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Yorkshiremillshops.com

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Yeadon,
LS19 7SP
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Yorkshiremillshops.com

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An Internet based business offering Made to Measure Bedlinen for your home from a choice of Egyptian cotton 200 thread, Standard 50/50 polyester/cotton in 17 shades, 100% cotton in 14 shades, Super... read full description

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Brief description

An Internet based business offering Made to Measure Bedlinen for your home from a choice of Egyptian cotton 200 thread, Standard 50/50 polyester/cotton in 17 shades, 100% cotton in 14 shades, Super percale in 14 shades, All made to customers specifaction. visit www.bespokebedlinens.co.uk

When did your business start trading?
  • 2000

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Bed time stories

Written on 23 Jul 2009, 12:55 PM

Someone once remarked that we spend most of our life either on our feet or on our back; therefore we should wear the best shoes and have the best bed to lie on. You've got the bed, now how about the bedding?


People always ask about the number of threads in the Egyptian cotton. Some ask if we have 600 thread count or even 800 threads! Does it mean anything anymore? Not unless you know the yarn count also. Look at it this way, are you better off with 200 threads of quality yarn or 1,000 threads of rubbish? A high thread count does not mean a better fabric.

A plain weave fabric with 200 single Threads of Egyptian Cotton will stand numerous repeat laundering, making it ideally suitable for hotel use. Sateen on the other hand can have 400 threads or more. This has a different construction and the number of threads in the warp is doubled to get the lovely sateen finish. However it has no more intersections and will have a shorter life span than a plain weave.

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