This beautiful linen has a surprise – it has a soft golden coating on the face! The reverse is plain, and you can use this fabric in garments where the wrong side shows. It is the stuff of haute design dreams. It’s a medium weight that will work for a wide variety of garments, from dresses and trousers to blazers and more!

Because of the coating, I don’t recommend Sandra Betzina’s pre-treat method. If you really want to machine wash it, test on a small swatch first, but I think I would be conservative and just dry clean it. It’s that special!