Bed Threads Organic Cotton review: Budget ‘buttery soft' linen

News.com.au

4 days ago

When it comes to home furnishings, I've always had champagne tastes despite my budget being decidedly more beer-adjacent (just ask my husband).
I firmly believe every home should be a haven of comfort and that the saying 'buy cheap, buy twice' applies one hundred fold when it comes to your homewares and appliances.
That being said, in this current financial climate, one must economise — even when it comes to a place where we spend at least eight hours a day.
For years, I've loved the look and feel of linen bedding. It gives your bedroom an understated, chic finish with minimal effort thanks to linen 's natural texture. It is also so comfy in summer and only gets softer with every wash.
However it is prohibitively expensive at times, costing upwards of $500 to kit out a queen bed. Which is why it's no surprise we've seen an increase in brands adopting a more affordable material.
From $50 at Bed Threads
Known for their high-quality 100% French Flax Linen Bedding range, Bed Threads has become the latest brand to release an Organic Cotton range which I have been road testing* for the last four weeks.
Bed Threads co-founder Genevieve Rosen Biller told news.com.au checkout that Organic Cotton 's affordability has been a 'welcome benefit, but it wasn't the driving factor'.
'The main motivator here was delivering customers the Bed Threads experience in the fibre they were genuinely looking for,' she said.
Rosen Biller said the response since launching a second material in its signature bedding range has been 'incredible'.
'We sold out of our Espresso and Berry colourways in the first week, which was far sooner than we anticipated,' she said.
'We've been thrilled to receive five-star reviews and comments like 'finally' and 'we've been waiting for this' from customers as well.'
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Bed Threads' Organic Cotton range is available in eight colourways: Vanilla, Berry, Butterscotch, Apple, Moss, Aegean and Espresso.
Personally, I prefer more muted or neutral tones that lean on the cool tone side for my bedding, so I struggled to pick a colour combo at first.
But given Bed Threads is known for its jewel shades and bold colour combos, I decided to go wild and pick out a set of sheets in Espresso, a rich chocolate brown, and duvet colour/pillowcases in Moss, a dark forest green.
The bedding came beautifully packaged in organic cotton bags, a nice touch given other brands will usually package their manchester in plastic.
Straight away, the quality was evident — the stitching was to a high standard with no snags or lose threads and the cotton was buttery soft to the touch.
Putting the set on my bed, it transformed my bedroom instantly into a trendy hotel room — the colour combination was perfection and it gave off a sophisticated, (dare I say) sexy feel.
Given it's cotton and not linen it does have a more structured look on the bed which was a bit hard to get used at first.
But it still had that understated, elegant look that I love about block-colour manchester.
WHAT'S IT LIKE TO SLEEP ON?
In short: Extremely comfortable. These sheets are like floating on air on a cool, crisp day. They don't make you feel hot but also aren't as cooling as linen, making it ideal as an all-year bed linen option.
The sheets are soft without being slippy or too shiny, a pet hate of mine with high thread count cotton sheets.
HOW DOES IT WASH?
One of the benefits of Bed Threads' Organic Cotton collection is that they're more low maintenance then their more sophisticated cousin, 100% French Flax Linen Bedding.
Bed Threads recommends washing its linen range in a cold, gentle cycle and avoid putting it in the dryer.
I've washed this range four times now on a regular cycle, throwing it in the dryer on two occasions. All times the colour has held well and it's stayed soft too. Being cotton, it is also quick to dry if you hang it on the line. My only issue that I find it does collect a few bits of fuzz and my hair.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
A queen bundle set of the Bed Threads Organic Cotton range will set you back $360 versus $576 for the 100% French Flax Linen Bedding range. Each Bed Threads bundle includes a duvet cover, fitted sheet, flax sheet and four pillowcases.
Otherwise it's $150 for a queen duvet cover (versus $250 for the linen cover), $50 for a pair of pillowcases ($70 for the linen version), $100 for a queen fitted sheet or flat sheet ($160 and $170 in linen).
Despite the price difference, Rosen Biller said that both collections are 'long-lasting products crafted to the highest quality standards' and 'our customers are ultimately choosing the fibre (or colour palette) that most resonates with them'.
'As a more widely available fabric, cotton is naturally more economical than linen – a fibre which is so in-demand that it's often subject to shortages,' she said.
OVERALL VERDICT
While the Organic Cotton range is still priced at the more expensive end for bedding, after road testing it for a month I can say it is well worth ir.
It's incredibly comfortable to sleep on, washes well and you can tell the fabric and stitching is high quality.
It's also a great alternative for shoppers who want a more affordable and low maintenance fabric than linen, but don't want to sacrifice on style or comfort.
And let's face it, what's better than saving a few pennies on bedding and using that money to treat yourself to a bottle of bubbly. French champagne anyone?
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