'Cotton percale offers that light, crisp feel from the start and sateen provides that silky heavyweight feel that will mold to your body.'
Flax
It maintains its original form and color even after multiple washes, ensuring your sheets look as good as new for a longer period It maintains its original form and color even after multiple washes, ensuring your sheets look as good as new for a longer period50 cotton 50 polyester percale sheets. The blend of polyester with cotton enhances the strength and resilience of the percale sheets, reducing the need for frequent ironing.Cotton and cotton blends dominate the market, the most common blend being cotton/polyester. Cotton provides absorbency and a soft hand, while polyester adds durability and wrinkle resistance.[2] Other common fibers used in the manufacturing of bed sheets include linen, silk, Modal and bamboo rayon, lyocell, Microtex or Microfiber, and polypropylene. Polypropylene (olefin) is a hypoallergenic spun-bound material produced at a low cost and typically used in emergency shelters or hospitals as disposable sheeting.
In the US and Canada, sheets are often sold in a four-piece set consisting of a fitted sheet, a flat sheet and two pillowcases. In China, a four-piece set consists of a duvet cover, two pillowcases and either a fitted or flat sheet. Fitted sheets are gaining popularity due to their ease of use. Use of good quality elastic make fitted sheets durable.
We've demystified bed linen jargon to help you choose the best bed linen that's right for you:
