The cheerful orange stripes on one side herald warmth and summer, while the light blue mottled background provides a calm counterpart on the other side. Depending on what you feel like, simply turn the cushion and blanket around and create color accents in your bedroom that have a very different effect.

The comforter cover itself has a cooling effect on hot summer nights thanks to the linen, which is woven in a plain weave. Linen can conduct heat well and absorb a lot of moisture without feeling damp. As it also wicks away moisture quickly, it is perceived as pleasantly cooling. The natural fiber is also inherently antistatic and hardly attracts dust. Due to its smooth surface, linen fabrics are skin-friendly and easy to clean. The linen for these comforter covers is pre-washed and no longer has the initial stiffness typical of linen. It also becomes even softer with every wash. With a basis weight of 140 g/sqm, the fabric is rather light and hugs the body comfortably. The cover is fastened with wooden buttons.

Sampedro is one of the most prestigious textile manufacturers in Portugal. What started in 1921 with a small linen weaving mill producing sheets and towels, has now become an international player in the home textile sector. As one of the first companies in Portugal, Sampedro also began to produce checked, striped and printed fabrics - a novelty (traditionally, people in Portugal tend to use white linen), which brought Sampedro some fame and also economic success. Today, the product range includes all textiles for hotel and private use, with bed linen still being one of the core competencies. Production takes place entirely at the company's headquarters near Guimarães in northern Portugal, a traditional European textile region. From the initial design to weaving, bleaching, dyeing and printing to finishing and making up, everything takes place there under one roof. Traditional weaving craft and the most modern textile technology intertwine in the processing coordinated and ultimately bring forth textiles of outstanding quality.

Generally, linen bedding may be spun after washing and put in the dryer, but it can then shrink even more, especially it is more difficult to smooth and also does not get back the perfect smooth surface afterwards. But for those who like it more casual, it is the right thing to do. So if you want to put the laundry in the dryer, it has proven useful to put three to five tennis balls in the drum with it. This makes the bed linen softer and smoother - but it won't be as smooth as before, not even by ironing or mangling.
More gentle (and also energy-saving) is drying on the clothesline. Spin the covers after washing only briefly on, if you iron the best still slightly damp laundry after drying, it gets back the smooth surface.