I am Alice — the linen lover, long-lunch hostess and colour enthusiast behind Bright Threads.

Some of my earliest memories are of my parents’ extravagant dinner parties — Mum in the kitchen, Dad carefully selecting bottles from the cellar, voices rolling late into the night. Years later, I found myself hosting my own long lunches at Mum’s house. The tables were a glorious jumble of mismatched crockery and cutlery, and the guest list a mix of friends old and new — often people I had met only the night before. It was chaotic, colourful and completely joyful, and it cemented my love of bringing people together around a table.

The idea for Bright Threads first arrived while planning our wedding, when I couldn’t find bold, beautiful linen that wasn’t plain white. Years later, on maternity leave with my daughter — and finally with a home big enough to host again — the idea resurfaced, and this time I ran with it. I wanted linen that felt luxurious, colourful, made to last, and special enough to build memories around.