I've seen them at Company Store and Cuddledown, but I've never ordered linen sheets from either. I've had TERRIBLE customer service from the Company Store so I'd be hesitant to order anything you might return from there.

The Laundry Forum has several linen sheet fans, you might check there for opinions as well.

Rough Linen, RH, the Company Store.... I bought some wonderful linen sheets from Etsy

I bought mine on one of the flash sale sites..I don't remember whether it was OneKingsLane or Gilt, but it is rather well known brand, Matteo I think, and I waited for quite some time until I saw what I was looking for, and was ready to make a purchase, even though they were on sale..

Very, very pleased with the quality, it's my favorite bedding.

Gilt, OneKingsLane, and RueLaLa are generally good with choice of bedding. But read about return policy etc. if you go there-it differs with different sales/products.

I bought a new linen set on E Bay as well..the set was sold previously at Anthropologie. It seems a high quality set, but it is for my daughter, and still waiting for that full size bed we've promised to her:) So no actual experience with it yet, even though it does look amazing.

I have great experience with everything Etsy, but never yet got linen there, even though I considered it too.

I have Rough Linen, Linoto and Matteo. I love the Matteo sheets too. They are not the same type of sheet as Rough Linen. They are lighter weight but are great quality. I bought my Matteo sheets directly from Matteo during their Thanksgiving sale which is usually 50% off. It took a while to get the sheets because the demand was overwhelming. Linoto offers you great colors and heft very similar to Rough Linen. The feel is quite different from Rough Linen though. You should order samples from all the sources that you are planning to order from and see what you think when you receive the item.

Good luck!

I bought from several Etsy shops and all were more or less fine, currently my favourite is MagicLinen, not so expensive like others and quality is brilliant. I made myself a gift for a birthday and bought two colour bedding, blue colour is just amazing and pale pink is beautiful too.

homepro1, could you describe how you think Linoto and Rough Linen differ? I have Linoto and we love them...the quality is very high...but have been tempted to try Rough Linen also.

Debrak6,

I am struggling with how to describe it but will try my best.

I have two sheets from Rough Linen, the White and the natural color. I also have some pillow slips.

I have several Linoto pillow cases and I am ordering a duvet cover from them.

The Rough Linen is not as heavy as Linoto. The Linoto is a softer Linen than Rough linen. Not to say Rough Linen is rough just that it is not as soft as the Linoto. I think this is based on the different types of linen used by each vendor. I love the color options by Linoto. I love the larger sheet sizes offered by Rough linen. Linoto will customize the sheets to the same size but you will have a seam in the sheets. I think you will love the Rough Linen sheets. I have not tried the Orkney items but I have received a sample of the fabric. Orkney is closer to what you will get from Linoto.

Good luck!

That was actually very descriptive....thank you!

Glad to help!

I only have RL -- they were the first I learned of and the only ones that were getting consistently great reviews as I checked out others. The others I have seen have all been lighter weight than RL, so it's interesting that Linoto is heavier. I might like to get a set in a color at some point, but I really don't need anything right now.

I have ordered linen fabric (making pjs for DH because he sleeps hot and some tea towels for my sister to match her Fiestaware colors, a throw -- I'm loving linen these days) and recognized some of the fabrics in items sold on Etsy. Because I recognize the source, I know many of those things will have seams, but they generally don't tell you that. Be sure to check so you know what you are getting. Also notice where the seller is located. A lot of the linen comes from overseas. I've ordered items from overseas and not had any bad experiences, but I can't say that is always the case. And it certainly won't be Prime 2 day shipping or RL's fast shipping and 2-3 day priority mail (we get so spoiled).

Where do you get your good linen fabric?

The Matteo site sells linen fabric.

I've bought linen from Fabrics-Store. They do not have extra wide fabrics used for sheeting, but most of the fabrics are 54-59" wide -- standard for decorating fabrics and generous for apparel. The site is not the easiest for a newbie -- or at least, it wasn't for me. The fabrics are grouped into a handful of categories and then each type is identified by a number and there are usually a number of colors for each of those. It takes some looking to get familiar with the various fabrics.

The doggie bag (leftovers) category has remnants and I have ordered several of those large enough to make a couple of tea towels from each. The sale items change daily and can be one or two fabrics, and entire category or selections from a couple of categories.

THANKS!

The Fabric-Store is a nice find. I really appreciate that one. I wish they had fabric a little wider though. The colors are nice and prices seem very reasonable.