Care Guide

Knowing how to wash, dry and care for your linen will keep it beautifully fresh and ensure that it stays in great condition and long-lasting.

Washing Your Linen

  • The first thing to do is separate your bedding into colours and lights. Not sure what to wash your striped fabrics with? All of our striped bedding is yarn-dyed and not printed, so they won’t run or leach onto other colours.
  • To avoid your sheets and pillowcases climbing inside of the duvet cover, button up your duvet cover before loading it into the machine. 
  • Don’t overload your machine! fill it up to a maximum of three-quarters capacity. This will avoid prominent creases
  • Go for mild colour-safe detergent to avoid harsh chemicals.

Fabric Softener / Bleach: We do not recommend the use of fabric softener or bleach on our bedding. Linen is a naturally soft fabric. Softeners will damage the fibres in an effort to break it down. Avoid dryer sheets and bleach as it is too harsh for linen and damages the fabric.

Temperature: Washing your linen at a gentle 40 degrees, which is the temperature that will effectively remove dirt and natural body oils and is less energy-consumptive than higher temperatures.

Stains: The best tip is to act fast! Apply detergent/stain remover directly to the stain, gently massage it in, and allow it to sit for 15 minutes so that the detergent/stain remover begins to work and then wash as soon as possible.

Drying Your Linen

  • If you have access, the easiest and most energy-efficient way to dry your linen is to hang it on a line outdoors. If you are in the UK, be sure to make the best use of the small window of opportunity of the warmer, sunnier days. Alternatively, dry flat or on a clothes airer indoors.
  • If you don’t have access to outdoor space or if you want to give your bed linen a bit of a helping hand, then tumble dry on low tumble heat setting to minimize wrinkles, until the bedding is almost dry then leave to fully dry on an airier indoors. Avoid a hot cycle for all fabrics, as heat can wear out the fabric and damage the elastic on fitted sheets.
  • Remember that the sun is the natures bleach! Great for those white and light colours, but keep an eye on darker linens.

Do I need to iron my bed linen?: In a word, nope! You will love the natural look. The best way to avoid big creases is to remove the bedding promptly from the washing machine, give it a couple of good flicks and then air dry. If you want super crisp sheets, and can’t live without ironing, then iron on both sides with a low setting and lots of steam, preferably while the linen is still a bit damp.

How to store my bed linen?: Store in a cool dry place, out of direct sunlight.  We recommend storing your linen in a linen bag or you could put the whole set into one of the pillowcases, to keep everything organised.