Parachute’s latest bedding drop has got a case of the stripes – but the good kind. The yarn-dyed kind. The kind that makes your bed look like a luxurious, but the right level of rustic, retreat.
Parachute is already one of my go-tos to find the best sheets. The quality is wonderful, and they are always ahead of the game when it comes to trends, but also to new innovations in the world of fabrics and bedding. Their newest innovation is in yarn-dyed fabrics.
‘Yarn dyed fabrics are,’ according to Parachute’s Chief Creative Officer, Amy Hoban, ‘exactly what they sound like.’ The color is infused before the yarns touch a loom – not printed on after the fact. Which sounds simple, until you realize how rare (and labor-intensive) that is in the world of bedding.
It means that ‘the back of the fabric looks exactly the same as the front, as opposed to a printed fabric where the motif or pattern is printed on top of a color on one side of the fabric only,’ says Amy.
What does that mean for us? Well, what I have found I love most about these new yarn-dyed sheets is that they always look luxe and expensive. If you compare them to sheets on which a pattern has been printed, you'll see a huge difference in the look and quality.
The new yarn-dyed stripes land on Parachute’s signature percale – a crisp, matte, breathable favorite made in Portugal from 100% certified long-staple Egyptian cotton. The kind of bedding material you find in really good hotels.
They come in three cool, low-key colorways: Bone, Moss, and Dusk – shades pulled from Parachute’s greatest hits. As Amy puts it, they were designed to ‘allow customers to effortlessly integrate these stripes into their existing bedding.’
You can buy them in sets, but I think the styling possibilities are far more interesting when you don’t. Try wide-striped shams on top, finer ones tucked below – or even mix colorways for an off-beat, tonal effect.
‘We felt there was something very sophisticated about using tonal colors to give the stripe a color-drenched feel, something not so obvious, more subtle,’ adds Amy. ‘This allowed the customer to experiment and play with the patterns in an additive way as opposed to reinventing their whole look.’
Basically, between the reversible finish and the built-in permission to mix, match, and play with scale, this collection is the bedroom idea equivalent of throwing on an easy, oversized striped button-down. Explore your bed’s new uniform below.
Keep it cool with Moss – a stripe that feels fresh and light when paired with creams in the warmer months, but can shift moodier alongside jewel tones or charcoal come fall. It’s flexible like that.
This is the foundation of the whole operation, so make it count. Even if you don’t grab the full set, a fitted sheet with the faintest whisper of stripe can elevate your bed more than you’d think.
There’s something so elegant about a wide stripe – it deserves a little stage time. Let it shine up top in a sham. This one feels nautical in the best way, especially when styled with navies or smaller-scale patterns for contrast.
The duvet set includes two shams and one very good excuse to refresh your whole setup. Its vibrant Moss isn’t going anywhere – yarn-dyed means the color holds, wash after wash. And speaking of washing, Parachute’s percale only gets softer with every cycle.
If Bone had a personality, it’d be that friend who always has the windows open. This breezy, barely-there set lends itself to lingering on sundrenched mornings. It’s woven in Portugal by Parachute’s longtime partner and includes everything you need to get your bedscape started.
One flat sheet, one fitted sheet, two pillowcases – styled together, they’re a cohesively striped family unit. But if you want to say you were there before the collection really took off, Amy hinted: ‘More fun pattern pieces coming soon to layer with!’ Consider this your sign to get in on the ground floor.
There’s a reason so many hotels swear by cotton percale: it’s a crowd-pleaser. Crisp, cool, and tightly woven, it works for most sleepers in most climates. Not liking it is kind of like not liking chocolate. Or pizza. Or summer. But if you’re still wondering what suits your sleep style (or your budget, or even the weather), our bed sheet type guide can help you find your perfect match.
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