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Substitutes for DanDoh Linen

weight
dk
thickness
226 m per 100 g
put-up
50 g
fibre
100% Linen
in Australia
listed by 1 Australian shop we track

closest first

dk · 240 m/100g · 50g · 50% Linen, 36% Cotton, 14% Silk
  • softer next to skin
dk · 240 m/100g · 50g · 78% Cotton, 22% Silk
  • stiffer, holding its shape more
  • less hard-wearing
  • more matte
  • softer next to skin
dk · 240 m/100g · 50g · 78% Cotton, 22% Silk
  • stiffer, holding its shape more
  • less hard-wearing
  • more matte
  • softer next to skin
dk · 240 m/100g · 50g · 78% Cotton, 22% Silk
  • stiffer, holding its shape more
  • less hard-wearing
  • more matte
  • softer next to skin
dk · 220 m/100g · 50g · 53% Cotton, 33% Viscose, 14% Linen
  • less hard-wearing
  • softer next to skin
dk · 250 m/100g · 50g · 50% Linen, 50% Cotton
  • thinner: 250 m/100g against 226 -- expect a 11% difference in yardage needed
  • more matte
dk · 210 m/100g · 50g · 53% Cotton, 25% Merino, 22% Polyester
  • warmer
  • springier
  • stiffer, holding its shape more
  • less hard-wearing
  • more matte
  • softer next to skin
dk · 210 m/100g · 50g · 62% Cotton, 28% Merino, 11% Polyester
  • warmer
  • springier
  • stiffer, holding its shape more
  • less hard-wearing
  • more matte
  • softer next to skin
dk · 238 m/100g · 50g · 100% Cotton
  • stiffer, holding its shape more
  • less hard-wearing
  • more matte
  • softer next to skin
dk · 240 m/100g · 50g · 100% Cotton
  • stiffer, holding its shape more
  • less hard-wearing
  • more matte
  • softer next to skin
dk · 230 m/100g · 50g · 100% Cotton
  • stiffer, holding its shape more
  • less hard-wearing
  • more matte
  • softer next to skin
  • machine washable, where the original is hand wash only
dk · 250 m/100g · 50g · 100% Mercerised Cotton
  • thinner: 250 m/100g against 226 -- expect a 11% difference in yardage needed
  • shinier
  • softer next to skin

how this was worked out

Thickness comes from metreage per 100 g, which is a measurement. Fibre behaviour - warmth, halo, springiness, drape - is scored per fibre and blended by proportion, so a merino and a Bluefaced Leicester read as near neighbours while a merino and a cotton do not, even at the same gauge. Where a record is thin, the match is discounted rather than quietly flattered, and the gap is named above.

Yardage is always rounded up. If we ever sell you the yarn and the number is short, the extra skein is on us, from your dye lot.