Modal Cloud

Modal Cloud is the fabric most of our sleepwear is made from: 95% modal spun from beech pulp, 5% elastane, knitted to a weight that drapes rather than clings.

This journal is everything we know about it. How the fibre is made and why it comes out finer than cotton. Why it recovers from creasing without an iron, and what that means for packing. How it handles heat and moisture on a warm night. How it compares with pure cotton, with silk, and with the cheap polyester "satin" it is often shelved beside.

And the practical half: how to wash, dry and store a modal set so it stays soft for years rather than seasons, and which mistakes take the drape out of it permanently.

Side view of the Summerhouse Modal Cloud pyjama set.

Modal vs Cotton: Which Is Better, and for What?

Modal vs cotton compared on softness, breathability, stretch, shrinkage, durability and care, with a clear answer on which to choose for pyjamas, underwear and t-shirts.

Modal vs Cotton: Which Is Better, and for What?

Modal vs cotton compared on softness, breathability, stretch, shrinkage, durability and care, with a clear answer on which to choose for pyjamas, underwear and t-shirts.

Summerhouse Modal Cloud long pyjama set in a green toile print.

What Is Modal Fabric? What It Is Made Of, and What It Is Like

Modal is a regenerated cellulose fibre spun from beech wood pulp. What it is made of, how it compares with viscose and cotton, and whether it breathes, stretches or shrinks.

What Is Modal Fabric? What It Is Made Of, and What It Is Like

Modal is a regenerated cellulose fibre spun from beech wood pulp. What it is made of, how it compares with viscose and cotton, and whether it breathes, stretches or shrinks.

A woman in the Ripe Lemon short pyjama set reading in a bed of rumpled natural bedding.

What Are the Best Modal Pyjamas? And What "Healthiest" Really Means

How to judge a modal pyjama set on the five things that separate a good one from a cheap one — and a straight answer on healthiest, non-toxic and what...

What Are the Best Modal Pyjamas? And What "Healthiest" Really Means

How to judge a modal pyjama set on the five things that separate a good one from a cheap one — and a straight answer on healthiest, non-toxic and what...

A woman in the Ripe Lemon short pyjama set sitting on a kitchen counter beside a bowl of lemons.

Is Modal Good for Sleepwear? An Honest Comparison

Modal versus cotton, silk and polyester on the four things that actually change how you sleep: drape, moisture, creasing and temperature. Plus the honest answer to whether one fabric can...

Is Modal Good for Sleepwear? An Honest Comparison

Modal versus cotton, silk and polyester on the four things that actually change how you sleep: drape, moisture, creasing and temperature. Plus the honest answer to whether one fabric can...

The Ripe Lemon short pyjama set laid out on a white bed.

What Are the Disadvantages of Modal Fabric?

Modal is soft, drapey and slow to pill — and it has four real drawbacks. Here is what they are, why they matter in sleepwear specifically, and how to tell...

What Are the Disadvantages of Modal Fabric?

Modal is soft, drapey and slow to pill — and it has four real drawbacks. Here is what they are, why they matter in sleepwear specifically, and how to tell...

Ribbon Red long pyjama set in Modal Cloud

Modal Cloud at Year Three: How the Fabric Actually Ages

What changes after a hundred washes, what does not, and the honest answer to how long a set lasts — which depends far more on your machine than on the...

Modal Cloud at Year Three: How the Fabric Actually Ages

What changes after a hundred washes, what does not, and the honest answer to how long a set lasts — which depends far more on your machine than on the...