Photo: Michael Hession Most cotton sheets are made in one of two weave patterns: percale or sateen. The different weaves affect the weight and feel of the fabric; choosing between them is a ...

For cotton sheets, percale refers to a weave where one thread is woven with another in a tight grid pattern. The fabric is light and airy, generally a more breathable option for summer.

Read our full L.L.Bean Percale Sheets review. No one does sateen sheets better than Brooklinen. Sateen is a type of cotton weave that produces a silky, buttery texture when compared to the matte ...

Like sheets, duvet covers come in a range of fabrics. But the most common material is cotton (whether in a percale or sateen weave) or linen. That doesn’t mean, however, that your bedding has to ...

The Luxe Sateen sheets are a bit warmer than crisp percale sheets but still breathable ... Sateen, on the other hand, is typically made with cotton. The weave, which sees the horizontal weft ...

Think of a basket: ‘over-under-over-under’. That is percale, and it typically has a matte finish. Similarly, sateen is also a type of weave, primarily used in Bamboo and Cotton. It is a ...

Within cotton, you’ll see percale and sateen sheets, terms that refer to the weave of the cotton, which determines the feel of the bedding. Then there’s linen (which is made of flax), bamboo ...