I started my journey in wearable art when I was poor a couldn't afford fabric so I bought old linens at the resale shop. I made everything with them (at $3.00 for a large table cloth and about the same for napkins, it was a deal) I made blouses, skirts and jackets out of them. I've just finished a jacket made from a vintage printed tablecloth which I'll post pic of when I get them taken. My friend made a cute blouse out of tablecloth fabric that she dyed a dark purple. The fabric in good linen table cloths and napkins is really nice.