Wrinkled White Linen: Ironing is Wrong

The wrinkles of white linen: ironing them flat is a mistake.
A set of white linen textiles. Tablecloths, bed sheets, curtains, and pillowcases are all made of washed linen, and none are ironed—the fabric has fine, natural wrinkles formed after washing, creating soft undulations and shadows in the light. Curtains are simple single panels, hung with rings or ties, with their length slightly pooling on the floor; tablecloths are casually draped, with their four corners naturally falling without alignment. These wrinkles prevent the white from becoming a flat, bright surface, instead giving it texture, softness, and a clear fabric quality. The image shows the layers of these wrinkles under side lighting. Avoid: ironing textiles flat and crisp, using shiny satin and synthetic fibers, making curtains into formal pleated symmetrical styles, eliminating all wrinkles.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組白色亞麻織品的狀態。桌布、床單、窗簾與抱枕套全部是水洗亞麻,而且全部沒有燙——布上有洗過之後自然形成的細密皺褶,在光下形成柔和的凹凸與陰影。窗簾是簡單的一片布,以圈環或繫帶掛著,長度略微堆在地上;桌布是隨意鋪上去的,四角自然垂落沒有對齊。這些皺讓白色不至於變成一片扁平的亮面,而是有質地、有柔軟感、看得出是布。畫面在側光下呈現這些皺褶的層次。避免:把織品燙得平整挺括、使用有光澤的緞面與化纖、把窗簾做成打褶對稱的正式樣式、消除所有皺褶。