Ecosleep The Home of Coshee: Terms to help you shop for bedlinen around the wor...

Ecosleep The Home of Coshee: Terms to help you shop for bedlinen around the wor...:                                                                    The beauty of shopping for bedlinen online or in store…...

Terms to help you shop for bedlinen around the world

                          

                             The beauty of shopping for bedlinen online or in store…

                       Here are some helpful terms to assist and make the shop worthwhile!

• Bed skirt (also bed ruffle, dust ruffle or valance): A decorative piece used to cover the boxspring and legs of the bed. It fits between the mattress and boxspring and hangs to the floor.
• Bed spread: A bed cover with sides that go to the floor. This does not require a bed skirt, and was particularly popular in North America after World War II.
• Bolster: A long, narrow and commonly cylindrical pillow filled with down or feathers.
• Boudoir pillows (or breakfast pillows): Small rectangular decorative throw pillows.
• Comforter: A filled bed cover that is quilted and usually reversible. Also referred to as a inner quilt or duvet by some countries. They typically are paired with a bed skirt to form a complete ensemble, as the sides only go about halfway to the floor.
• Drop: The length of a bed skirt.
• Duvet: A soft flat bag traditionally filled with down or feathers,silk or wool or a combination of both, and used on a bed as a blanket, doona, quilt or comforter. Needs to be enclosed in a cover to keep it clean.
• Duvet cover: A decorative and protective covering for a duvet or quilt. Most duvet covers have a button or tie closure at one end.
• European sham (or Euro sham): A decorative pillow covering which fits a large 26” x 26” pillow. These are often placed behind the standard size pillow shams as a backdrop, or on top of standard pillows as a coordinated set with a duvet cover.
• Feather bed: Feathers contained within a fabric shell and lay on top of a mattress as a mattress topper. The feather bed will normally have elastic straps or even have a fitted sheet on it so that it fits over a mattress and stays in place.
• Fitted sheet: This is the bottom sheet used to fit tightly over a mattress. Fitted sheets are available in a variety of pocket depths, which refers to the thickness of your mattress. 
• Flanged: Including a decorative band of fabric that is straight or tailored; often used to describe pillows or pillow shams.
• Hotel bedding: Sheets with a high-thread count and unadorned designs, marketed to replicate the bedding materials that hotels use. Hotel bedding is typically designed to be soft, durable and inoffensive to variable tastes, and the expansion of business travel created a consumer demand for similar products.
• Mako cotton: A high grade of cotton, the long staple or long fibre of Egyptian-grown cotton has more continuous fibres to use when creating threads or yarns. This yarn is smaller in diameter yet stronger than other cottons. Smaller yarn means that more threads per square inch can be used to create stronger fabrics which are lighter in weight yet breathe well. Mako cotton is frequently used to make up scale sheets and towels, which are marketed as a luxury product.
• Mattress protector:  Also known as a mattress pad, mattress topper, or underpad. This is typically used underneath a fitted sheet to add comfort, protect against allergies, and protect the mattress.
• Neckroll: Small cylindrical decorative throw pillows.
• Pillow shams: Decorative coverings for pillows, often designed with trims, ruffles, flanges, or cording. Shams are normally placed behind the pillows used to sleep on, which would be covered with regular pillowcases.
• Pima cotton: A high grade of cotton. It has the long staple similar to Mako cotton, which is what gives it its exceptional softness and brilliant luster, as well as its durability. Its superior characteristics improve with wear. Pima cotton is used to make up scale sheets, towels and clothing, which are marketed as a luxury product. Peru produces the most of the world's Pima cotton and of the best quality.
• Pleated: Material that is sewn in folds, like a fan.
• Tailored: Fitted closely, i.e. made to fit the bed exactly.
• Thread count:  The number of thread ends per square inch in a woven.
• Around the world we use so many different terms but in the end it all comes down to a bed, pillow, mattress, sheet set, duvet or quilt and the cover to go over them to give you a great nights sleep!

Sleep well :)

Jane

Bamboo Sheeting from EcoSleep

Bamboo SHEETING BY ECOSLEEP

Bamboo sheeting on our Coshee quilt covers by Ecosleep Australia® is made to be durable, but soft, wearable, washable and affordable.

       Bamboo is a natural and hypoallergenic fibre which naturally breathes. This keeps you warm in winter and cool in summer.

       Bamboo has antimicrobial and antibacterial qualities ensuring that body odours are minimised.

       It is machine washable and very easy to care for.

       Bamboo is grown without pesticides. It also grows quickly, requiring no replanting. It absorbs carbon dioxide, releases oxygen into the atmosphere and uses very little water to grow, leaving only a small carbon footprint.   This is the ethos of Ecosleep Australia.

What are the health and other benefits of using bamboo sheeting?

Bamboo absorbs moisture and unlike many man made fibres, it will wick perspiration away from your skin.

Bamboo has great thermal properties ensuring it is warm in winter and cool in summer.

Bamboo is non-allergic and is ideal for people with sensitive skins.

Bamboo does not shrink like other fibres, nor pill or lose its colour when washed.

Bamboo is a renewable easily grown plant that requires little water and no pesticides.

Bamboo has anti microbial and anti bacterial properties minimizing body odours in people prone to this.

Bamboo is very cost effective and easy to care for.

Bamboo sheeting can be washed in the washing machine gentle cycle and in cold water.

What is the best way to care for bamboo sheeting?

Bamboo sheeting can be used in all seasons. It is very easy to care for.
A good gentle laundry powder works well on bamboo sheeting in cold or cool water on a gentle cycle or hand wash.
Never use bleach on your bamboo sheeting. Dry normally outside and do not tumble dry.
Cool iron if necessary but most wrinkles fall out naturally when the sheeting is placed back on the bed.