Tat Linen Sham Single

The Tat Linen Sham Single is 100% linen, built on MATTEO's Vintage Linen base fabric, which uses a 28 single-metric yarn in both the warp and the weft. The weave is extremely balanced, producing a linen that is both soft and sturdy. Each sham is garment-washed and dyed using non-toxic dyes at MATTEO's Los Angeles dye house, where a proprietary washing process opens and penetrates the fibers to create a lived-in softness from the first use.

The defining detail of the Tat Linen Sham is its tattered ruffle border, which runs along all four sides. MATTEO deconstructed a traditional ruffle by exposing the fine stitching details normally hidden beneath the seam and leaving the edges raw. Getting that border right required months of adjusting ruffle length and sewing tension, plus the development of custom ruching, shirring, and cutting equipment. The result is a high quality linen pillow sham with a distinctive artisanal finish that reads quietly decorative rather than overtly ornate.

A sham and a pillowcase both protect a pillow insert, but the construction differs. Shams are more fitted and use a closure, such as the Tat Linen Sham's envelope back, to keep the pillow securely in place. Pillowcases loosely encase the pillow and are open on one side. Shams are primarily used as decorative layering pieces at the head of the bed, while pillowcases are the functional sleeping surface.

The Tat Linen Sham Single is available in three sizes: Queen (20 x 30 inches / 51 x 76 cm), King (20 x 36 inches / 51 x 91 cm), and Euro (26 x 26 inches / 66 x 66 cm). The Euro size works well as a square backdrop layer behind standard Queen or King shams. All three sizes share the same tattered ruffle border construction and envelope closure.

Because the Tat Linen Sham has raw, fray-edge borders, gentle handling during washing is important. Wash on a delicate or gentle cycle with cold water inside a mesh laundry bag, using a mild, non-enzymatic detergent. Do not use bleach or any products containing chlorine bleach, alpha hydroxy acids, or benzoyl peroxide, as the reactive garment dyes are not resistant to whitening agents. Line drying or laying flat is best; if you do tumble dry, use low or no heat and remove the sham promptly to reduce wrinkling. If the body of the sham needs pressing, iron it slightly damp on the linen or high setting, using a pressing cloth near the edges rather than pressing directly on the frayed border.

Some additional fraying at the raw edges is a natural part of the Tat Linen Sham's character and is expected with regular use. Using a mesh laundry bag during washing significantly slows that process by reducing friction against other fabrics and machine parts. If loose threads appear over time, trim them carefully with sharp scissors rather than pulling them. The intentional raw-edge construction is designed to remain stable with proper care.

The Tat Linen Sham is built on the same Vintage Linen fabric used across MATTEO's linen collection, so it coordinates directly with the Tat Linen duvet covers and flat sheets in the same colorway. It also layers well with the Vintage Linen Sham Single for a tonal, texture-layered bed. The sham is available in fifteen colorways, from neutral Greige and Off White to deeper tones like Coal and Fig, making it adaptable to a range of interior palettes.

The Tat Linen Sham is garment-dyed, which means each dye lot can vary by up to plus or minus 10% in shade. Two shams purchased in the same colorway at different times may read as slightly different tones, which is a characteristic of the garment-dyeing process rather than a defect. If you are purchasing multiple shams for a single bed, ordering them together from the same lot will give you the most consistent result. This sham is part of MATTEO's clearance offering and may include samples with minor visible variations in shade or finish. Learn more about garment-dyeing at MATTEO.