Linen Blackout Curtains

Linen blackout curtains in 100% flax linen at 165 gsm stonewashed, bonded to a 3-pass acrylic-foam blackout liner — under 0.5% light transmission by spectrophotometer at 550 nm. Our linen blackout curtains keep the linen drape because the two layers move as one bonded piece, in pinch pleat or rod pocket.

The contradiction linen blackout curtains have to resolve

A linen blackout curtain is a contradiction resolved by construction. Flax is spun into a thick, irregular yarn and woven relatively openly; that open weave is what gives linen its texture, its drape and the particular way it filters daylight. It is also why linen on its own blocks almost nothing. Any curtain sold as linen blackout has a second layer behind the linen, and the honest question is what that layer is and how it is joined.

Bonded liner, not loose liner

Here it is a 3-pass acrylic-foam blackout liner, bonded to the back of the linen face rather than hung loose behind it. Bonding matters for two reasons. A loose liner sags at a different rate to the face over a few seasons, and the hems stop lining up. And a bonded pair moves as one piece, so the linen keeps its drape instead of hanging over a stiff sheet.

Flax linen face at 165 gsm, matched to the range

The face is 100% flax linen at 165 gsm, stonewashed — the same cloth as the linen bed skirt, bedspread and coverlet, so a room using more than one of them matches. The liner behind it measures under 0.5% light transmission by spectrophotometer at 550 nm, which means the panel performs like a solid blackout while reading as linen from the room.

What linen blackout gives you that a coated panel cannot

You do get one visual property that a single-layer blackout cannot give you. At the leading edge and at the hem, where light catches the linen from the side, the texture shows — so the curtain looks like cloth rather than like a panel. In a bedroom that is usually the reason people pay for it.

Sizes and heading options

Lengths 84, 96, 108 and 120 in., 52 in. per panel, in pinch pleat or rod pocket. Grommets are not offered in this cloth: a bonded two-layer panel is too thick to set a clean grommet, and a badly set one tears.

Colors and care

Colors: Alabaster, Bone, Fog Grey, Sable, Clay and Sage. Dry clean, or cold wash on a gentle cycle and hang to dry — do not tumble, because the liner and the linen shrink at different rates under heat.

Linen blackout curtain size guide

How to care for your linen blackout curtains

• Dry clean, or cold wash on gentle
• Hang to dry — NEVER tumble (liner and linen shrink at different rates)
• Skip fabric softener — dulls the stonewashed hand

Frequently asked questions

Are linen blackout curtains real blackout?

Yes — the bonded liner delivers under 0.5% transmission. The linen face is the texture, the liner is the light block. Both matter.

Why bonded rather than loose linen and liner?

A loose liner sags at a different rate to the face and the hems stop lining up. Bonded, both layers move as one piece and the linen keeps its drape.

Can I get linen blackout curtains with grommets?

No — the bonded two-layer panel is too thick to set a clean grommet. Pinch pleat or rod pocket only.

Do linen blackout curtains crease?

The linen face does, which is the point of the cloth. The liner behind it doesn’t show the crease from outside.

Complete the bedroom

Match with linen curtains on other windows, sheer linen curtains for daytime, and coordinated linen pillowcases.