Fibre to folded
Craft & Care
Six stages between a cotton bale and a folded quilt. None of them are interesting to look at, and all of them decide how the cloth feels in year three.
Fibre
Long-staple Indian cotton, Tencel lyocell from certified wood pulp, and washed linen for the blends. Nothing cut with polyester, anywhere in the range.
Dye
Yarn-dyed before weaving, not piece-dyed after. It costs more and it is the reason a Sleep Haven stripe is still the same colour in year five.
Weave
Jacquard looms build the pattern into the cloth thread by thread. Damask, paisley, brushstroke and botanical are all structure here, never surface print.
Wash & Finish
Sandwashing and enzyme finishing instead of chemical softeners. No optical brighteners, which is why our ivories age warm rather than grey.
Cut & Sew
Mitred corners, bound borders, coconut-shell buttons and hand-set piping. Shams are cut from the same panel as the spread so the pattern runs true.
Catalogue
Photographed, specced and published here. Prices are quoted, never listed, because retail, designer and hospitality terms are genuinely different.
Care, honestly
Six rules. The first two matter more than the rest combined.
Wash cold, halve the detergent
Residue is what makes old cotton feel stiff. Cold water and half a dose keeps the hand soft for years.
Never use fabric softener
It leaves a film that dulls the light-catch a jacquard depends on, and it kills absorbency in gauze.
Pull it out slightly damp
Over-drying makes the floating threads in a jacquard brittle. Fold damp, or hang in shade.
Skip the bleach
Chlorine weakens the floats that hold a woven pattern together. An oxygen brightener is safe; chlorine is not.
Rotate your sets
Two sets in rotation last more than twice as long as one set washed every week.
Store in cotton, not plastic
Plastic traps moisture and yellows natural fibre. Every made-to-order piece ships in a cotton bag for this reason.
Want the swatch box?
Twenty-four fabric swatches in a cotton folder, couriered free anywhere in India.