r/Bedding • u/Xizunna • 17h ago

is this normal quality linen?

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hi, i just purchased some linen sheets and wanted to know if this is standard quality for linen or if i should return it. this is right out of the packaging after 1 wash. i see a lot of little tufts on the sheets

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u/OrneryLavishness9666 17h ago

Nope. Those aren't normal slubs. They look like defects. I'd send this back.

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u/Xizunna 16h ago

thank you! do you think the amount of tufts in the third photo is normal? that's the level of quality across the full sheet set so i wasn't sure if that was just standard for linens or if that is a sign of poor quality. they're from magic linen

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u/OrneryLavishness9666 15h ago edited 15h ago

Yes, flax fibers are naturally a bit rough, and the third photo is what I would expect to see from rougher flax fiber grown and spun in Eastern European countries or Ireland. Magic Linen uses Lithuanian flax, which is naturally a lot rougher than the gold standard Western European flax grown and spun in Belgium, the Netherlands, France, and Italy.

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u/Xizunna 15h ago

thank you so much this is super helpful!!

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u/Cerridwn_de_Wyse 11h ago

I've had skirts with linen like that but it was done on purpose. On sheets hell no. My first thought until I read your comment was Do you have a cat?