NewPercale bedding set
Percale 300 · 3 colours
from €89.00
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- Designed in Finland
- OEKO-TEX certified
Free delivery over €80
Free delivery over €80
Cotton bedding in GOTS-certified organic cotton. The percale has a thread count of 300, and its tight plain weave makes it crisp and matte. The sateen has a thread count of 400, with a smooth surface and a slight sheen. Both are woven and sewn in Portugal from long-staple combed cotton. Choose percale if you sleep hot, and sateen if you like a smooth sheet that drapes softly. Besides GOTS, both are certified to OEKO-TEX Standard 100, and both are washed at 60°C.
NewPercale 300 · 3 colours
from €89.00
Sateen 400 · 3 colours
from €99.00
Percale 300 · 3 colours
from €49.00
The difference is the weave. In percale the yarn goes over one thread and under the next, so the surface is tight, matte and cool, like a well-ironed shirt. In sateen the yarn goes over four threads and under one, leaving more yarn on the surface. That is why sateen is smoother, has a slight sheen and feels warmer. Percale suits people who sleep hot, sateen a cool bedroom. Read the full comparison in the guide percale vs sateen.
GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) is the international standard for organic textiles. It requires the cotton to be grown organically without synthetic pesticides, and the whole production chain, from spinning and dyeing to finishing, to meet the standard's environmental and labour requirements. The fabrics are also certified to OEKO-TEX Standard 100. Read more in the guide OEKO-TEX and GOTS.
Wash percale and sateen bedding at 60°C, without bleach. Sateen is best washed inside out to keep the surface smooth. Line dry or tumble dry on a normal setting and take the sheets out while slightly damp. For a crisp, hotel-style finish, iron or mangle them damp on a medium setting.
In cotton we make the percale bedding set and the percale flat sheet in Hanki (bright white), Olki (pale beige) and Kallio (stone grey), and the sateen bedding set in Helmi (pearl white), Särkkä (sand) and Ulappa (navy blue).
Our cotton bedding is designed in Finland and woven and sewn in Portugal. The duvet covers have a hidden wooden-button placket at the foot and ties in the inside corners, and the pillowcases have an envelope closure. You can compare percale and sateen at home by ordering free fabric samples.
If you sleep hot or like a crisp, matte sheet, choose percale. If you get cold easily or like a smooth surface, choose sateen.
Cotton grown organically without synthetic pesticides or fertilisers. Our cotton is GOTS-certified, so the standard also covers how the fabric is made.
Percale stands up to friction slightly better because its weave is tighter. Looked after well, both last for years.
Long-staple combed cotton pills very little, because the short fibres are combed out before spinning. Don't overfill the drum when you wash.
The fabrics are woven and the bedding sewn in Portugal. We design it in Helsinki.