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I took the plunge/Rough Linen

7 years ago

We tried linen sheets last summer with a clearance priced Restoration set and loved them. I've always been curious to try Rough Linen's. I have become an everyday wearer of her pinafores and bought some as gifts. But the high cost of the sheets sets kept me from pulling the trigger.

Well..today is our anniversary & we don't do gifts. But I got an email for RL newsletter subscribers with a 16% off offer that's only on for 72 hrs. So I decided to treat ourselves to a set for the lakehouse. Yippee!

Wanted to post here in case others who are on her email list are caught up in weekend activities and missed seeing the promo as her sales are rare & far between.

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sis2two

7 years ago

You are going to love them! The more I wash mine, the better they get.

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Annette Holbrook(z7a)
7 years ago
They look nice but no colors I can work with. I'm confused though, in the gallery there are pics of duvets in red or yellow but I only see Browns greys and whites.
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I am definitely going to order the bath mat, too. I think I will enjoy the look of it as much as the feel. I have a terry one now, but this one would be nice. I would like to get a couple king size pillow slips just because I like having the extra fabric to completely cover the ends of the pillows. Will probably get the apron instead of the pinafore. I need to spread out my purchases, though. Oh, and I definitely need the bed skirt for the downstairs guest room! Jeepers, I could go on and on. Oh and I washed the sheet, summer cover, and pillow slips today. I put the sheet on the bed to dry and stretched and smoothed it. No need for ironing! It looks wonderfully smooth. I did iron the pillow slips. Looks so nice! The summer cover is rinsing now.
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Huge linen fan here! I belong to a hobby medieval recreation group for which I need "period" clothes, or, as we call it, "garb." The choices are pretty much linen, wool, and silk. I have several linen under-dresses and overdresses. This is CA, so I often just wear the overdress in a non-period short sleeved version. I have one wool Viking apron dress, which I love, but it's awfully warm. The point is, I wear those linen items on multi-day camping trips where between the archery and the cooking/cleaning nothing stays clean for long. When I get home I drop them in the wash along with the jeans or whatever and they come out just fine. I like linen so much, I snatched up 3 pair of wide leg linen pants on sale at Macy's. They go in the general wash too. In my washer & dryer, the pants tend to be pretty wrinkly, but in my daughter's newer machines there's not a wrinkle to speak of. Matter of fact, I have a pair on as we speak. My costume dresses I make myself with linen I buy from Fabric-store.com. Linen ravels like mad, so all the seams need to be overcast or something that serves the same purpose. Medieval dresses have multiple gores, so that's always a challenge! These pinafores look fabulous and I appreciate the work that goes into making them.
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Holly- Kay
7 years ago
Welcome to the RL club. You will love them. I agree that they just get better and better. I especially love how cool they keep me in the summer!
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akl_vdb
7 years ago
Happy you took the plunge! It's also our anniversary. If our Canadian dollar wasn't so poor I'd be tempted to buy a sheet set. Enjoy!
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lascatx
7 years ago
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Amck2 -- hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

Annette, she does special requests -- look at where they talk about the St Barts. You just need to call to discuss options. If you want the 16% off, I would place an order for what you want in white or natural and then in the note section tell them that you want XXXX or YYYY color and to call you before filling the order. They do pay attention to the notes on orders. If you aren't comfortable with that, send them an email and then call Tuesday morning.
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larecoltante Z6b NoVa
7 years ago
I took the plunge last weekend and got the summer bed cover and some shams. They arrived today just after I got the email notification of the 16% sale. Boo hoo.

They missed my note asking that the shams match the fabric in the summer cover, so send an email or call.
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designsaavy
7 years ago
Can you all tell me what you like about rough linen?

I usually just buy your basic sheet sets, so I don't know anything different.

When I hear "rough", I'm picturing sheets that are hard or maybe itchy from the texture.

Please explain all there is to love about them.

If anything, I'd be looking for something to cool me down at night.
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lascatx
7 years ago
You can search this site and find at least a few threads discussing them and the same issue you have with the name. Briefly, the "rough" in the name is more rustic than scratchy. The Orkney is a heavier (heavier than your average tablecloth, but not like a blanket heavy), rustic weave linen that I think started it all. The smooth weave she offers is more like a tablecloth linen.

The quality of the linen is really good and the workmanship (handmade -- people using sewing machines, not needle and thread -- in California) is top notch, and if something isn't right for you, they stand behind it. The linen is a unique feel for sleeping on -- smooth, but a little crisp. It breathes and helps keep you warm in the winter when layered or with a comforter in a duvet but keeps you cool in the summer. With each washing, they get softer, but they retain some body. You can press them if you are so inclined, but if you have a space where you can smooth out the edges and hang them to dry, they will be great. Or you can tumble them almost dry and then hang. BTW, linen dries quickly -- faster than cotton.

It took me a long time to pull the trigger -- and DH wasn't sold on the idea of having to tuck in an unfitted sheet or on the idea of sleeping on linen, but I think he'd be happy to have nothing but now. In fact, the linen is on our bed 95% of the time. And I'm already thinking I will get a set for each of my sons when they eventually get married.
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