Teaching you how to choose quality bedding: Mainly focusing on the design and fabric

by yelitef111 on 2012-02-09 09:43:00

It's the sales mini-Golden Week of "May Day" again. Promotional activities by major merchants have been launched one after another. Would you also like to take this opportunity to purchase a set of high-quality and comfortable bedding for your home? How can you buy satisfactory bedding? Miss Gao, the person in charge of Fuanan Qingyuan store, gives advice on how to identify and select quality bedding.

Classification:

Mainly look at the pattern and fabric.

"Choosing bedding requires understanding some basic concepts first," Miss Gao introduced that the classification of bedding mainly focuses on patterns and fabrics.

Generally speaking, from the perspective of pattern processing technology, four-piece bedding sets can be roughly divided into printed, embroidered, and jacquard categories.

These three types of patterns each have different characteristics. Among them, printed bedding patterns are printed onto the fabric after it has been woven. Printed products have bright and lively colors, various pattern types, excellent dust-proof performance, high cleanliness, high colorfastness. However, the cost is higher than pigment printing; embroidered bedding patterns are stitched with machines. Embroidered products have good breathability and moisture absorption; jacquard bedding fabric patterns are woven with threads of different colors. Compared to embroidered fabrics, jacquard fabrics have higher production costs, more complex processes, making the bedding more delicate and smooth, with better luster, better texture, better quality and breathability, and are more luxurious.

From the perspective of fabric organization, bedding can be divided into plain weave, twill, and satin weave. The features of plain weave products include many interlacing points, firm and crisp texture, flat surface, identical appearance effects on both sides. The density of plain weave fabric cannot be too high, it is relatively light and thin, with good wear resistance and breathability; Twill has distinctions between the front and back, fewer interlacing points within a complete tissue cycle, longer float lines, softer hand feel, higher tissue fabric density, thicker products, strong three-dimensional effect; Satin weave fabric has soft texture, smooth and delicate surface, glossy appearance, its cost is higher than that of similar plain weave and twill products.

Parameters: Indicators to Measure Quality Bedding

"To understand the quality of a product, it is necessary to understand some technical parameters of bedding. They are important indicators to measure the quality of bedding," Miss Gao said that the technical parameters of general bedding are reflected in the following three aspects:

First is the count, the length in meters of 1 gram of yarn is called how many counts. For example, if a cotton plant can make 40 meters of yarn, then it is 40-count. The higher the count of the yarn, the finer the yarn is, and the thinner and softer the fabric made from such yarn will be.

Second is the density, which refers to the number of warp and weft yarns arranged per unit length. Generally, the higher the density, the higher the requirements for manufacturing technology and cost.

Finally, there are shrinkage rate, barium value (indicator to measure the luster of the fabric), colorfastness, and whiteness. These are all technical indicators used by the country to measure bedding. The shrinkage rate of fabric refers to the percentage of contraction after washing or soaking. Generally, synthetic fibers and their blended textiles have the highest shrinkage rate, followed by wool products and linen textiles, with cotton textiles being moderate.

"A good set of bedding must meet or exceed the national standards for these technical indicators," Miss Gao said that Fuanan bedding leads the industry in these technical parameters.

In addition, products of better quality have a flat and uniform cloth surface, fine texture, clear prints, glossy appearance, and even stitching. If the cloth surface of home textile products is uneven, the texture is loose, the patterns are disordered, and the sewing is rough, then the quality is difficult to guarantee, and the size change rate after water washing and colorfastness may exceed the standard.

Purchase: Meet Environmental Protection and Comfort Requirements

"Understanding some basic concepts and technical parameters of bedding makes it easier to choose bedding based on these standards," Miss Gao said that choosing high-quality and suitable bedding should meet the requirements of comfort and environmental protection.

Many customers primarily focus on the color and pattern when purchasing bedding, followed by price, without paying attention to the yarn count and density of the bedding and its environmental friendliness. In response, Miss Gao gave her own suggestions, emphasizing three points to consider when selecting bedding:

First, pay attention to the materials used in the product, especially bed sheets, duvet covers, and pillowcases that come into contact with the skin. It is best to choose pure cotton or silk fabrics because natural cotton fibers have excellent skin-friendliness, strong moisture absorption and breathability, safety, comfort, and no irritating odor;

Second, ask clearly about the yarn count and density of the bedding, compare the craftsmanship and comfort of the bedding;

Third, determine whether the product is environmentally friendly. The yarn count, density, and craftsmanship of the bedding determine its quality durability, while the environmentally friendly production of the bedding determines its safety during use. Bedding cannot do without color, nor dyeing. Some companies do not pay enough attention to environmental protection or cannot strictly control the production process. Although the products appear novel and attractive, they can cause significant harm to human health. People spend a lot of time in close contact with bedding, so the environmental friendliness of the product must be taken seriously.

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