LOL--I took the thing back to the store and told them to keep it.

And the added fragrance of Forget Me Not!

Yes, and it is such a wonderful way to preserve your youthful good looks!

Ah yes I can just see it now - Ritzy - Eau de formaldhyde - because you're worth it!

Then there is the linen I bought one time that smelled like formaldhyde.

i'm allergic to linen - so i've always considered it an itchy fabric... much too itchy to wear anyway... it's ok for throw pillows ans similar - love my grandmothers' old linen sheets / tablecloths etc - but again for me: never for the bed - my mom loves the real linen linens for summer - according to her - it's the best to have on your bed in summer - and who's going to see the wrinkles

Are you sure they took the thistles out in the processing?

love that cardboard statement! I have some linen that itches as well

I usually associate linen for clothes in a really hot climate, at which point I really don't think that quilted linen would be any fun at all - light or heavy

That said I have some really heavy 'holland' linen and it doesn't throw itself into creases every time you look at it - but it does try it's best to imitate cardboard instead

What about quilting it pretty heavily?

Thank you everyone for your inputn and sharing your experience in wrinkle resistant linen. Appreciate your helping me as I look for a solution

Yes linen is a pain in the ass! And a lot of linen clothing is not lined which would help it keep its shape a bit better. I usually starch anything linen in the hopes that I will get through the day without looking like I just got out of bed in it! It helps a little.

I once read a comment in a novel where the lady was happy over the fact that her linen dress showed wrinkles
as compared with the cheaper poly dresses that did not. Her belief was that the wrinkles showed she could
afford a better quality dress! :shock: Maybe it's all in our perspective. I keep telling myself that when I
wear a linen suit that wrinkles just getting it out of the closet.

Great info, Rita! Thanks for sharing!