Custom Bed Sheet Boxes
Custom bed sheet boxes sized to the folded set — a windowed carton for the shelf, a belly band for the fabric to show, a rigid box for a gift — from 100. Dieline and price the same working day.
Packaging for a product that is sold on how it feels
- Board
- 20–24pt boxboard; E flute mailers; wrapped grayboard gift boxes
- Builds
- Window carton, belly band, tray and sleeve, rigid gift box, mailer
- Sizing
- To the folded set plus 5 mm; fold spec supplied to packing
Get a price for Bed Sheet Boxes
Send the size and quantity — we reply the same working day with a price, a dieline and a date. Artwork optional at this stage.
- Free dielineThe flat drawing comes with the quote, before you commit.
- Proof before pressNothing is printed until you have seen it laid on the dieline.
- Die kept for reordersTooling is paid once. Every reorder skips straight to press.
- Quoted in four marketsUS, UK, Canada and Australia, in the delivery currency.
Formats for bedding
| Window carton | A folding box with a large front window over the folded fabric; the shelf format |
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| Belly band over a folded set | A printed band around the fabric; the whole set is visible and touchable |
| Tray and sleeve | Fabric folded into a board tray, a printed sleeve over it; between the two |
| Rigid gift box | Wrapped grayboard with a lid and a ribbon; wedding and premium linen |
| Mailer | E flute with inside print, for bedding sold direct |
Sizing to the fold
A sheet set is folded to a standard block — a queen set of two sheets and two pillowcases is about 300 × 240 × 70 mm folded well — and the box is cut to that plus 5 mm. The fold is the spec: send a folded set and we size to it, and the same fold is used at packing so every box is filled the same. A box built to a loose fold looks half empty.
Bedding sizes vary between markets — a UK king is a US queen. The box carries the size in the local naming for the market it sells in.
The size panel matters more than the brand
- Bed size, large, on the front and one end — it is the first thing a shopper checks.
- Fabric, thread count or weight, and what is in the set, as a short list.
- A swatch window or an open band, so the fabric can be touched.
- Care symbols and fiber content on the back, where regulation requires them.
Keeping fabric clean in a box
Fabric picks up dust through a window and marks against printed board. A tissue wrap inside the box, a plain unprinted interior, and a window film that seals the opening keep a white sheet white on a shelf for months. For a belly band, the set is usually bagged in a clear or a paper wrap under the band. Our apparel boxes for folded garments use the same tissue-and-tray approach.
Board and the weight of cotton
A queen set weighs 1.5–2 kg; a duvet cover set more. 20–24pt boxboard holds a window carton square on a shelf; E flute for a mailer; a rigid box for a gift. The base is a crash-lock or a glued tray so the weight does not open a tuck.
Bed Sheet Boxes — specification
The rows that are specific to this build first, then what applies to every job we run. Anything not listed is a question, not a limit — send the brief.
This build
- Board
- 20–24pt boxboard; E flute mailers; wrapped grayboard gift boxes
- Builds
- Window carton, belly band, tray and sleeve, rigid gift box, mailer
- Sizing
- To the folded set plus 5 mm; fold spec supplied to packing
- Panels
- Bed size front and end; fabric and contents; care and fiber on back
- Interior
- Plain, unprinted; tissue wrap; sealed window film
- Base
- Crash-lock or glued tray for the weight
- Minimum
- 100 boxes
On every job
- Print process
- Digital below about a thousand, offset above it. One side or both, with spot colors where a match has to hold.
- Color
- CMYK as standard. Uncoated and kraft stocks print lighter and warmer; a spot color is the only exact match.
- Tolerance
- Cutting plus or minus 1 mm, creasing plus or minus 0.5 mm, confirmed on a plain sample before the run.
- Tooling
- A cutting die per size, made once and kept. Foil and emboss dies per artwork, also kept.
- Food contact
- Food-grade board and inks where the carton touches food, with the interior left plain.
- Sustainability
- Mono-material board wherever the product allows; recycled-content and FSC stocks; no claim printed the pack does not earn.
- Artwork
- Vector PDF or AI, 3 mm bleed, 4 mm safe area, fonts outlined. We check every file and send a proof before press.
- Dieline
- Supplied free with the quote, before you commit. Yours whether or not you order.
- Sample
- A plain unprinted sample at the finished size on request, for fit and construction.
- Reorders
- Skip the tooling and go straight to press at a lower unit price.
- Lead time
- Quoted with the price against your fill date rather than promised before we have seen the spec.
- Markets
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia — priced in the delivery currency, freight included.
Boards and films we build bed sheet boxes on
A folding carton is one sheet of board, so the board is the product. These are the stocks we run for cartons, what each is good at, and where it lets you down.
Natural kraft
Unbleached folding board. Warm, hides marks, costs least. Mutes color — one or two flat colors print well, photographs do not.
250–350gsm sleeves; 14–24pt cartonsWhite SBS
Solid bleached sulfate: bright, coated, the retail carton standard. Takes accurate color and every finish. Shows scuffs sooner than kraft.
14–24ptWhite lined chipboard
A recycled gray core under a white printing face. Cheaper than SBS and slightly duller; the back of the sheet stays gray.
16–24ptKraft-look coated
A kraft face over a coated inner. The natural look with a barrier behind it — the answer where oil, grease or moisture would mark plain kraft.
14–20ptRecycled-content board
Post-consumer fiber with a gray-brown cast. Right for outers and inner components; poor for bright whites and photography.
