Wide White Linen for Altar Cloths

A large altar deserves a cloth cut from a single width, with no center seam running down the mensa. These wide white fabrics were chosen for exactly that job.

Wide widths for big altars

• Porcelain Linen™ – 90 inches wide. A white linen and polyester blend that presses well and stands up to frequent laundering. This is a blend, and we say so plainly.
• Resplendent 108 Inch Linen Blend – our widest cloth at 108 inches, a linen blend that covers the largest altars in one seamless width.

Prefer pure linen?

• Renaissance Linen – pure Irish linen, 60 inches wide, the traditional fair-linen cloth.
• Alabastrine White Linen – 57 inch white linen for altar cloths and church linens.

Pure linen or blend is stated on every listing. Blends trade some tradition for width and easy care; pure linen is the classic. Your altar, your call, and we will help you make it.

Swatch before yardage

Order swatches of two or three candidates for a few dollars each and compare whites side by side on your altar.

How much width do you need?

Measure the mensa width plus the drop at front and back (for a full frontal-style cloth) or the mensa plus hems for a fair linen. Send us your measurements and we will confirm which width fits before you order.

Why here

Family-owned studio serving altar guilds and 22,737 makers, over 1,000 five-star reviews, cut to order and shipped from Minnesota.

FAQ

Is a linen blend acceptable for altar cloths? Many parishes use blends for undercloths and everyday cloths and reserve pure linen for the fair linen. Traditions vary; we stock both and label both honestly.

Widest fabric you carry? 108 inches, the Resplendent linen blend.