We cut and sew our sheets, duvet covers and pillowcases in our Hanoi workshop, and the small details are where that work shows. The photographs here come from our own archive, taken in April 2022. They show finished pieces up close: the elastic edge of a fitted sheet, the button placket of a duvet cover, and the weave beside a finished edge. Here is what each detail does, and what to check if you are ordering a piece made to your measurements.
The elastic edge of a fitted sheet
On a fitted sheet, the elastic sits inside a casing, a channel of fabric folded over and stitched along the edge. When the elastic contracts, it gathers the fabric around it. That gathering is what pulls the edge of the sheet underneath the mattress and keeps it there.
You can also see our label sewn at the edge, reading SCANDALINEN HANDMADE IN VIETNAM. It is a small thing, but it tells you where the piece was made.
The elastic can only do its job if the sheet is deep enough for your mattress. If you are ordering a custom fitted sheet, measure the depth with any topper and protector in place. Ask how the elastic is placed on the piece you are ordering.
The button placket of a duvet cover
A duvet cover needs an opening wide enough to get the insert in and out, and a way to close it neatly. In the archive photograph of a rust-coloured cover, the opening is finished with a placket: a folded band of fabric held flat by a straight line of stitching, with three round two-hole buttons along it.
The placket gives the buttons and buttonholes a folded edge to sit in, rather than a single layer of fabric. The stitching holds the folded band in place along the opening.
Closures vary between products and sizes. Before ordering, check the closure on the listing you are looking at, or ask us, especially for a custom size where the opening may be longer.
The weave beside the finished edge
The white fitted-sheet photograph shows the cloth beside its gathered edge. You can see the weave and soft creases in the original photograph, without a generated surface replacing them. When you compare colours, look at photographs taken in daylight, and remember that a screen can shift a shade.
What to confirm for a custom order
These photographs are from 2022. The colours and details shown are examples of our work, not a promise that every listing today looks the same. If you are ordering to your own measurements, it helps to confirm:
- the mattress width, length and depth, measured with all layers on
- for a duvet cover, the flat measurements of the insert itself
- the available closure and opening position for the piece you want
- the colour, checked in daylight photographs
When you have your numbers, send us your measurements for a custom quote and we will confirm the details with you before you order.
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