe-Making well . . .  had with him . . .  one white Holland Shirt, one check’d linnen Ditto, one strip’d Ditto and three check’d flannel Ditto" used from personal communication with Mike Barbieri. Off white 60/2 linen thread for hand sewing and white cotton twill tape would work well for this material.