Best Buy Bed Linen
Does thread count affect the quality of bed linen and is it the most important thing to think about when buying? This article takes a look at some other aspects to think about when purchasing bed linen.
As you look for your bed linen you might be interested in any of the following: discount bed linens, patterned bedlinen, gingerlily silk linens
We have all been led to believe that the higher the thread count then the better the quality of the linen. Maybe thread count is overemphasized and other factors to take into consideration are then overlooked such as the type of fabric. Oh you didn’t think all bed linen was made of linen did you?
the thread count does have an effect on quality and a material with a higher thread count is usually of better quality than one with a low thread count. If we put other factors into the picture though like fiber quality, yarn size and the finish then its importance tends to diminish. The emphasis that has been placed on the thread count can all be attributed to the marketing media. So let’s look at these other considerations and how they affect bed linen.
The most common and preferred sheets are the 100% cotton sheets. Two factors will have an impact on quality when it comes to cotton sheets. The length of the cotton fiber, naturally the longer the fiber the stronger the product. This is what gives rise to the various kinds of cotton like Pima cotton and Egyptian cotton. Next we look at the size of the yarn which gives an indication of the fineness of the linen. The yarn can be spun as single ply or two ply, the two ply being a double wound single ply to give a finer fabric.
Once it is done the linen should undergo a process that is meant to make its color last longer and free of creases. In conclusion you will come across linen that is made from maybe nylon with a high thread count and costing a lot of money but not being strong at all. In such cases you are better of settling for a material that is strong but having a lower thread count. At least a stronger material will last longer. So you see then that it’s not all about the thread count.
