Dea linens are amongst the best in the world, each item is first hand cut by one artisan and then the item is sent to the embroidery department or for laces and inserts it is sent to our special lab where only experts that have been working with our llinens or pulling each hemstich thread by hand starts sewing each item one by one. some times one sham can take up to 2 hours to complete from start to the final ironing and packing of each product.the cotton is always 100 percent long staple egyptian cotton. christine double ribbon insert is a 300 thread count sateen produced from a special loom and the finishing of the fabric gives it its luster and soft touch, chirstine is hand cut and sewn entirely in italy by the finest artisans, available in 2 colors and finished with a simple hem.