Swatch box - Linen blankets
A box of pure linen blanket swatches in all three calming colours, carefully curated in Denmark.
A box of pure linen blanket swatches in all three calming colours, carefully curated in Denmark.
About linen
Why does pure linen bedding feel so different from cotton?
Linen and cotton handle moisture differently. Every night you give off a fair amount of water vapour, which the sheet absorbs and releases, and that decides how it feels while you sleep.
Flax fibre takes up that moisture quickly and gives it back to the air, so the cloth stays relatively dry to the touch even when it holds quite a lot. Cotton absorbs too, but holds on to it longer, so your sheet sooner feels clammy and cold.
How do I wash linen?
See our washing instructions for linen bedding and for throws & blankets.
Does thread count matter?
No. Thread count is a cotton quality measure, which does not really apply to linen.
Cotton yarn is fine, so a good cotton sheet has a thread count of 200, 400 or even 600. Flax fibre is several times thicker and can never be woven that densely, so our bed linen has a thread count of only about 80 or more. A lower number is not a lower grade.
The high thread counts in cotton actually work against breathability. The fine weave then lets less and less air through the cloth. Those very high counts are often achieved with multi-ply yarns twisted together, which adds weight and shine but not breathability. Linen's open weave does exactly the opposite.
For linen, fabric weight, origin and finishing tell you more. Ours is 175 g/m², enzyme soft-washed.
Isn’t linen cold?
Linen feels fresh and cool when you first slip into bed. That feeling soon passes as the fabric warms against your skin. How warm you feel through the night depends mainly on your duvet.
Our 175 g/m² linen duvet cover works year-round, with a light duvet in summer or a warmer one in winter. On warm summer nights, combine our linen flat sheet with one of our exclusive pure linen blankets.
