Wouldn't this fabric be *great* for a winter design???
http://www.123stitch.com/item/Fabric-Flair-28-Count-Blue-Snowflakes-on-Silver-Linen-Fabric-8x17/123-2787Y
It's cool! I have several fabrics from Fabric Flair and really like them. In fact I just finished Maple Leaf on Fabric Flair's "Autumn Fairy" silver linen.
Two words of caution though: because this fabric is painted and not dyed, you can get spots of missing paint where there are linen slubs, or if the fabric has been scraped or nicked on something. Also, be aware their "sliver linen" has barely any silver
sparkle to it....it's super subtle, which is an effect I like, but if you're expecting more sparkle you'll be disappointed.
123stitch has a great return policy but be careful buying this brand from anywhere that doesn't do returns. I bought a large, dark colored piece of it at Stitchville USA (in MN). When I got it home there was a big linen slub right in the middle of the
fabric...the slub fell off and left a large white spot. I couldn't return it because they don't do returns. :(
Still, I tend to like painted fabrics because the mottling/coloring is a bit more evenly applied...the hand-dying process is more random in nature.
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