Sateen
Sateen is a very dense and soft twill weave fabric made from long-staple cotton, with a sheen reminiscent of silk. It wears out more slowly and retains color well. This fabric is easier to iron, so if you don't like ironing, sateen bedding is a better choice. Traditional sateen is a 100% cotton fabric, but you can also find versions with added polyester fibers on the market. Such fabric is stronger, but absorbs moisture less effectively, and during washing, the surface develops small cotton pills—commonly known as pilling.
Currently, we offer solid color PREMIUM sateen and patterned sateen.
Jersey
Jersey is a soft, drapey fabric that fits well and wrinkles little. Because of these properties, it is ideal for fitted sheets with elastic, as it perfectly hugs the mattress. Jersey can be either 100% cotton or blended with varying amounts of synthetic fibers. The thinner or looser the jersey, the more it stretches, and over time, the bedding may look untidy and stretched out. Therefore, we recommend choosing bedding made from thicker, more tightly knit jersey to enjoy a flawless bed linen appearance for as long as possible.
Our range includes ready-made thick jersey fitted sheets with elastic in various sizes and colors.
Flannel
Flannel is a brushed, cotton, medium-weight fabric with a soft nap. The fabric is brushed on both sides until a soft fuzz forms on the surface. This makes the fabric fluffy, soft, and gives the impression of extra warmth. However, with washing, this fuzz gradually washes away, eventually matting into pills, and the bedding loses its attractive appearance. Denser flannel is more resistant to wear.
Flannel will retain its nap longer if washed on a gentle cycle. It will pill less if placed in a laundry bag during washing, reducing friction with other laundry. If you buy slightly more expensive flannel with a sheared nap, it will be just as soft and will maintain its good looks even after many washes.
Percale
Percale, also known as percal, is a thin and dense fabric with a soft feel, woven in a plain weave. It can be either 100% cotton or a blend of cotton and polyester (most commonly 50% cotton, 50% polyester). Percale is very dense (much denser than cotton fabric), smooth, strong, and matte. Solid or printed, it is perfect for making bedding.
Crinkled fabric
Crinkled fabric can be either 100% cotton or a blended fabric with various proportions of cotton and synthetics. If the fabric is 100% cotton, it will have all the properties of cotton fabric, but does not require ironing, which is its biggest advantage. The same applies to blended crinkled fabric—the properties are similar to regular polycotton, but thanks to special processing, the fabric does not need to be ironed. However, it's worth noting that not everyone likes the textured surface of this fabric.
Silk
Silk. Natural silk fabrics are made from the cocoons of mulberry silkworms, i.e., from caterpillars. Mulberry trees reproduce naturally in the wild or can be cultivated by humans. The highest quality silk is considered to be reeled silk, woven from long filaments spun from the raw material inside the cocoon. Such filaments can be up to a kilometer long.
Silk garments are pleasant to wear in any weather—they keep you warm when it's cold and cool you down in the heat. All silk fabrics absorb almost as much moisture as half their weight. They quickly absorb and evaporate moisture from the skin's surface. However, sweat can leave permanent stains on silk fabric, causing it to break down. Silk garments and bedding are best cleaned at dry cleaners, as washing causes significant fading.
Cotton fabric
Cotton fabric is a plain weave cotton fabric, with the same appearance on both the front and back sides. Bleached, dyed, or printed, it is most commonly used for bed linen and sheets. Bedding made from this fabric will last a long time. The quality and strength of the fabric depend on the thickness and density of the threads. According to the finish, there is unbleached, semi-bleached, dyed, and printed cotton fabric. Unbleached (raw), bleached, dyed, and printed thin cotton fabric is suitable for both bed linen and summer clothing because it is highly breathable and absorbs moisture well. White, thicker yarn cotton fabric is intended for sheets. The most valuable is dense cotton fabric made from fine threads. Cotton fabric products are strong, absorb moisture well, are hygienic, heat-conductive, attractive, and easy to wash. They will last a long time, but are prone to wrinkling and are difficult to drape.
We have an exceptionally wide range of solid color and patterned cotton fabrics.
Cartoon
Cartoon is a thin, solid color or printed, medium-weight, plain weave cotton fabric. Usually made from moderately coarse yarns. Used for summer clothing or nightwear. It can also be used for bedding, but this fabric will have a shorter lifespan.
Damask
Damask is the highest grade of sateen. It is a luxurious, glossy fabric made from very fine yarns, woven using jacquard technology—by alternating the weaving of warp (longitudinal thread) and weft (cross thread) to create large, embossed patterns. Usually, the patterns are the same color as the background, but they can also be woven from different colored threads. Such bedding sets are considered luxurious.
Blended fabric
Blended fabric (polycotton) is a mixture of cotton and synthetics, which is not as durable and long-lasting as 100% cotton, but is very easy to iron, wrinkles less, and dries faster. The ratio of cotton to polyester in the fabric greatly affects its quality. If the polycotton contains only 15% cotton, the fabric is almost synthetic and the properties of cotton are barely noticeable, but 65% cotton makes polycotton fabric significantly higher quality. However, these fabrics are less breathable and less moisture-absorbent, and their biggest drawback is that over time they pill and become fuzzy.
Linen
Linen is a rarer, coarser, heavy, and very strong fabric. It is indispensable in summer, as it evenly disperses moisture and maintains a consistent body temperature. In winter, linen pleasantly warms. It also has antibacterial properties and is suitable for people with allergies. Breathable. Since linen fabric is very heavy and extremely prone to wrinkling, its care and ironing are more challenging.
Lyocell
Lyocell (Tencel) is a functional fiber derived from nature. It is made from wood sourced only from strictly controlled forests, with limited tree cutting. It is of botanical origin, extracted from wood pulp, so the fiber decomposes in nature without any negative residual effects. Tencel fabric is eco-friendly, comfortable, and soft. It combines the best properties of other fibers: it absorbs moisture better than cotton, is as soft as silk, as warm as wool, and as cool as linen.
Microfiber
Microfiber (or microfibre) is a synthetic fabric; it is not silk or sateen. It is a blend of polyamide and polyester fibers, which are thinner than all natural fibers—even silk. It is 100 times thinner than a human hair. Using special technology, microfiber is woven into fabric. It can absorb up to 7 times its own weight in moisture. Thanks to special processing, this fabric is soft and pleasant to the touch, so it is often mistaken for sateen or even silk. However, like all synthetic fibers, microfiber is highly static, and if you don't want to wake up with frizzy hair, it's better to choose bedding made from natural fibers.
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