Natural Hand Woven Laundry Baskets

Our beautiful flat lidded laundry baskets are hand woven in Senegal, where women have been weaving baskets for generations, all crafted in their own small villages, making each basket a unique thing of beauty. The baskets are woven from a local grass, with strips of repurposed plastic that are traditionally used for making small mats. Available in two sizes: Medium (H38cm x W33cm) Large (H53cm x W38cm)

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Size Chart

Standard Beds

Standard Cot	23" x 47"	60 x 120cm
Cot Bed	27" x 55"	70 x 140cm
Single	3' x 6'3"	90 x 190cm
Double	4'6" x 6'3"	140cm x 190cm
King	5' x 6'6"	150cm x 200cm
Superking	6' x 6'6"	180cm x 200cm
Emperor	6'6' x 6'6"	200cm x 200cm

Duvet Covers

Cot Bed Duvet Cover	47" x 55"	120 x 150cm
Single Duvet Cover	54" x 78"	137 x 200cm
Double Duvet Cover	78" x 78"	200 x 200cm
King Duvet Cover	90" x 86"	230 x 220cm
Superking Duvet Cover	102" x 86"	260 x 220cm
Emperor Duvet Cover	114" x 92"	290 x 235cm

Flat Sheets

Single Flat Sheet	70" x 108"	180 x 275cm
Double Flat Sheet	90" x 108"	230 x 275cm
King Flat Sheet	108" x 117"	275 x 300cm
Superking Flat Sheet	120" x 110"	304 x 280cm

Pillows

Cot Bed	22" x 14"	57 x 35cm
Standard	19" x 29"	50 x 75cm
Superking	19" x 36"	50 x 90cm
Square	26" x 26"	65 x 65cm
Baby Pillow	12" x 16"	30 x 40cm

There is often some confusion over the different styles of pillowcases. To put it simply, a proper Oxford pillowcase has a border all the way around and mitred corners, not to be confused with a "mock" Oxford pillowcase which has no mitred corners. A household pillowcase is plain with no border. All our pillowcases have generous inside flaps for a perfect fit.

Fitted Sheets

Our fitted sheets are manufactured to fit all standard beds, elasticated around each end, with generous box depth of 14" - 35.5cm

Valances

Our valances are manufactured to fit all standard beds and have a drop of 15.5" - 40.5cm

Thread Count

The definition of thread count is simply the number of threads woven into one square inch of fabric. The number is based on the threads woven horizontally (weft) and vertically (warp).
The quality of the cotton used is the most important factor as well as the weaving and finishing process. For bed linen, using a fine quality single strand the maximum threads that can be woven into one square inch is agreed to be 500.

Very high thread counts of 500 and above usually mean that the yarn has been plied. In other words, it is produced by counting twisted, thinner yarns as double.
A fabric that has 250 individual four ply yarns in a square inch is counted as 1,000 thread count fabric.

However, using thinner, less durable yarn means that you can fit more threads on the loom, but it can significantly decrease the strength and lifespan of your bed linen.
Sometimes, extra threads can be woven into the weft to increase the thread count. these added threads are called picks and are added into the overall count which is how some bed linen ends up having thread counts in the thousands. This practice increases the thread count but otherwise serves no practical or useful purpose. Depending on the number of picks used it can make a product feel heavy and uncomfortable.

A 180 thread count fabric woven using a fine quality single yarn can be in fact, far superior to a fabric claiming to have a very high thread count.
Percale bed linen is crisp and long lasting. Sateen has a lustrous satin finish and a softer feel.

A jacquard is a type of weave that allows the pattern to be integrated into the fabric whilst retaining its soft and smooth feel.

At Cologne and Cotton, the quality of the fabrics used for our bed linen has always been our highest priority. we continually strive to source the very best quality from around the world.
Our bed and bath linens are beautiful, long lasting and will give years of pleasure and wellbeing.