Bed Care Guide
Cotton Bed Linen
Cotton bed linen is our overall preferred fabric for bed sheets. With fabric woven and finished by heritage weavers it is exceptionally soft, breathable, will stay white and have brilliant longevity. It will also get softer with each wash.
Always follow the care label on your linens in case of special finishes, embroideries and so forth.
Cotton bed linen is machine washable, dependent on any special finishes or embroideries – please always check your care label. When washing your cotton bed linen, use a sparing amount of detergent to avoid product build-up. We recommend to avoid detergent with optical brightening agents or products containing chlorine. Never use bleach, even diluted as it weakens natural fibres and will degrade them over time.
Cotton bed linen will get softer with every wash, but if you like to use a fabric softener we recommend using distilled white vinegar as a natural alternative as chemical softeners add a film to textiles. Avoid overfilling your washing machine to allow detergent and the water to properly distribute.
Follow care labels when washing and use these as definite guidance in case of hand embroidered elements or similar. If you have delicate details on your bed sheets, a cotton or linen bag is useful to wash your sheets within.
Washing your sheets weekly or twice weekly is optimum - it will enable your sheets to stay whiter and brighter for longer as oils are not penetrating the cotton as much.
Air drying is the best way to dry your sheets, if you can. When air drying bed linens, the optimum way is to stretch them out flat. If you are tumble drying your bed sheets, ensure to do so on a low heat and always remove your bed sheets before they are fully dry. Drying your sheets to a crisp in the tumble drier will make the fibres go frizzy and therefore feel rough.
Percale cotton will dry faster than sateen cotton, and a lower thread count will also dry more quickly.
There is nothing comparable to ironed sheets. Iron cotton on a medium to high heat. Embroidered details are best ironed on the reverse - it will make the embroidery pop.
