How to care for your linen quilt?

How to care for your linen quilt?

Placing a linen quilt on your bed ensures a soft and comfortably warm sleeping experience. Could this be the very definition of happiness? You may be wondering how to care for your new linen quilt. Embrin shares its method and tips to ensure your linen quilt enjoys a long life.

Characteristics of the linen quilt

The Embrin quilt features a cover made from patterned fabric in 100% washed linen and is filled with wadding made in France consisting of 50% merino and 50% polyester. Oeko-Tex certified, it contains no harmful chemicals for the skin or the environment.

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How to care for a linen quilt day to day?

Washed linen is a fine, natural fabric that requires little maintenance. There is no need to give your quilt special daily care. Moreover, it is designed to be placed on top of a sheet or duvet and therefore does not come into direct contact with the sleeper’s skin.

There is no need to wash the quilt every day, or even every week as you would with a duvet cover.

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Washing your linen quilt once or twice per season is enough to freshen it up and restore the wadding’s loft.

Between washes, you can leave it outside in the fresh air for a day to dust it and remove any viruses sensitive to heat or cold.

How to wash a linen quilt?

To wash your Embrin linen quilt, machine wash it cold, ideally using a gentle spin cycle suitable for delicate fabrics. A natural or ecological detergent without bleach will clean your quilt while respecting both the fabric and the planet. Avoid detergents, bleaching agents, and chlorine, as these damage the colours and the linen fibres.

For the first wash

Before the first wash, we recommend soaking the linen quilt in a basin of cold water with 25 cl of white vinegar to set the colours of the patterns for the long term. A few hours will suffice.

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How to remove stains from a linen quilt?

Quilts can be exposed to many stains such as chocolate, tea, coffee, or lipstick. Fortunately, Embrin shares some natural remedies:

  • For chocolate stains: a mixture of warm vinegar, lemon juice, water, and washing-up liquid.

  • For blood stains: a mixture of warm water and washing-up liquid.

  • For wine stains: sparkling water.

  • For coffee stains: scrub with stain-removing soap.

  • For tea stains: a mixture of 90° alcohol and white vinegar.

  • For lipstick stains: methylated spirits.

How to dry a linen quilt?

To dry your quilt, nothing beats fresh air. A tumble dryer on a gentle or delicate cycle is also possible.

Drying at too high a temperature may shrink the merino wadding inside and eventually damage the linen fibres.

Tip: Do not hesitate to lay it flat to help the filling settle evenly.

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Our customers' reviews

Colours a bit more muted than in the photos, however the pattern is lovely and the colours are very harmonious. People often ask me where I bought it. In short, I do not regret my purchase and never tire of this quilt which keeps us nice and warm in the evening on the sofa. Top quality!

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Couleurs un peu plus éteintes que sur les photos, néanmoins motif ravissant et couleurs très harmonieuses. On me demande souvent où je l'ai acheté. Bref, je ne regrette pas mon achat et ne me lasse pas de cet édredon qui nous tient bien au chaud le soir sur le canapé. Qualité au top !

Claire

This quilt is perfect for warming up winter evenings, very satisfied with my purchase.

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Vraiment ravie

Cette courtepointe est parfaite pour réchauffer les soirées d'hiver, très satisfaite de mon achat.

Laure
In beautiful sheets! 3 years ago
Herbier de Lin Washed Linen Bedspread

I received my order of washed linen sheets in flax flower colour. Superb fabric quality and a lovely soft colour. I also added a bed runner with a linen herbarium pattern. The whole set is very beautiful.

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Dans de beaux draps !

J’ai reçu ma commande de draps en lin lavé de couleur fleur de lin. Superbe qualité de tissu et une belle couleur douce. J’y ai également ajouté un bout de lit motif herbier de lin. L’ensemble est très beau.

Elsa H.
Very nice effect 1 year ago
Washed Linen Quilt Natural Stripe

It is a very good quality product, the texture is pleasant and it is nice and thick.

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Très bel effet

C'est un produit de très bonne qualité, la texture est agréable et il est bien épais.

Laurence
Impeccable finishing 1 year ago
Washed Linen Quilt Envol de Faisans

The pattern of this quilt is absolutely lovely, and the linen is so pleasant to the touch!

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Finitions impeccables

Le motif de cette courtepointe est absolument ravissant, et le lin est si agréable au toucher!

Rachel
Beautiful and practical 1 year ago
Washed Linen Quilt Wild Fauna

The quilt is elegant and functional, an excellent addition to my home.

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Beau et pratique

La courtepointe est élégante et fonctionnelle, un excellent ajout à mon intérieur.

Laëtitia

I fell for a bed runner with the thatched cottages. As my second home is one, I couldn’t resist.

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Chaumières de charme

J’ai craqué pour un bout de lit avec les chaumières. Ma résidence secondaire en étant une, je n’ai pu résister.

Nathalie C.

I am delighted with my purchase, the flowers are very beautiful. A lot of detail in this creation.

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Je suis ravie de mon achat, les fleurs sont très belles. Beaucoup de détails dans cette réalisation.

Fabienne

Our Commitments

Rooted in our rural heritage and local terroir, we are proud to offer products from an eco-friendly, locally sourced supply chain of excellence.

Eco-friendly

Eco-friendly

Linen is the only vegetable textile fibre native to Europe. 85% of the world's textile linen is grown along the coastal strip from Caen to Amsterdam. GMO-free, irrigation-free, defoliant-free, waste-free, our Norman linen helps the planet breathe!

Made in France

Made in France

Our products are made from top-quality linen, grown in Normandy and processed by the Terre de Lin cooperative. They are handcrafted by passionate artisans in our Normandy workshop, as well as in partner workshops across France.

Fair Pricing

Fair Pricing

We advocate responsible consumption through the application of fair pricing all year round: no sales or promotional operations that encourage overconsumption. Transparency and fair pricing for flax producers and processors, as well as for our customers.

Quality Since 1930

Quality Since 1930

Our family perpetuates an ancestral craftsmanship to cultivate exceptional linens on our farms in Normandy. This expertise was initiated by our great-grandfathers in the 1930s. All three passionate, they passed on to subsequent generations a love for this delicate fibre.