At Ritual Home, we believe every object should be designed with its full life in mind, beginning with how it ends.
A product's beauty isn’t just in how it looks, but in how it lives and how it leaves. Before something enters your home, it should always come with an exit strategy. Can it be disassembled, repaired, shared, or returned to the earth?
That’s the thinking behind all of our table linen. We only use 100% flax linen, a natural fibre that is strong, breathable, and fully biodegradable. At the end of its life, it can be composted and long before that, it’s been made to endure.
Our linen is made to be used. Every day. It’s not precious or delicate. It’s strong. It can be washed, stained, folded, reused, and reimagined. As a tablecloth, a picnic rug, a wrap for bread, a placemat, or something to pass on when you're finished with it.
Objects should work as hard as you do. That means they need to be versatile, durable, and easy to care for. They should hold up to your life, not the other way around.
We don’t follow trends. Instead, we design with restraint and purpose.
Buy what you need, use it well, share it, and pass it on. If it breaks, repair it. If it fades, let it, use only contributes to it's beauty. If it’s worn out, let it return to the earth. Whenever possible, choose things that can be reused, composted, or given a second life.
How to compost your linen
Linen can be composted at home in your compost. It’s simple, but does require a little prep to make sure it breaks down efficiently and safely.
Here’s how:
Make sure your linen is 100% natural (ours is) and doesn’t remove any synthetic stitching, tags, or finishes
Wash it one final time, without detergent or softener
Cut or tear the fabric into small pieces (around 5–10cm) to help it break down faster
Add the pieces to your compost bin, mixed in with other brown materials like dry leaves or cardboard
Keep your compost aerated and balanced with green materials (like food scraps) to help the process along
Depending on conditions, the linen will break down in 6 to 12 months
Unfortunately, if you live in strata home the council-provided home food scrap bins are not suitable for textiles.
Can't compost it yourself? Send it back.
If you’re not confident composting at home, we offer a simple return option. Send your worn-out Ritual Home pieces back to us and we’ll make sure they’re broken down properly or repurposed where possible. Endings should feel as thoughtful as beginnings.
Nothing lasts forever, but good design understands how to end well. That’s what we build into everything we make. Starting with the fabric, and ending with the soil.
If you have any further questions on composting linens, or want more information, please contact us via our contact page on this website.
