Hand Embroidered Bed Linen

All of our hand embroidered bed linens are made from luxurious 100% finest Linen, or 300 thread count cotton.  Thread count refers to the number of threads - both vertical and horizontal, in a one-inch square of fabric.  Thread count can be afffected by a number of factors, including ply and the thickness of threads used.  The ply of the fabric refers to how many threads are wrapped together into a single thread.

Using finer threads allows for more threads to fit into a square inch.  Fine threads often result in a smoother and softer fabric.  This is part of the reason high thread count fabrics are considered more desirable and luxurious than fabric made with a low thread count.

Linens that have a thread count of 100 or higher are considered desirable; 
ours has an amazing 300 thread count!

We work directly with manufacturers to create our own bespoke designs.  Our artisans are renowned for their sublime embroidery skills for and have carried on these skills and traditions for Centuries.

Our linens are exquisitely HAND EMBROIDERED by skilled craftspeople, and our designs are produced in an ethical environment.

  

CASHMERE & PASHMINA - What exactly are these?

Cashmere and Pashmina are the same - almost! 

Did you know the word is derived from the Persian word for wool - pashm.  This special wool comes from a beautiful goat - the Capra Hircus goat, which live at great altitudes in the Himalayas. Their special coats help insulate them from the very harsh winters there.  They have unique coats - a top layer and a inner layer.  Their hair is extremely soft and silken to the touch, but yet very durable. 

 

The goats are not sheared in the tradtional way, but shed their hair naturally, it is this hair that is collected and is termed Cashmere Wool.  The very fine inner layer of shed hair is sorted out from the rest, and this extraordinarily superior hair is termed Pashmina Wool.  Very few textiles are now made with 100% Cashmere or 100% Pashmina Wool- but ours are!!  What's more they are made with the very finest Wool available!  These are heirloom pieces!

Caring for your Pashmina:

We recommend dry-clean only.

It is possible however to extremely gently hand-wash your Pashmina, using luke warm water and gentle liquid soap. 
Rinse under running luke warm water.
DO NOT WRING OR TUMBLE DRY - It will shrink!
Dry in shade, away from direct sunlight.

Your Pashmina is a luxurious and rare textile - treat it with care!

    

Cashmere Throws & Blankets

Atelier Maison is working closely with small manufacturers in Nepal to make stunning ethical 100% Cashmere Throws especially for us.  Our throws are completely handmade from beginning to end!  The Cashmere wool is collected by hand, dyed by hand, woven by hand, and hand tied!  So you know you're getting something very special when you purchase one of our throws!

Needlepoint & Tapestry

Each of our handmade needlepoint  cushions take 1 WEEK to make by a skilled craftsperson.  Needlepoint is a type of canvas work. It is made with a yarn (or thread) being stitched by hand into a canvas - with warp and wefts - to form a design or pattern.  Tapestry is woven by hand onto a canvas, but the emphasis is on being woven rather than stitched by hand. We also have Aubusson cushions which are hand woven, available, please just ask us.  The wool is especially dyed for us, according to each design, then each cushion is delicately hand embroidered and stitched by real artisans, who take great pride in their work.  We know you will love our needlepoints/tapestries too.

Savonnerie workshops were founded in Paris in 1628, to supply crowned Heads of Europe, and important commissions. These rugs were woven by a Royal Manufacturer for Louis XIV to Louis XVI & His Queen Marie Antoinette.  Only the King was able to own or rarely sell a savonnerie carpet; this lead to the development of the Aubusson.

Aubusson is a region in France, where woven wool carpets/rugs and cushions were created mainly for sophisticated wealthy European families.  These carpets emulated the designs of the Savonnerie, and graced luxurious salons since the 17 Century.  These woven rugs and cushions are still hugely sought after today, and are rightly prized.

The types of stitching, threads and canvas used for needlepoint, make it useful and more durable than any other type of needlecraft. Contemporary designers such as Gisela Graham, Ralph Lauren and Sir Paul Smith are now producing needlepoints in their own designs.

Atelier Maison has our own unique designs, produced especially for us!  Our cushions are still made by the traditional method, extremely exclusive and are beautifully durable; they should last a lifetime!