Antik Matelasse Coverlet

Matelassé is a French weaving technique that uses thick filling yarn on a Jacquard loom to create raised, quilted-looking texture without any stitching or batting inside. The Antik Matelassé Coverlet takes that structure further: woven in Northern Italy from an 81% cotton and 19% linen blend, it then goes through MATTEO's garment-washing process in Los Angeles, which softens the hand and produces a subtle color variegation across the pattern that a standard machine-quilted bedspread cannot replicate. The result is a coverlet with genuine dimensional texture and a lived-in finish from the first night you use it.

The Antik Matelassé Coverlet is woven from 81% cotton and 19% linen. Cotton provides the soft, absorbent hand and the structural weight; linen contributes a natural breathability and a faint texture that reads differently through the Jacquard pattern. Because the two fibers react distinctly in the garment dye bath, the finished coverlet has a beautifully subtle color variegation across the weave that deepens slightly with each wash.

The 81% cotton and 19% linen blend is naturally breathable, and the open Jacquard weave structure allows air to move through the fabric rather than trapping heat. Laid over a flat sheet on a warm night, it adds visual weight to the bed without the insulating density of a down or fiber-fill quilt. For hot sleepers who want a layered bed without overheating, a cotton-linen matelassé coverlet at this construction weight is a practical choice year-round.

The Antik Matelassé Coverlet is available in Twin, Queen, and King. Twin measures 71 x 86 inches (180 x 218 cm), Queen measures 90 x 94 inches (229 x 239 cm), and King measures 108 x 94 inches (274 x 239 cm). Each coverlet is finished with a 1-inch hem and mitered corners. If you are deciding between sizes, choose by bed width rather than mattress size alone, as the generous drop on the Queen and King works well on deeper mattresses.

Machine wash in lukewarm water with a gentle detergent, separating lights from darks. Tumble dry on low heat and remove the coverlet promptly from the dryer to reduce wrinkling. Do not iron; the Antik's pattern reads well whether flat or lightly wrinkled, which is part of what makes it an easy-care piece. Avoid chlorine bleach and products containing alpha hydroxy acids or benzoyl peroxide, as these will break down the reactive garment dyes. For more detail on caring for garment-dyed textiles, see MATTEO's garment-dyeing guide.

Garment-dyeing is an art, and MATTEO is transparent about that: we allow for a shade variation of plus or minus 10% from dye-lot to dye-lot. On a Jacquard matelassé weave with two different fiber types, cotton and linen absorb reactive dye at different rates, which is precisely what creates the subtle color variegation in the pattern. Colors like Greige, Oat, and Salt read slightly differently in direct light versus low light. If color matching is critical, the Antik Matelassé swatch is available for order before committing to a full coverlet.

The Antik Matelassé Coverlet pairs cleanly over MATTEO's Vintage Linen sheet sets or percale cotton sheets, where the contrast between a smooth flat sheet and the raised Jacquard texture creates the layered, visually considered look common in high-end hotel beds. Its garment-washed cotton-linen weight sits without bulk on top of a duvet or flat sheet, so you can use it as the primary top layer in warmer months or as a mid-layer under a duvet insert when the temperature drops.

The Antik is woven by one of the finest Italian weavers in Northern Italy from a cotton-linen Jacquard construction. From there, the greige loomstate fabric comes to MATTEO's factory in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, where it goes through the garment-washing process that softens the hand, activates the color variegation, and gives the Antik its finished character. Designed and manufactured by MATTEO in Los Angeles.