Silky Cotton

Silky Cotton is a 300 thread count sateen: long-staple cotton in a weave that floats more warp over weft, which is what gives it the smooth face and the cool first touch. It is the smoothest of the four fabrics against the skin, and the one people choose when they want the bed to look made rather than lived in. Fitted sheets, duvet covers, pillowcase pairs and full sets, single through super king.

Colourways run from Milky White and Smoke through Juniper Green, Marine Blue and Charcoal Grey. To mix and match your own duvet set rather than take one colour throughout, the builder prices sheet, cover and pillowcases together. For how the sateen compares with the double gauze and the percale, see bedding fabrics.