About Laura's Fine Linen

Pure Cottons For Quality Work!

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Laura's Fine Linens is a community based business situated on a rural farm in the heart of the Mashonaland district of Zimbabwe. This community based industry produces a range of exquisite hand embroidered bed, table linen and home accessories guaranteed to add style and beauty to any home.

Quality cottons

Driven by desire for purity and quality, only the finest Zimbabwean linens are used. Zimbabwean linen has always been highly regarded. The cotton, which has not been genetically modified, is handpicked ensuring purity. When cotton is harvested mechanically, there is more debris mixed in it and at the same time, the fibres are put under stress.

The quality of the cotton depends on the length of the fibres, known as staples. As you know, the longer the staple - the higher quality the cotton. While the cotton staple from Zimbabwe is not as long as Egyptian cotton, it is a whiter cotton.

The cotton is then carded. This removes short fibres and dirt. After this process, the longest staples remain, ready for spinning and weaving into a fine and durable fabric. The result is a fabric which is long lasting, soft and luxurious.

What about thread count?

Thread count is important but when choosing the finest there are other considerations, such as the quality of the cotton itself and the feel of the fabric. The thread count is the number of threads in a square inch of fabric. The most popular cottons will be around 150, while good quality sheets will start at 180. The fabric used by Laura's Fine Linens has between a 200 to 250 thread count bringing you the luxury range.

The cotton fabric used by Laura's Fine Linens is a fabric which is supplied throughout the world as sheeting. Leading hotels in Europe use this cotton sheeting due to the high quality and durability. Laura's Fine Linens use the same specification fabric so as to offer you supreme quality. This cotton linen is also known to last. It is not uncommon for Zimbabwean cotton to still be in use 15 years after it was purchased.

Flawless embroidery

Each product has been embellished with hand embroidered motifs and fine cutwork or counted thread embroidery also called whitework embroidery.

Customers have a choice of over 50 standard embroidery motifs to choose from. Each is designed by Laura herself. To add fresh appeal to the products, Laura is always introducing new designs. There is something to suit every taste and home.

All the work is handcrafted by the local crafts women. They undertake each piece of work with care and every effort is made to create the perfect end product. It can take over a week for one women to complete a queen size duvet cover. Each item is unique due to the handcrafted motifs, as no work can ever be exactly the same as the one before. It is with each carefully placed thread , that the work is brought to life through the flawless embroidery. Finally, no machine can ever capture the beauty of hand embroidery.

What is counted thread embroidery and cutwork - counted-thread embroidery is any embroidery in which the fabric threads are counted by the embroiderer before inserting the needle into the fabric.

Drawn Thread Work

Drawn thread work

Drawn thread work is a form of counted-thread embroidery based on removing threads from the warp and/or the weft of a piece of evenweave fabric. The remaining threads are grouped or bundled together into a variety of patterns. It is also known as whitework embroidery because it was traditionally done in white thread on white fabric and is often combined with other whitework techniques.

Cutwork embroidery

Cutwork embroidery is a beautiful form of needlework where portions of the background fabric are cut away and discarded, with the edges worked over in buttonhole stitches.

As one can imagine, all this delicate thread work requires skill, time and patience to complete and finally produce a work of art. A work of art for you to treasure.

A product to treasure

The supreme quality can only truly be achieved when made from the finest quality materials, attention to detail and exceptional creative skills and care. This is what Laura's Fine Linen products are made with from beginning to end.

Classic Cut Work

Laura supervises the production of each item, making sure you receive the ultimate quality product. Once the items are embroidered and made up, each item is carefully washed, ironed and individually packed. Attention to detail at every stage of production ensures that the final product is of the highest standard.

We know that you will find delight in the comfort of sleeping on pure, quality cotton. Pure cotton breathes well enhancing your health and adding to a better nights sleep. It is an absolute pleasure to sleep in.

The quality and unique styling of each product ensures that it will become a treasured heirloom and the cool comfort of crisp cotton made from pure natural fibre and the stylish embroidery evokes the luxurious living of a bygone era.

With truly beautiful linens for the discerning customer, you are sure to stand out from the crowd, feel pride in your home and comfort in your living. This is a product you will treasure for years to come.

Last but not least

Laura's fine Linens harnesses the creative talent of the local women and trains them in the art of embroidery and in the process, creates work opportunities and skills which help the people achieve financial independence as well as giving them the means to support their families. At any one time, there are around 100 women working on this project. Many are ex farm workers, or ex farm workers wives who would otherwise find it difficult to secure work and sustain a family.

By now you can see how you help these women to live better lives, you help them to feed and educate their children and you help to uplift their communities. Buy these products now and you help to support the continuation and growth of this fantastic self supporting project.

Help us to help them and we will continue to bring you truly beautiful linens, that will look good for years to come.

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Over 50 Designs You know what you want. Select your product and then choose one of the hand embroidered designs to personalise it.

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