How to source linen for shirts
Sourcing linen for shirts on FabStitch starts in the marketplace, not in a second essay about the fibre.
Search
Filter toward linen and open only cards that can serve shirts. For shirts, the brief needs comfort next to skin. A useful hand note is crisp or soft-crisp hand.
Share the fabric URL with the team. A screenshot does not carry the spec.
Read the cloth
Linen is filed here as bast fibre. One reason to open it is breathability in warm climates. One reason to sample is blends change the linen story — read the composition.
Related materials buyers also open include cotton, viscose, silk. They are neighbours, not substitutes.
Inquire
Name the shirt, the quantity and the fabric URL. Ask about blends change the linen story — read the composition if the page is silent.
Do not invent a price, a lead time or a test report.
Questions
- Does every linen work for shirts?
- No. comfort next to skin still has to match the published construction.