My Sleeping Gypsy chooses linen as the primary fabric for its garments, not only due to the fact that it is sustainable, but also because it is cool, natural and breathable.

My Sleeping Gypsy, uses linen from a flax plant, which is harvested in August, 100 days after sowing. It is an annual plant which means it only lives for one growing season. The plant adapts easily to its environment and uses fewer fertilisers or pesticides to grow. Linen fibers can be processed without the use of chemicals. Conscious linen productions produce Zero waste. The waste that will not go into fabric manufacture, will be put towards other uses, such as linen seed oil.

Linen is rather easy to take care of, since it resists dirt and stains has no lint or pilling tendency, and can be dry-cleaned, machine-washed, or steamed. It is smooth, making the finished fabric lint-free, and gets softer the more it is washed. However, we recommend avoiding the tumble dryer.

Linen is known to wrinkle very easily, which some may consider is part of linen’s particular “charm”. Most people choose to air dry the garment on a good clothes hanger and wear without the necessity of ironing. However, if you wish to iron the garment, it is much easier to do so when damp.

If you own a Vyshyvanka from My Sleeping Gypsy, during your travels when you don’t have access to an iron you can simply put the dress on a hanger and leave it in the bathroom or any humid environment. In the morning the dress will be ready to wear without any need of special care.