16–22ptMicro-flute E and F
A fine corrugated layer where a carton needs structure it cannot get from board — a large panel, a heavy product, a box that ships alone.
E 1.5 mm; F 0.8 mmUncoated and textured
No clay coat, or a linen or laid grain. Print reads softer and warmer; a deboss goes deeper. Photographs do not sit well on it.
280–350gsmMetallised and pearlescent
A metallic or pearl face for a shelf that needs to catch light. Costly, and it fights a photograph — a mark or a pattern suits it better.
16–20ptNot sure which? Say what goes in it and where it is sold — the material follows from that. Our notes on recycled, recyclable and compostable cover which claims each stock can honestly carry.
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Send what you have
A dimension, a photograph beside a ruler, or the product itself. No technical drawing needed — that part is ours.
- 02
We quote and draw
A price, a dieline and a date come back together. If a different build would suit the product better, that is in the reply too.
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Approve the dieline
The flat drawing is yours to check: which panel is the front, where the folds fall, how deep the cavity really is.
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Artwork on the dieline
You place your design on the flat we sent, or we place it for you, and you see a proof before anything goes to press.
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A sample if you want one
A plain unprinted sample at the finished size shows fit and construction — the things a drawing cannot.
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Cut, printed, shipped
The die is cut once and kept, so every reorder skips the tooling and goes straight to press at a lower unit price.
Format
Vector PDF or AI where possible. Raster artwork at 300dpi at final size, in CMYK.
Bleed
3 mm past every trim line, so a fraction of drift on the cutter never leaves a white edge.
Safe area
Keep type and anything important 4 mm inside the cut and away from every fold.
Color
Convert to CMYK before sending. Uncoated stock prints lighter; a spot color is the only exact match.
Fonts
Outline them or supply the files. A missing font substitutes silently and the proof will not match.
Barcodes
On a light, matte, unvarnished patch with the quiet zone clear — a code on gloss fails the scanner.
Not set up that way? Send it anyway — fixing a file is a short conversation, and we check every one before press. Our guide to preparing print files covers each point.
Every finish here is a decision about light on a shelf, not about luxury.
Matte lamination
Reads considered, hides marks, takes a ballpoint.
Gloss lamination
Lifts color; glares under shop lighting.
Soft-touch
Velvet in the hand; shows fingerprints in a bag.
Hot foil
Real metal leaf — the most reliable premium signal.
Emboss / deboss
Shape with no ink; works in the dark.
Spot UV
Gloss shapes on a matte field.
Uncoated kraft
Warm, natural, mutes color.
Textured stock
Texture in the paper; cannot scuff off.
Not sure which suits the shelf it sells from? Say where the product is sold and we suggest one — our notes on specialty finishes show them on real boxes.
Sizing a folding carton so the die comes out right: bed sheet boxes
Measure the product, not the box it is in now. A carton is built around what has to fit inside it, assembled — cap on, lid fitted, folded if it folds — at its widest point in each direction. Send those three numbers and say which is which.
- Length x width x height
- Internal, always. External dimensions include the board and are what the carrier measures, not what the product needs.
- Clearance
- 2–3 mm a side for a snug fit; more where an insert or void fill goes in. A carton cut exactly to the product is slow to pack and transmits every knock.
- Board thickness
- Heavier board takes internal space from the product. It matters most on small boxes, where four walls of 24pt is a real share of the cavity.
- Varies between batches?
- Glass, textiles, molded parts and cured soap all do. Measure several and build to the largest.
- Cutting tolerance
- Plus or minus 1 mm on folding board. Confirmed on a plain sample before the run.
- Units
- Metric or imperial, as long as you say which. Mixing them in one spec is where mistakes happen.
Not sure your numbers are right? Send the product dimensions rather than the box dimensions and we work the box out — the full method is in our guide to measuring for a box.
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Build your Bed Sheet Boxes in 3D
Pick a shape, type a size, choose a board and a finish. The preview on the left redraws as you go, and the spec lands with us exactly as you set it.
Frequently asked questions
Got a question about bed sheet boxes? The answers below cover what we get asked most. If yours is not here, send it with a brief, message us on WhatsApp, or call +1 503-461-4788 — we reply the same working day.
How do I size a box for a sheet set?
From the folded set. Send one folded the way you pack, and we cut the box to that plus 5 mm. The same fold is then used on every set.
Can the fabric be seen?
Yes, through a window on a carton, or fully with a belly band around the folded set.
Will the sheets get dusty in a window box?
Not with a sealed window film and a tissue wrap inside. The interior is left unprinted so nothing marks the fabric.
Where does the bed size go?
On the front and one end, in the largest type on the box — it is the first thing a shopper checks.
Can the same box serve queen and king?
Not well; the folded blocks differ. Two sizes of box with the same print system is the usual answer.
What is the minimum order?
100 boxes.
Do you make rigid gift boxes for linen?
Yes, wrapped grayboard with a lid and a ribbon, for wedding and premium sets.
Can I ship bedding in a mailer?
Yes, an E-flute mailer sized to the fold, printed inside, for sets sold direct.
Do the care symbols need to be on the box?
In most markets, yes, on the back with the fiber content. The dieline reserves the space.
Does the box ship flat?
Cartons, bands and mailers do. Rigid boxes ship assembled.
Can I have a swatch of fabric on the outside?
Yes, a small window or a die-cut slot with a fabric swatch fixed behind it.
Do you ship outside the US?
Yes, to the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, quoted in the delivery currency.
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