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Organic Pillow Shams:

Our Pillow Sham is made of organic cotton fabric and fits all conventional-size pillows: boudoir, standard, king, and euro. The boudoir sham has a two-inch flange that runs all the way around. The flange on the other sizes is two-and-a-half inches. All have an opening at the back with a six-inch overlap on the inside.

Organic Bedskirt:

Our organic cotton Bedskirt comes in 4 panel sections so it can easily be removed from the bed and washed without having to pick up the entire mattress. The fabric lies flat and is not gathered. Our former bed skirt models were a muslin platform which required moving the mattress to put it on or take it off.

Organic Flat Sheet:

Our Flat Sheet is sewn with a four-inch hem at the top and a half-inch hem on the sides and bottom. Percale, Damask Check, and Damask Stripe fabrics have a reverse hem detail at the top. Sheet sets are made with organic cotton fabric and come in Flannel, Percale, Damasks, Sateens, Sateen Prints and Wisteria.

Organic Fitted Sheet:

Our Fitted Sheet is constructed with a high-quality elastic that runs all the way around the bottom. The 15" pocket depth is designed to accommodate thicker mattresses. Custom sizes are available, please inquire.

Organic Pillow Case:

Our Pillow Case is made with a four-inch hem at the opening. The Percale, Damask Check, and Damask Stripe have a reverse hem turned to the outside of the opening. Pillow cases are always sold in pairs.

Organic Envelope Pillow Case:

Our Envelope Pillow Case is similar to a European-style pillow case and has an eight-inch fold-over flap at the opening that holds the pillow inside. It is four inches shorter in length than a traditional pillow case. It has a four-inch hem at the opening. Percale, Damask Check, and Damask Stripe have a reverse hem turned to the outside of the opening. Envelope pillow cases are always sold in pairs. This type of envelope case style helps to further protect your pillow from dirt and increase the lifespan of your natural bedding.

Organic Duvet Cover:

Our Duvet Cover is constructed with the opening at the bottom. Depending on the size, the opening is sewn-in between six to fifteen inches on each side and have button closures. Custom sizes are available, please inquire.

Organic Wash Cloths:
Wash Cloths are 550 gram weight twill weave in natural ivory or bleached white with hydrogen peroxide.

Where Our Cotton Comes From:

• All natural bedding products are made from certified organically grown cotton.

• The cotton is grown in Peru, Turkey, India and Uganda.

Organic Cotton Certification:
Every fiber of cotton we use is produced in accordance with the standards set forth by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM). Individual organizations handle the actual certification: IMO, a Swiss-based organization, certifies our Indian-grown cotton; SKAL, a Dutch certifier, must approve our Ugandan and Turkish cotton.

What standards must we meet in order for our cotton to be certified as organic? At the top of the list outlined by IFOAM in its Growing and Processing Standards are the following: seeds must be non-genetically engineered; insects should be controlled by methods that simulate what occurs in the natural environment, where "good" bugs eat "bad" bugs. There must also be an emphasis on keeping plants healthy- healthy plants are more resistant to infestation-fields are usually weeded by hand. Organic farms are not allowed to use any chemical fertilizers or chemical inputs, such as herbicides or other pesticides.

Still, no matter what organic farmers do to prevent disease and insect infestation, their yields are less than conventional yields. All our organic cotton is grown in three developing countries-India, Turkey, and Uganda on family farms that range in size from 2 to 250 acres. We willingly pay premium prices to these small-scale growers for their organic cotton fiber, because this encourages organic practices that protect, not only the environment, but these farmers, their families, and their communities from exposure to toxic agricultural chemicals. Also, by purchasing our cotton at a better price per pound, we help support local and economically sustainable production.

Our Cotton Mills:

After the fiber has been picked, it is ginned at a facility near the growing area. Ginning removes the seeds from the cotton fiber or lint, as it is called. The lint is then baled and sent to "our" mill in Punjab, India where it is spun into yarn, which is then woven into fabric. It is a state-of-the-art facility with computerized looms and the best spinning equipment available. Just as important, the facility is ISO (International Standards Organization) 9002 certified-which speaks well for both the quality of production and its labor and environmental practices.

Once at the mill, the lumpy cotton lint is turned into a fuzzy cloud. This first step is called carding, and the cotton product, roving. Carding homogenizes the fibers, spacing each one equidistantly from the next. The roving must then be combed. Combing aligns the fibers; it separates out the longest and strongest fibers from the weaker, shorter fibers. These fall out from between the teeth of the comb and become noil-a material that makes ideal mattress stuffing. The roving is now spun into yarn.

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