Hospital Sheet Sets
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Whether your priority is softness, breathability, or sustainability, there's a bed sheet to suit every preference.
Jersey


Hospital Sheet Sets
Now that you’ve learned more about what a duvet cover is, here are the best tips for selecting the perfect one for your home.


The most important thing to know about sheets is what they are made of. Materials will tell you a lot about how sheets will feel, their cooling and breathability, and their durability, as well as help you gauge if the price is fair.
Supima Cotton
Traditionally, jersey was primarily made with wool but is now commonly made with wool, cotton, and polyester. Jersey is generally knit with a plain stitch on a single set of needles, with all the loops facing the same direction.
However, the process ofturning bamboo into viscose fabricrequires the use of acidic or toxic chemicals, as well as using large amounts of water, dyes, and finishing chemicals. This is important to note because this processing does have a negative environmental impact, even though there are many positives to bamboo as a sustainable material.
Cotton is probably the most common fabric used to make sheets and bed linen. Cotton is natural, breathable, biodegradable and feels great next to the skin. There are many types of cotton. The two best quality cottons are Egyptian cotton and Supima cotton.
Whilst linen may not initially feel as soft as cotton, it does get softer with each wash. Choose pre-washed - garment washed or stone washed - linen if you want that softer feel straight away.
This is the piece of fabric that creates a sheath or barrier between you and your pillow. Typically, a pillowcase has one opening on the short side of the fabric and extra fabric that will drape over a few inches, when placed over the pillow insert. The drape is sometimes generous and provides a decorative element to what is otherwise a largely functional piece.


Cotton production is easily scalable, which accounts for the clothes and sheets we enjoy today. But with a wide range of supplies, it also takes a keen eye to tell which cotton fabrics are of high quality.