Linen Duvet Cover — Dusk

A plain linen duvet cover with a 2 cm flat flange running all the way round the edge, closed at the foot with coconut-shell buttons. Four cotton ties inside the corners hold the duvet in place so it does not bunch to one end.

Dusk is a muted grey-blue that reads more grey in daylight and more blue under warm lamps.

It is a cover only; the duvet inside is not included. The flange is counted in the sizes below, so the area that covers the duvet itself is about 4 cm smaller each way. Linen is cooler and heavier than cotton, and it will crease the moment you lie on it. Dusk can give off a little colour in its first few washes, so wash it on its own until the rinse water runs clear, and keep it away from pale towels.

Specification

• Colour: Dusk
• Twin: approx. 173 × 218 cm (68 × 86 in) including the flange, 5 buttons, about 1.1 kg
• Full/Queen: approx. 228 × 228 cm (90 × 90 in) including the flange, 6 buttons, about 1.5 kg
• King: approx. 264 × 228 cm (104 × 90 in) including the flange, 7 buttons, about 1.7 kg
• Sizes are approximate and can vary by up to 2 cm
• Closure: coconut-shell buttons across the foot end
• Four cotton corner ties inside
• Fits a standard duvet of the same US size
• Fabric: 100% linen (flax), plain weave, about 165 g/m² after washing; natural slubs and the odd darker fleck are part of the cloth
• Garment-dyed, then stonewashed and tumble dried, so it arrives soft and already shrunk; allow up to 2% more on the first wash
• Solid colour only: no print, no pattern, no quilting
• Made for us by our supplier's linen workshop; dispatched from Hong Kong within 3 to 5 business days

Care. Machine wash at 40°C on a gentle cycle with a mild liquid detergent, and wash Dusk and Charcoal on their own for the first few washes. No bleach and no fabric softener: softener coats the fibre and makes linen less absorbent. Tumble dry low or line dry, and take it out while it is still slightly damp; the crumpled look is the point, so ironing is optional. Linen sheds a little lint in its first washes and softens noticeably over the first month of use. More on Care & Materials.