Fine White Handkerchief Linen 

Linen cloth, such as this Fine White Handkerchief Linen, was woven of flax fiber in many grades and weaves. Used in every aspect of living, from clothing, to household needs, to furnishings, to the shroud made for the corpse, linen was so common that a tax was proposed as a source of easy revenue on the coarser sorts being imported into the US towards the end of the 18th century.

• This Fine White Handkerchief Linen is and slightly sheer, with a delicate hand. It is a rare example of handkerchief linen and is unlikely to be available again!
• Suitable for women’s gowns, lightweight jackets, aprons, accessories and petticoats; men’s lightweight jackets, linings and waistcoats and children’s garments, and of course handkerchiefs.
  

• 100% Italian Linen, 41 inches wide.