Linoto: Linen Sheets, Towels, and Extra, Lower and Sewn to a T

It began with one man’s seek for sheets.

Method again in 2007, lengthy earlier than the Linen Sheet Revival, earlier than linen bedding was available from each housewares retailer (some effectively made, some not a lot), Jason Evege was on the lookout for “actual” linen sheets and struggling to seek out something for lower than—yikes—a grand.

“What’s extra, I needed to wait 4 to 6 weeks for supply from Europe,” he writes (right here). “I used to be so annoyed by my search that I made a decision to make my very own set of linen sheets in addition to just a few units for family and friends.”

Jason, who had a level in trend design, arrange an internet site: Linoto. “I used to be very lucky to have the entire abilities and equipment required to attempt my concepts with out giant capital investments,” he writes. Within the first “scrappy” yr, making sheets out of his residence on nights and weekends, he bought greater than 120 units worldwide. Quick ahead to as we speak, and Linoto’s stuffed about 10,000 orders on colourful linen sheets—plus bathtub towels, kitchen cloths, and extra—all made in its workshop in Westchester, NY.

Take a look at just a few of the choices.