Flax grown in Normandy, sewn in Portugal
Linen Set
Stonewashed European flax bedding — duvet cover and two shams, softer at year three than year one.
$268
About it
Why the Linen Set is made the way it is.
Linen is the only bedding fibre that improves with age, and the reason people give up on it is that new linen feels like a tea towel. Ours is stonewashed for ninety minutes with volcanic rock before it is cut, which takes the first two years of softening off the calendar and puts it in the box.
The flax is grown in Normandy — around 80% of the world's apparel-grade flax comes from that one coastal strip, and buying anywhere else generally means buying the same flax with an extra shipping leg. It is spun and woven in Portugal to 165 gsm, which is heavy enough to drape properly and light enough to sleep under in July.
It wrinkles. That is not a defect we are managing around: a linen that does not wrinkle has been resin-treated, and the treatment is what makes cheap linen feel plasticky and stop breathing. If a crisp flat bed matters to you more than temperature regulation, buy percale cotton instead and we will happily say so.
Specifications
The details worth checking before you buy.
| Set contents | 1 duvet cover, 2 pillow shams |
|---|---|
| Sizes | Full/Queen (90 × 92 in) · King (108 × 96 in) |
| Weight | 165 gsm |
| Composition | 100% European flax linen, stonewashed |
| Closure | Corozo nut buttons, no zips or ties |
| Colours | Chalk · Fog · Clay · Deep Olive |
| Origin | Flax grown in Normandy, woven and sewn in Portugal |
| Certification | European Flax® certified · OEKO-TEX Standard 100 |
Care
How to not ruin it.
- Warm machine wash with a mild detergent. No fabric softener — it coats the fibre and stops it breathing.
- Tumble dry low and take it out slightly damp, then put it straight on the bed. That is the whole ironing strategy.
- Expect it to soften noticeably for about three years and then hold. Ours are on a ten-year seam guarantee.