How to source linen for knitwear
Sourcing linen for knitwear on FabStitch starts in the marketplace, not in a second essay about the fibre.

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Filter toward linen and open only cards that can serve knitwear. For knitwear, the brief needs dimensional stability. A useful hand note is stable loop structure.
Build a shortlist of two cloths in the same construction before you inquire.
Read the cloth
Linen is filed here as bast fibre. One reason to open it is strong story for resort and summer programmes. One reason to sample is creasing is characteristic, not always a defect.
Related materials buyers also open include cotton, viscose, silk. They are neighbours, not substitutes.
Inquire
Name the knitwear piece, the quantity and the fabric URL. Ask about sheer open weaves need opacity checks for dresses if the page is silent.
Do not invent a price, a lead time or a test report.
Questions
- Does every linen work for knitwear?
- No. gauge matched to silhouette still has to match the published construction.
