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Linen clothing, made by people who understand the crease.

Washed linen dresses, shirts, wide-leg trousers and shorts — cut, sewn, garment-dyed and pressed in Jiangyin, Jiangsu. 100 pieces per style and colour, with washed swatches before you commit, so the hand-feel in your hand is the hand-feel in the carton.

100 pcsPer style / colour
120–200 GSMLinen and blends
2–4%Declared residual shrinkage
Since 2002Jiangyin, Jiangsu

The range

Four linen families we produce

Linen is a fabric that punishes shortcuts. Cut it before it is washed and the garment you ship is not the garment you approved — so washing happens before the cutting table, not after.

Dresses

Button-through, tiered, shirt dresses and slip styles with lining where the fabric needs it. Bias-cut and straight-grain programmes both run here.

Shirts & tops

Camp collars, band collars, boxy crops and oversized shirts — with shell, corozo or imitation horn buttons to your hardware spec.

Trousers & shorts

Wide-leg, pleated, drawstring and elasticated back-waist styles; shorts with or without lining. Pockets are bar-tacked where they take load.

Sets & co-ords

Matched shirt-and-short programmes dyed in a single lot so the two pieces match in daylight, not only under factory lighting.

Specification

What we control, and what we declare

Fabrics
100% linen 120–200 GSM, linen–cotton, linen–viscose and linen–tencel blends, plus linen jersey for knit pieces. European Flax certified linen available through nominated mills, with documentation shown before you commit.
Finishes
Garment dye, enzyme wash, stone wash, silicone softener, peached and tumbled. We send washed swatches — a description of a finish is not a substitute for the fabric in your hand.
Shrinkage
Pre-washed or garment-dyed before cutting. Residual shrinkage measured on bulk fabric and declared in writing — typically 2–4% — with the allowance cut in so the delivered garment matches the approved sample after washing.
MOQ
100 pieces per style and colour. On garment-dyed programmes, one dye lot can cover several styles in the same fabric, which lowers the practical minimum for a multi-style capsule.
Construction
French seams, flat-felled seams, bound edges and clean-finished internals as specified. Linen shows every raw edge through a light ground, so internal finishing is quoted properly rather than skipped.
Colour
Yarn-dyed, piece-dyed or garment-dyed. Lab dip approved in writing before bulk; garment dye allows a softer, vintage depth that piece dye cannot reach.
Lead time
Sample 7–14 working days; bulk 35–45 days from approval, with washing and dyeing scheduled inside that window.
Terms
EXW Jiangyin, FOB Shanghai, CIF or DDP. Deposit on confirmation, balance against shipping documents.

Working with us

The three linen problems, and how we handle them

Shrinkage

Linen relaxes and contracts for the first two washes. We pre-wash before cutting and declare the residual figure. If your tolerance is tighter than the fabric allows, we will say so before sampling instead of discovering it at final inspection.

Shade

Natural linen takes dye unevenly, which is the charm and the risk. Single-lot dyeing keeps a co-ord matched; lab dips approved in writing keep the next run recognisable as the same colour.

Seams

Linen frayed at an overlocked edge will not survive a season. French and flat-felled seams cost more per unit and are the reason a linen shirt still looks intentional after ten washes.

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FAQ

Linen questions, answered plainly

Linen is washed or garment-dyed before cutting, and residual shrinkage is measured on the bulk fabric. We declare the figure in writing — typically 2–4% after a pre-shrunk finish — and cut with the allowance built in, so the delivered garment matches the approved sample after the first wash.
100 pieces per style and colour, sizes assorted inside that quantity. Because linen is often garment-dyed, one dye lot can cover several styles in the same fabric, which lowers the practical minimum for a multi-style capsule.
Yes, through nominated mills and certified linen suppliers. We show you the traceability documentation available for that specific fabric before you commit, and we will not describe a fabric as certified unless the paperwork supports it.
Garment dye, enzyme wash, stone wash, silicone softener, peached and tumbled finishes. Each changes hand-feel and shrinkage, so we send washed swatches rather than describing the effect in an email.
Yes — linen–cotton, linen–viscose and linen–tencel blends in 120–200 GSM, plus linen jersey for knit pieces. Blends reduce creasing and cost, and we will tell you which compromise suits your price point.

Planning a linen capsule?

Tell us the styles and the quantity. We will send washed swatches and a written note on shrinkage, seam construction and the price difference between piece dye and garment dye.