Satin Pillowcase | Satin Silk Pillowcase | Satin Pillow Slip

No, and we would rather say so on the page than in the small print. This is satin, which is a weave rather than a fibre. It gives you the smooth surface and the sheen at a much lower price. If you want actual silk, our mulberry silk pillowcase is 100% silk and costs EUR 49.

Silk is a natural protein fibre spun by silkworms. Satin describes how a fabric is woven, and satin pillowcases are usually made from polyester. Both feel smooth, but silk breathes better, holds less static and lasts longer. Satin is cheaper and easier to look after.

Price, mostly, and practicality. At EUR 29 you can buy several and rotate them, and satin puts up with a hotter wash and a tumble dryer better than silk does. For a child's room, a spare room or a first try at a smooth pillowcase, it is a sensible choice.

On friction, largely yes: the surface is smooth, so hair slides rather than catches, which is the main reason people buy either fabric. Where satin differs is breathability and moisture, because polyester holds heat and does not manage moisture the way silk does.

More than silk. Polyester traps heat rather than moving it, so if you sleep hot you will notice the difference between this and the mulberry silk one. That is the honest trade-off for the price.

51cm x 76cm, the same as our mulberry silk pillowcase, which fits a standard European or UK pillow.

With an envelope closure rather than a zip. The pillow tucks in behind a flap, which is simpler and one less thing to break.

Yes, and it is more forgiving than silk. Warm or cold, normal cycle, and it can take a tumble dryer on low. Avoid high heat, which can melt or pill polyester over time.

Polyester satin can pill with heavy use and hot washing, which silk does not do. Washing cool and drying low is what prevents it.

Far less than cotton. Satin drops most creases as it hangs and rarely needs ironing. If you do iron it, use a cool setting: high heat damages polyester.

Nine: black, blue, gold, lavender, light blue, pink, red, silver and white. All the same price.

Polyester holds dye well and fades slowly, better than silk in that one respect. Keep it out of prolonged direct sun anyway.

We make no claims about that. It is a smooth synthetic surface. If skin sensitivity is your reason for shopping, silk is the natural fibre and the more usual recommendation.

We do not make that claim for this or for our silk. It is a specific claim and we have no test data behind it.

No. A smoother surface means fewer of the temporary creases you see first thing in the morning, which is a different thing from ageing. Anyone selling a pillowcase as an anti-wrinkle product is overselling it.

The satin pillowcases are sold singly. Our satin silk bedding set is a separate product and includes pillowcases with it.

The bedding set is the same family of fabric in a full set with a duvet cover and a flat sheet. This is a single pillowcase, so it suits topping up an existing set or trying the fabric first.

Yes, satin on both faces.

The envelope closure holds it well in normal use. A very deep or overfilled pillow can push its way out, as it can with any envelope case.

Most people buy two for a double bed. Two satin pillowcases will not reach the EUR 75 free delivery threshold; three will.

With cool washing, a couple of years of regular use before the surface starts to dull. Silk lasts longer, which is part of what the extra cost buys.

Yes, we offer embroidery as a separate add-on product that you order alongside it.

Yes, as the satin silk bedding set, in five colours and two sizes.

EUR 25 across Europe, free over EUR 75. Allow 5 to 7 days once your order is on its way.

Yes. You have 14 days from delivery to change your mind under EU consumer law, and this is a standard stock item so the right applies in full.

Contact us and we will replace it. That is separate from the change-of-mind right and is not time limited in the same way.

Yes. There is a wholesale page with the details, and it is worth contacting us directly for quantities.

Black, as with any fabric. White shows night cream and hair oil most between washes.

Closely, though satin reflects strongly so colours can look brighter on screen than in a room. The gold and the silver shift most.

No. Different fabric, different price, different product. Neither is a version of the other, and the page for each says exactly what it is.