Care guide

Treat your bedlinen the way you'd treat a good shirt and it will live for a decade. Here's everything we tell our atelier customers in person.

First wash

Always wash a new set before the first sleep. Cold cycle, with similar colours, no detergent stronger than a mild liquid. The first wash sets the weave and removes any residual finishing. Don't skip it.

Day to day

• Machine wash cool (30°C). Mild liquid detergent. No bleach, ever.
• Tumble dry low or — better — line dry in the shade. Sun bleaches darker colours.
• Iron on low while still slightly damp for the crispest finish. Linen prefers no iron at all.
• Rotate two sets weekly. Sheets last twice as long when they aren't washed back-to-back.

Stains

Treat fresh stains with cold water and a mild stain stick within an hour. Hot water sets protein stains; bleach kills the dye and the weave. Patience beats chemistry.

Storage

Folded, in a breathable cotton bag (the one your set arrived in works), away from direct sunlight. Not in plastic — bedlinen needs to breathe.

Sateen vs Plain weave

Plain (percale) gets crisper with each wash. Sateen gets softer. Both are right; pick the one that matches how you want your bed to feel on the first night versus the hundredth.

If something goes wrong

Email the atelier — support@lillyandpeach.com. We've fixed dye runs, lost pillowcases, and one very dramatic biryani incident. We'll fix yours.