Cloth for bed linen

Is it important to know which fabric is better for bedding? It's not a secret for anyone that the well-being, and also the working capacity of a person, depend not only on a healthy lifestyle, balanced nutrition, but also on good sleep. A good dream, in turn, depends on a comfortable bed and quality bed linen.

Important! A person must sleep 8 hours a day, so that the body rests, gain strength for another day's work.

But if something hinders us at night, then a full rest will not work. Many people know that to relax the spine you need an orthopedic mattress and the right pillow. But sometimes it's a good time for us to get a good sleep with a slippery duvet cover, "running away" during sleep, crochets or seams on sheets, feathers sticking out of a loose pillowcase. In order to ensure a comfortable rest, you need to know what material is better for bedding. Our article will help you understand the many types of fabrics from which it is sewn, as well as with what one should pay attention first of all, selecting a set for sleeping.

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What kind of fabric to choose for bedding, depending on the purpose of use?

Before you go to the store, you need to determine who, why and for what season will choose bed linens.

Frequency of use

The set can be everyday and "smart":

• For permanent use, usually pick up sets of cotton( coarse calico, satin), bamboo or flax of quiet colors or white.
• For special occasions you will be offered linen from silk, jacquard, percale.
• Wedding kits, kits for babies can be from cambric.

Season:

• The best fabric for bedding in the cold season - flannel, microfiber, mahr.
• For summer use for making bed linen, silk, chintz.
• For all seasons suits linen from calico, chintz, satin, bamboo.

Size

Kits also differ in size:

• They can be children's, single, one-and-a-half, double, euro and family.
• The sets differ not only in the size of their parts, but in their number. In a family set, for example, two duvet covers.

Important! Note that import sets can be with a sheet on an elastic band or it may not be at all. In addition, the standards for the size of domestic and foreign bed linen can vary significantly. Therefore, before buying is not too lazy, measure your pillows, mattress, blanket, so that after not having problems with the exchange.

To whom you buy

It is also important for whom you purchase a bedding set:

• If you are unpretentious, then choose what you liked in appearance.
• If you buy for a child, for a person with sensitive skin or for an allergic person, it's worth to be extremely attentive. In this case, the fabric should be 100% natural, soft to the touch, preferably white.

Important! Although linen and refers to natural tissues, but for children can be harsh.

Design

The coloring of the bed set is also very important:

• Ideally - it should harmoniously blend with the color range of the bedroom. But since the bed during the day is usually covered with a blanket, you will only see the coloring of the linen. Therefore, the main thing is that you like it.
• Try to avoid poisonous and very bright colors. The less dye in the fabric, the better for your skin.

Important! Riot of colors subconsciously can cause excitation of the nervous system, and not its relaxation.

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Which fabric is better for bedding?

Next, we will discuss what are the fabrics for bed linen, the pros and cons of each. Based on the knowledge gained, choosing a fabric, like ready-made underwear, will be much easier.

Cotton

Cotton is a natural fabric that is suitable for sewing, both clothes and bed linen:

• It breathes, absorbs moisture well, is not slippery, easy to clean.
• The only negative - can sit at the first wash.

Several types of fabrics are made from cotton thread, which differ in appearance, softness and practicality. Let us consider them in more detail.

Baptist

Lightest, airy and transparent from a line of cotton fabrics:

• Threads are interwoven rarely( 20-30 threads per 1 sq. Cm), so the fabric glows.
• Baptist is used for making bed linen infrequently. It can be wedding sets or underwear for kids.

Important! Such linen can withstand a maximum of 60-70 washes. Each time, the threads will part ways, forming appreciable gaps.

Chintz

It is slightly denser than cambric, although it is also airy and light:

• The calico can be of various colors and patterns.
• Because of its fineness, the calico is also short-lived. Although its advantage is that it is inexpensive, very hygroscopic and pleasant to the body.
• Most often it is used for making children's underwear( it does not irritate the skin and absorbs moisture well).

Important! Adult sets of bed linens made of cotton-type fabric are bought mainly for hot summer.

Calico

This fabric is denser than chintz, although it is slightly more rough:

• It is durable and practical.
• Well passes air and absorbs moisture.
• Perfectly washable and easy to iron.
• Has a low cost.
• Calico can be varied in design, with many drawings and a large palette of colors that do not lose their brightness from the numerous washings.
• Most of the sets of bed linen, especially domestic, is made from calico.

