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
Crisp, matte, cool
Percale is a cotton fabric woven tightly in a plain weave that feels crisp, cool and matte, like the sheets in a good hotel. Our percale is GOTS-certified organic cotton with a thread count of 300, woven in Portugal from long-staple combed cotton. The bedding is also sewn in Portugal and designed in Finland. In percale we make a bedding set and a traditional flat sheet in Hanki (bright white), Olki (pale beige) and Kallio (stone grey). It suits you especially if you sleep hot. The fabric takes 60°C washes and, besides GOTS, is certified to OEKO-TEX Standard 100.
NewPercale 300 · 3 colours
from €89.00
Percale 300 · 3 colours
from €49.00
Percale is a cotton fabric woven in a plain weave: each thread goes alternately over one thread and under the next. The weave is tight and even, so percale has a matte surface that feels crisp. Hotel sheets are often percale, which is why many people know the feel from a hotel bed. Percale also stands up to frequent washing, another reason hotels like it.
Percale suits you if you sleep hot or like a cool, crisp sheet. The plain weave lets air through, and the matte surface doesn't feel slippery on the skin. Percale creases a little in the wash. If you want a smooth, hotel-style surface, iron or mangle it damp. If creases don't bother you, you can skip the ironing.
Thread count is the number of threads in one square inch of fabric, an area of 2.54 × 2.54 centimetres. Ordinary shop percale is often around 200, and ours is 300. A higher thread count means finer yarn and a tighter weave, so the fabric is smoother and lasts longer. In percale, going above about 400 mostly just makes the fabric heavier, because a plain weave can only hold so many threads. Read more about thread count.
Our percale is GOTS-certified organic cotton. GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) requires the cotton to be grown organically without synthetic pesticides, and the whole production chain from dyeing to finishing to meet the standard's environmental and labour requirements. The fabric is also certified to OEKO-TEX Standard 100. It is woven in Portugal from long-staple combed cotton. The long fibre makes the yarn even and reduces pilling. Read more about the OEKO-TEX and GOTS labels.
Wash percale bedding at 60°C without bleach. Shake the sheets out after washing and line dry or tumble dry on a normal setting. Take them out while slightly damp and iron on a medium setting, or fold them straight away, to keep the creases small.
A tight plain weave is one of the most durable weaves, because the yarn is bound into the fabric at every other point and no long lengths of yarn are left on the surface to rub. That is why percale lasts hundreds of washes and only gets slightly softer with use. Looked after well, a percale sheet lasts for years.
Our percale bedding is designed in Helsinki and sewn in Portugal. The duvet cover has a hidden button placket with wooden buttons and ties in the inside corners, and the pillowcases have an envelope closure.
In percale we make a bedding set and a flat sheet in Hanki (bright white), Olki (pale beige) and Kallio (stone grey). You can see all our cotton bedding on the cotton bedding page. If you are not sure whether percale or sateen suits you, read our comparison.
Percale is a cotton fabric woven tightly in a plain weave, with a crisp, matte surface.
They are different. Percale is cooler and more matte, sateen smoother and warmer.
A little. Iron or mangle it damp if you want a smooth surface.
Around 200–400. Ours is 300.
Often, because percale stands up to frequent washing and feels crisp.
The fabric is woven from GOTS-certified organic cotton and the bedding sewn in Portugal. We design it in Helsinki.
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