Materials & Weaves
Percale, sateen, linen. The three that matter and the ones that don’t.
Bamboo And Silk
Bamboo viscose, lyocell and silk: what the fibre really is, how it sleeps, and when the price is worth it.
Nothing published in this corner yet.
Certified
OEKO-TEX, GOTS and the other labels: what each one actually certifies, and what it leaves out.
Nothing published in this corner yet.
Cotton
Egyptian, Pima, Supima, long-staple: what the words mean at the mill and whether you can feel the difference in bed.
Nothing published in this corner yet.
Linen
Flax, from the first stiff night to the twentieth wash. Why it costs what it costs and who it is for.
Nothing published in this corner yet.
Microfiber
Polyester by another name. Where it is the right call, where it sleeps hot, and how to tell a good one from a bad one.
Nothing published in this corner yet.
Weave
Percale, sateen, twill, jersey: how each one is built and why that decides feel, temperature and how it wears.
Nothing published in this corner yet.
Alfredo Ramses
Textile engineer, founder and researcher. I have spent my working life making fabric and watching how it behaves, and nobody assigns these guides or pays for one. Everything here was slept on, washed, and slept on again before a word was written about it.
About Alfredo