Bedding by need
Bedding for hot sleepers
If you run warm at night, the cloth matters more than anything else on the bed. Of our four fabrics, two are the ones to pick: Plain Cotton percale, a crisp, matt one-over-one weave, and French linen, which takes up moisture and hands it back. Choose them in cool colours if you like the look; colour sets the mood, the fabric does the work.
Off White Plain Cotton percale, double set £59.90. Change the colour or swap any piece to linen in the builder.
Hot sleeper bedding in percale and linen
Each photograph is the variant itself. Prices start at the single size; pillowcases are priced each.
Bedding set, Snow
From £54.90
Made to order, ships in 3 to 6 days
Fitted sheet, Snow
From £44.90
Made to order, ships in 3 to 6 days
Duvet cover, Snow
From £64.90
Made to order, ships in 3 to 6 days
Pillowcases, Snow
From £17.90
Made to order, ships in 3 to 6 days
Bedding set, Off White
From £24.90
Duvet cover, Off White
From £29.90
Fitted sheet, Off White
From £19.90
Flat sheet, Off White
From £19.90
Light, matt and airy
Hot sleepers tend to prefer a cloth that feels flat and dry to the hand rather than smooth and close.
Which fabric for a hot sleeper
All four of our fabrics are pure cotton or pure flax. The difference is the weave and the weight.
| Fabric | Weave and weight | How it feels | Double set | For a hot sleeper |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plain Cotton | Percale, 200 thread count, a plain one-over-one weave | Crisp and matt; cool, flat and quiet | £59.90 | First choice |
| French linen | Stonewashed French flax, 170 GSM | Relaxed and textured; takes up moisture and hands it back | £139.90 | First choice |
| Cloud Cotton | Double gauze: two fine 200 thread count layers joined | Soft and crinkled; air sits between the two layers | £79.90 | If you like softness; a lighter layer than a duvet alone |
| Silky Cotton | Sateen, 300 thread count | Smooth with a low lustre; denser and heavier in the hand | £104.90 | Less suited: the densest weave |
Percale and sateen are both cotton; what changes is the weave. Percale crosses one thread over one under, which leaves a matt, crisp surface. Sateen floats threads over several others, which gives it lustre and a closer, heavier drape. Linen is flax, a hollow fibre with a looser, slubby weave.
Weave by weave: percale vs sateen and linen vs cotton bedding. A full comparison is on our bedding fabrics page, and pyjamas for warm nights are covered in our hot sleeper pyjama guide.
Cool colours to build in
Each opens the builder with a double bed in that colour and fabric. Colour does not change how warm a bed is; pick what looks cool to you.
Cool colour pairings
Pale on pale reads calm; one cool colour with white reads fresh.
The bed pictures here are styled previews of each pairing in our fabrics; the product photographs above show every piece in the colour you get. More pairings in how to mix bedding colours.
Questions about bedding for hot sleepers
What is the best bedding for hot sleepers?
Most hot sleepers prefer cotton percale or linen. Our Plain Cotton is a 200 thread count percale with a crisp, matt surface, and our French linen is a 170 GSM stonewashed flax that takes up moisture and hands it back. Both come in duvet covers, fitted sheets and pillowcases.
Is percale or sateen better for hot sleepers?
Percale. Both are cotton, but percale is a plain one-over-one weave that feels flat and crisp, while sateen floats threads to make a smoother, denser, heavier cloth.
Is linen bedding good for hot sleepers?
Linen is a popular choice for warm sleepers: flax is a looser, textured weave that takes up moisture and hands it back. Our Linen double set is £139.90; most linen colours are made to order and ship in 3 to 6 days.
Does the colour of bedding make a difference?
Not to temperature. Colour changes how a bed looks, not how warm it is. Whites, blues, sage and greys simply read as cool and calm.
How much is a percale double bedding set?
A Plain Cotton percale double set of fitted sheet, duvet cover and pillowcases is £59.90 in the colour combo builder, in any of 42 colours. Delivery is free in the UK.
More ways to choose
Bedding by need, by look and by room. Each page covers one question; the colour pages below cover one colour each.
Other colours
Every colour in our range has one page. The colour combo builder holds all of them in all four fabrics.
Or shop by bed size: Single, Double, King, Super King.
A percale bed, from £59.90
Fitted sheet, duvet cover and pillowcases for a double in crisp Plain Cotton percale. Swap any piece to French linen in the builder.
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