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Percale vs bamboo sheets and what it means for sleepwear

Short answer: Percale is a tightly woven cotton fabric with a cool, crisp finish, while bamboo fabric in bed is smoot...

What wears out a sheet

Short answer: A sheet is worn by the body's movement at night, by the mattress surface, by washing and by sunlight th...

Thread count and why it says less than you think

Short answer: A high thread count can be reached by using very thin threads or by counting several times. The number ...

What the density of bedding is measured in

Short answer: In woven bedding, density is measured as the number of threads per square inch or per ten centimetres. ...

How often bedding should be changed

Short answer: Every second week for most people, every week in summer or if you sleep without sleepwear. The pillowca...

A care plan for bedding

Short answer: Change every second week, wash at forty degrees without softener and hang it up before it creases. Smoo...

Bedding through the year

Short answer: Change your bedding every second week, wash at forty degrees without fabric softener and keep two sets ...

One shared duvet against two singles

Short answer: Two single duvets give each person their own temperature and end the fight over the cover. A shared duv...

A duvet against only a sheet in summer

Short answer: A thin duvet gives weight and an even temperature all night. A sheet alone is cooler, but it gives no i...

A fixed day for the bedding

Short answer: Change the bedding every second week on the same weekday. A fixed day means it actually gets done, and ...

Bedding as a gift

Short answer: Measure the duvet before you buy bedding as a gift. Bedding is used every night for many years, but a c...

What a satin weave means

Short answer: Satin is a weave in which one thread passes over several others before going under. It gives a smooth, ...