All these advantages of fabric suggest that the best material for bedding is coarse calico.

Important! If the label indicates that the bed is made of ranfors, then you should know that this is also coarse calico, only improved( threads are thinner, but are more tightly twisted).

Satin

This is a luxurious, smooth, pleasant fabric with a luster like silk:

• Due to the dense weave of threads( 110-180 threads per 1 sq. Cm), the satin is very dense and strong.
• It is pleasant, like cotton, but has a satin shine, which gives it an expensive look. The reverse side of the fabric is matte, so the laundry will not slide on the bed.
• Such a kit withstands more than 300 washes, and will always look presentable. In addition, he does not crumble much.

Satin is of several types:

• Mako-satin is a chic textile novelty of the 21st century. Made from the best long-staple Egyptian cotton. The fabric is thin, but very durable and smooth. It can be washed at 60 degrees. In addition, after washing, it does not strongly crumple and does not lose shape.

Important! Unlike ordinary satin, it is not hot to sleep in the summer. Mako-satin is environmentally friendly and does not cause allergic reactions.

• Coupon satin is a subspecies for which a special design is developed, taking into account the size of the product. That is, the pattern fits perfectly into the pillowcase and duvet cover. Such kits are often chosen for a gift. They look great on the bed.

Important! It should be noted that the cost of sateen underwear is considerable, but its durability fully justifies the price.

Flannel:

• Very soft, soft, warm and dense fabric( from 170 threads per 1 sq. Cm).
• Thanks to the heating light "gun" on the surface, the flannel is often used for sewing bed linen for the winter, as well as for baby kits and diapers for newborns.

Important! It is perfectly rubbed and ironed, but in time, pellets may appear on the surface of the fabric. Therefore, although it is inexpensive, but not durable.

Knitwear

Cotton knitwear is a special knit of fibers:

• It is breathable, elastic, hygroscopic and soft. But in bed linen it is used infrequently, since it does not hold the shape well.
• Most often, knitted sheets are sewn on elastic bands.

Important! Such kits are good for use in the cold season.

Mahra

Terry bedding also applies to winter types:

• Due to its "fluffiness", they keep the heat well and absorb moisture.
• Cloth is loose, and therefore very "breathable".
• It is frayed and serves for a long time. But washing can be problematic. In order to wash a double set for one run, you need to have a machine with a large load on the farm, and, preferably, with a drying function, since the terry clothes dry long enough.

Important! If it is poorly dried, an unpleasant smell may appear, which then is hard to get rid of.

Percal:

• Very durable, durable, yet soft and smooth fabric for bedding.
• The yarns are treated with a special adhesive compound, so percale can withstand up to 1000 washes.
• In addition, he does not miss fluff and feathers, which is important for those who still use feather pillows.

Important! Perkal will cost dearly, luxury sets are produced from it.

Jacquard

This is another type of cotton fabric with a high density:

• Thanks to the complex weave of threads, an interesting relief appears, and if the threads have different colors or shades, then an elegant pattern is obtained.
• Jacquard is used for making elite bed linen. It is quite expensive.

Flax

Flax since ancient times used for clothing and bedding:

• It is good air-permeable, wear-resistant and inexpensive, although in Europe only linen is produced from linen, and it is not cheap.
• Linen fibers are hygienic: they do not like fungi and microbes, they do not absorb so much pollution, so this fabric is well erased.
• Due to some roughness of flax, it has an easy massage effect. To sleep on it is pleasant and useful, especially in the summer.
• Its significant disadvantage is that the flax is strongly wrinkled. But this can be overcome if you will still iron this bed.

Important! Often, cotton( 30-40%) is added to soften, as well as to better smooth the bed linen fabric in flax.

Bamboo

Recently bamboo fiber has been used for dressing, underwear and bedding:

• It is also soft, smooth, hypoallergenic, like cotton, removes static electricity, does not form pellets and does not absorb pollution.
• In addition, he, like flax, is very hygienic - naturally kills up to 70% of bacteria on his surface.
• Cloth from bamboo does not sit down and does not lose shape after numerous washings.

Important! This fabric is more expensive than cotton, but the advantages are obvious. Bamboo has recently rightfully claimed the title of "the best fabric for bedding."

