Matelasse

This is not so much an item in itself as a type of luxury bed linen. The word itself means "padded" in French. When used with luxury bedding, you can expect a thick, hand quilted luxury bed linen that, ironically, contains no padding within the garment itself. Sometimes the quilting is used to create intricate designs, but not always. Although generally produced from 100% cotton, there are other materials that sometimes make their way into Matelasse.