Linen Pillowcase Pair — Charcoal

Two linen pillowcases with a 2 cm flat flange round all four edges and a deep envelope back, so there is no zip or button to feel under your cheek. Made to match the duvet cover.

Charcoal is a washed dark grey, deep but deliberately not black.

The flange makes them sit a little larger and flatter than a plain pillowcase. The listed sizes are for the pillow they fit; the flange adds 2 cm on each side beyond that. Pale lint from towels and clothes shows on Charcoal more than anything else in the range. Over many washes it softens slowly towards a lighter slate, which most people like but you should expect.

Specification

• Colour: Charcoal
• Standard: fits a 51 × 76 cm (20 × 30 in) pillow, two cases, about 0.3 kg
• King: fits a 51 × 102 cm (20 × 40 in) pillow, two cases, about 0.4 kg
• Sizes are approximate and can vary by up to 2 cm
• Envelope back with a 20 cm fold-over; no zip, no buttons
• Sold as a pair, both the same colour
• 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.