Silk

Natural silk - a fabric for bed linen of elite class:

• Immediately make a reservation that such bed linen will have to be heavily spent.

Important! Silk of poor quality and artificial silk looks the same, but it will cool down, constantly slide, and on it fast puffs appear. It costs much less, but to sleep on such linen is a continuous meal.

• Lingerie made from natural fabric is elegant, smooth, flowing.
• Such a bed set does not use every day. Firstly - from the numerous washings, he will quickly lose his attractive appearance, and secondly - in the winter on such a bed will not be very comfortable to sleep. Silk is more suitable for summer.
• It is worth mentioning that only a set of Japanese or high-quality Chinese silk will be expensive and comfortable. It is dense( 130-250 threads per 1 sq. Cm.), Well-worked and dyed.

Important! Japanese silk is the most expensive, usually handmade, that's why you should treat it carefully: hand wash, with a special detergent, dry away from direct sunlight and gently iron.

Tensel

Another fabric of the novelties of the textile industry:

• A tensile is made of eucalyptus fibers.
• It combines the smoothness of silk and the comfort of cotton.
• This is a very "breathable" and dense tissue with hypoallergenic and bacteriostatic properties.
• Such linen is well erased and holds a form, has many colors and patterns.

Synthetic in the production of bedding

Synthetic kits are cheap and look bright and colorful, do not crumple, sit down, durable, and bribes inexperienced consumers. But when they start using them - they get only inconvenience and disappointment. There are several reasons for this:

• Polyester is electrified, does not leak air and does not absorb moisture. Poorly stores heat in winter and is unpleasant in summer.
• In addition, it sheds and can cause allergies. So buy bed linen from pure synthetics is not worth it - it's thrown away money.
• Sometimes on sale you can find kits for the winter of microfiber. It feels soft and fluffy to the touch, but not so good it keeps the heat, as it seems at first glance, because it consists of the same fine polyester fibers. According to buyers, microfiber strongly collects dust and is prone to puffiness.

Important! Synthetic is allowed only in small quantities, in combination with natural fibers. For example, it shows itself well in using polycotton. It is a mixed fabric, consisting of 70% cotton and 30% polyester( can be a combination of 52% to 48%).To the touch, it does not differ from natural cotton, but synthetic fibers make the fabric very wear-resistant.

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How to choose the right bed linen?

When choosing a new kit, follow the following rules to not only choose the right fabric for bedding, but also not to lose with the rest of its characteristics.

View packing:

1. Good-quality manufacturers try to present their goods presently - in a beautiful box or a dense plastic bag on the lock.
2. Thus on a label you should see all necessary information: the name of the enterprise, the address and phones. The size and number of parts of the set, the fabric of bed linen and its composition, recommendations for washing.
3. Unfair manufacturers often pack linen in cheap bags with curved labels, on which, besides the size, nothing else.

Important! Be careful not to sell synthetics under the guise of calico.

Inspect the seams:

1. Ask to deploy the entire kit. The stitches should be even, without protruding threads.
2. There should be no joints in the center of the sheet and duvet cover.

Important! Also, the seams should be underwear. If you see just a straight seam and treated with overlock edges - such underwear is of poor quality, it will quickly crawl after a few washings.

Inspect the fabric for clearance:

1. If you do not buy consciously a set of cambric or chintz - the bed linen fabric should not glow.
2. The denser the interlacing of fibers - the longer you will use this laundry.

Smell the fabric of the kit:

1. Only the fragrance of new textiles is allowed.
2. There should be no sharp chemical odors( this indicates a poor-quality paint) and a smell of dampness, mustiness( speaks of incorrect storage conditions).

Important! If you doubt the quality of the painting - you can rub the cloth with a white napkin. Dying paint will leave a mark.

If you buy a color kit, look at the drawing on both sides. If the front side is clearly brighter than the wrong one - the fabric of bed linen can strongly shed when washing.

Important! Experts do not advise taking bed linen of toxic colors, the paint can contain toxic substances. Better stop the choice in pastel, calm tones. This will help you relax before going to bed.

From what fabric is better to buy bed linen - choose you. But the main thing is that it was qualitative and natural. Then a night rest will bring pleasure and will renew the strength of the body for the next day.