Why choose cotton percale sheets?

What are cotton percale sheets?

Percale is often thought of as a material. Wrong, it is a weaving method! Cotton percale is made up of long, fine cotton threads, assembled in a simple but very strong weave because the threads are very tight. Cotton percale sheets are therefore a guarantee of quality and associated with “top of the range”.

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But by the way, do you have any idea what a cotton plant looks like?

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Does the thread count of cotton percale sheets matter?

This number tells you how many warp threads (length) and weft threads (width) there are in one cm2 of fabric. The higher the number, the tighter the weave and the stronger and softer the fabric. This characteristic is important, but must also be compared to the quality of the raw material , the quality of the threads (single cotton or combed long-staple cotton).

At the boarders we have chosen for our sheets a percale 80 threads / cm2 woven from long combed fibers. This is why our duvet covers, pillowcases and fitted sheets are so soft .

Focus on the term "combed cotton" associated with cotton percale sheets by residents

Combed cotton undergoes one more important step in the fiber preparation process: before being woven, the shortest fibers are eliminated, only the longest and best fibers are kept. The appearance is therefore silkier because the fibers intertwine better. The result is much softer to the touch, more stable when washed and more solid in use. It is therefore a superior quality product.

There you have it, you know everything about cotton percale and in particular about Les pensionnaires cotton percale sheets !