It's the "May Day" mini shopping spree once again. Promotional sales activities have started one after another among retailers. Would you also like to take this opportunity to purchase a set of quality and comfortable bedding for your home? How can you buy satisfactory bedding? Miss Gao, the person in charge of the Fuan娜 Qingyuan store, offers advice on how to identify and select quality bedding.
### Classification
Mainly based on pattern and fabric
"Choosing bedding requires first understanding some basic concepts," said Miss Gao. The classification of bedding mainly focuses on patterns and fabrics.
Generally speaking, from the perspective of pattern processing technology, bedding four-piece sets can be roughly divided into three major categories: printed, embroidered, and jacquard.
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 feature bright and lively colors, a wide variety of patterns, excellent dust-proof performance, high cleanliness, and good colorfastness, but the cost is higher than dyeing with pigments; embroidered bedding patterns are machine-embroidered, and embroidered products have the advantages of good breathability and moisture absorption; jacquard bedding has patterns woven with different colored yarns. Compared to embroidered fabrics, jacquard fabrics have higher production costs, more complex craftsmanship, a softer and finer texture, better luster, a superior hand feel, better quality and breathability, and are more luxurious.
From the perspective of fabric structure, bedding can be divided into plain weave, twill, and satin weave. Plain weave products are characterized by many interlacing points, solid and stiff textures, flat surfaces, identical appearance effects on both sides, and a limited density that makes the fabric lighter and thinner, with good wear resistance and breathability. Twill has distinctions between the front and back sides, fewer interlacing points within a complete organizational cycle, longer floats, a soft touch, a higher density, a thicker product, stronger tissue stereoscopic effect. Satin weave fabrics are soft in texture, smooth and delicate on the surface, and have a lustrous sheen, with higher requirements for their cost compared to similar plain weave or twill products.
### Parameters - Indicators for Measuring Quality Bedding
"To understand the quality of a set of products, you need to understand some technical parameters of bedding. They are important indicators for measuring the quality of bedding," said Miss Gao. Generally, the technical parameters of bedding are reflected in the following three aspects:
Firstly, the count refers to the length in meters of 1 gram of yarn. For example, if one cotton ball can make 40 meters of yarn, it is called 40-count. The higher the count of the yarn, the finer the yarn, the thinner the cloth woven from such yarn, and the softer and more comfortable the fabric.
Secondly, the density refers to the number of warp and weft yarns arranged per unit length. Generally, the higher the density, the higher the manufacturing technology requirements and the cost.
Lastly, there are shrinkage rate, barium value (an indicator for measuring the luster of the fabric), colorfastness, and whiteness. These are all technical indicators used by the state to measure bedding. The shrinkage rate of fabric refers to the percentage of contraction of the fabric after washing or soaking. Generally, the fabric with the highest shrinkage rate is synthetic fibers and their blended textiles, followed by wool products and linen textiles, while cotton textiles are moderate.
"A good set of bedding must meet or exceed the national standards for these technical indicators," said Miss Gao. Fuan娜 bedding leads the industry in these technical parameters.
In addition, products of better quality have evenly flat and smooth fabric surfaces, fine textures, clear prints, a glossy sheen, and uniformly stitched seams. If the fabric surface of home textile products is uneven, the texture is sparse, the patterns are disordered, and the stitching is rough, then the quality cannot be guaranteed, and the water-wash size change rate and dye fastness may exceed the standard.
### Selection - Meeting Environmental Friendliness and Comfort
"Understanding some basic concepts and technical parameters of bedding makes it easier to choose bedding according to these standards," said Miss Gao. Choosing quality bedding suitable for oneself should meet the requirements of comfort and environmental friendliness.
Many customers first care about the color and pattern when purchasing bedding, followed by price, without paying attention to the count and density of the bedding or its environmental friendliness. In response to this, Miss Gao gave her own suggestions. When selecting bedding, special attention should be paid to three points:
Firstly, 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. Natural cotton fibers have excellent skin-friendliness, strong moisture absorption and breathability, safety, comfort, and no irritating odors.
Secondly, inquire clearly about the count and density of the bedding, compare the workmanship and comfort of the bedding.
Lastly, determine whether the product is environmentally friendly. The count, density, and workmanship of the bedding determine its durability, while its environmentally friendly production determines its safety. Bedding cannot be separated from colors and dyes. Some enterprises do not pay enough attention to environmental protection or cannot strictly control during the production process. Although the products look novel and attractive, they can be harmful 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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