Importance of Thread Count & Fiber Quality in Cotton Bed Covers

Shopping for the cotton bed covers? So you really need to know what are the various factors that are the indicators of high quality while buying cotton bed covers or say any other bed linen. These include thread count, fiber quality, yarn size, finishing & durability. You should be well-acquainted with these so that your bed and bedding furnishing shopping can be a fun and pertinent.

Thread Count: Thread count is nothing but the number of threads per square inch of fabric and in this both vertical threads (warp) as well as horizontal threads (weft) used for weaving are considered. Along with number of warp & weft, it is the picks and ply yarn that are considered in total thread count. Superior quality cotton bed covers will have 400 thread count & made from single ply yarn and single pick. But in most of the cases you will find 2 ply yarn and multi-pick. According to FTC 2 ply yarn must be considered as one but manufacturers play gimmick as consider them as two only. So while shopping if you find cotton bed sheets very soft with less thread count then also go for those.

Fiber Quality: Cotton bed covers comes in range of fiber quality and the quality of fiber is decided by the length of cotton fibers. Furthermore long staple cotton are the best in quality and with this finer quality cotton bed covers are made. Pima or Supima & Egyptian extra long staple are its example that result in finer quality bed covers. In the market you will also find 100% cotton bed covers and cotton mix with other fabric such as silk, satin, linen. The pure fabric is more soft, warm and natural.

Finishing: To know what exactly the finishing of cotton bed covers is, you must be familiar with the process of singeing & mercerizing. In singeing some extra tiny fuzz of the fiber are burn off. If it is not done then after usage your bed cover will have tiny piles that will ruin its look. Whereas to ameliorate the luster, affinity for dye & strength the process of mercerizing is done where fiber is treated under tension. So check the cotton bed cover that you are going to purchase for singeing & mercerizing. If these are not done then the bed cover will surely be of poor quality.

Durability: Durability factor can be determined after the use of the product. But generally cotton bed covers with high quality fiber will be more durable. So to check this buy just one bed cover. Test it after every wash for color, wrinkles, shade and shrinkage. If after two or three washes it remains the same then buy more.

So, now you are familiar with important factors such as thread count, fiber quality, finishing and durability. This will help you to select the best cotton bed cover.