What is Tana Lawn fabric good for?

Its fine cotton weave and high thread count make for a strong durable fabric with a silky smooth finish, perfect for dressmaking and quilting alike. Liberty Tana Lawn fabric is beautiful and robust, resulting in quilts and garments that are heirlooms, passed on from generation to generation.

What is Liberty Tana Lawn fabric?

Liberty’s Tana Lawn is unique: a fabric made from specially selected ultra-fine long staple cotton, woven from 70 and 100 ply yearns, with exclusive and superior qualities that have elevated Tana to its iconic status.

Where is Liberty tana lawn made?

The long staple fibres give Tana Lawn its famous silk-like feel, and this is the fabric that is used for the famous prints, produced first in Lancashire in the 1930s, and now in Italy, near Lake Como, at Liberty Fabrics’ own printing mill.

Can I quilt with Tana lawn?

Over the years, quilters have turned to Liberty Tana Lawn not only for the diverse range of beautiful classic and seasonal Liberty prints, but also for the delicate softness and beautiful feel that the fabric lends to quilts in particular.

What can I make with Liberty tana lawn?

Liberty tana lawn is best friends with Free Spirit solid voile, which makes for a great lining for garments or pairing for a quilt. You may also combine Liberty with something like double gauze, like I did here with this quilt I made for Layla.

What weight is Tana lawn?

For example, Liberty’s famous Tana Lawn cotton range is 76 gsm.

What thread count is Tana lawn?

Tana Lawn is 136 in warp and 116 in weft, however due to the nature of the Tana Lawn Fabrics the thread count is not a figure we are able to provide accurately, it is unlike fabric used for bedding for example. Special bases; wool dry clean only, jersey wash 30°c flat dry, sequins dry clean only.

Can you quilt with Tana lawn fabric?

Is Liberty fabric the same as Liberty of London?

The brand Liberty is created by the legendary British company Liberty of London and represented primarily with cotton printed textiles. Actually, the floral prints are what the company has gained its fame for.

Do you need to pre wash Liberty tana lawn?

Do I need to prewash Tana Lawn? Nope! Tana lawn is pre-washed, so you do not need to worry about washing it before you work with it.

Is Tana lawn good for quilting?

Liberty Tana Lawns are made from ultra-soft cotton, creating fabric that is almost silk-like. The cotton is ultra light-weight, making it lovely for garment sewing, as well as quilting, with super-soft effect.