Our Fabric Care Guides

Loving your linens

Our bed linen, sleepwear, daywear and homeware collections are made from the finest natural and sustainable fabrics. From cotton and pure linen to sumptuous velvet and certified organic cotton, we design pieces that are made to last. Purchasing good quality sheets, quilts, duvet covers, inners and pillows is an investment, so it’s worth taking the time to care for your bed linen correctly.

Our sustainable approach to textiles means that we make our collections in small batches and repurpose fabric offcuts into smaller items to reduce wastage. Following our fabric caring tips will lengthen the life of your items and keep them looking and feeling beautiful. The longer pieces are kept, cherished, handed down, repurposed and saved from landfill, the more sustainable they become.

Discover how to care for each of the beautiful fabrics we make our collections from.

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How to care for cotton, cotton percale, organic cotton and yarn dyed cotton

Pure cotton fabric is at the heart of our bed linen collections. We carefully source OEKO-TEX certified cotton and GOTS certified organic cotton from our suppliers, to ensure we’re creating the finest natural and sustainable bed linen for our customers.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS FOR COTTON

How to care for linen

The perfect fabric for all seasons, our linen collections are made from a responsive certified European linen fibre which will keep you cool in summer and warm in winter. Pure linen is beautiful, highly durable and sustainable. The more you use and launder your linen, the softer and more relaxed it becomes.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS FOR LINEN

How to care for cotton sateen bed linen

Our sumptuous cotton sateen bed linen is made from tightly woven, high thread count, pure cotton fabric. Cotton sateen is made by weaving four threads over and one thread under, creating a fabric that is soft, luxurious and smooth to the touch.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS FOR COTTON SATEEN

How to care for silk and modal sleepwear

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of pure silk against your skin. Silk is a luxurious, delicate fabric that requires special care and attention. Modal is made using natural cellulose fibres from wood pulp, creating a plant based fabric that is comfortable, breathable and incredibly soft on the skin making it a beautiful sleepwear fabric.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SILK AND MODAL

How to care for cotton cashmere daywear

Crafted from a fine cotton knit with a hint of cashmere, our Cotton Cashmere loungewear pieces feel incredibly soft. These versatile separates are designed to mix and match for relaxing in comfort.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS FOR COTTON CASHMERE

How to care for brushed cotton flannel bed linen

Brushed cotton flannel is made by weaving fat cotton yarn into fabric then brushing the surface to create a soft fluffy feel, creating bedding that’s perfect for cosy winter beds.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FLANNEL

How to care for velvet

Our luxurious velvet bedding collections are made from pure cotton velvet. With a sumptuous feel and lustrous sheen, velvet bedding will last for years if looked after properly.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS FOR VELVET

How to care for feather and down

We source the feather and down for our beautiful Downtime collection from carefully chosen suppliers who hold a current DOWNPASS certification. This means the feather and down is ethically harvested; supply chains are regularly audited and stringent hygiene requirements are met.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FEATHER AND DOWN

How to care for towels

One of life’s simple pleasures is wrapping yourself up in a big fluffy towel after a hot shower or a relaxing bath. Our Oasis towels are made from plush, absorbent Egyptian cotton loop in a range of colours to complement all bathrooms.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS FOR TOWELS

Our linen cupboard tips

Organise your linen cupboard to make locating your linens for each bed a little easier. Read our easy to follow tips for sorting, stacking and scenting your linen cupboard here. Plus learn how to fold a fitted sheet Wallace Cotton style!

LINEN CUPBOARD TIPS

Our washing tips

Every season we wash test our textiles, so we can offer the right laundering advice to our customers for our bed linen, homeware and sleepwear collections. We always recommend reading the instructions on the care label of every Wallace Cotton item, as each fabric type may have differing washing needs. Find out our general laundering tips including how to keep your whites white, our thoughts on laundry powders and understand our shrinkage allowance.

GENERAL WASHING TIPS

Our tips for fabric end of life care

When you’ve loved and used your Wallace Cotton items so much that you’ve worn them out, we’ve come up with a few suggestions for recycling or repurposing the fabric, for a sustainable ‘end of life’. And even though our collections are made from biodegradable fabrics, discover ways to give them a second chance and prevent them from going to landfill. Find out more here.

FABRIC END OF LIFE CARE