Bed linen is the key to good sleep

We spend on average a third of our lives, so we need to pay special attention to the choice of lingerie. The sheet, pillowcase and duvet cover should be fun, not make us toss and turn and itch. How to make a choice? What to look for when buying bed linen?

What is the linen made of?

The first important point of choice is the material from which the bedding is made. There are a great many options, let's list them:

Linen is a great natural material. It is antiseptic, breathable and helps to evaporate moisture. But taking care of such linen will not be easy, because it wrinkles a lot and is very difficult to iron.
Flannel linen is soft, pleasant to the touch and warm. But 2-3 washes will be enough for the kit to lose its original appearanceso this is very impractical.
- not the most convenient and practical material. He is slippery, will bully, get lost. In addition, artificial fabric will bring a lot of additional inconvenience. A set of natural silk will be very expensive.
The header is a unique option for those who cannot or simply do not like to iron. Such bedding initially looks like crinkled. It is quite original and very convenient at the same time.
The bamboo fabric is 100% natural. Such underwear will provide an ideal microclimate, as it eliminates unpleasant odors, evaporates moisture and perfectly lets air through. In addition, the accessories are pleasant to the touch and easy to care for.
Satin is cotton materialmade in a special way. The result is a beautiful, silky, fine fabric. But it is quite strong and durable. The moisture will evaporate, the air passes through perfectly. But the prices for such kits cannot be called low.
Batiste - flowing and lightweight fabric... The so-called "holiday sets" are usually sewn from it. The fact is that after a dozen washings, the material becomes thinner and then begins to wear out quickly.
Chintz is cheap, but not at all durable.
Calico is a durable and wear-resistant fabric that retains its original characteristics even after several dozen washes. And such a kit will be inexpensive.
Cotton linen is an excellent value for money.
Mixed fabrics of several materials or with the addition of synthetic fabrics (polyester and the like) are also possible.

The size

Here are the main types of underwear, depending on its size:

One and a half set. The possible sizes of the duvet cover are 150x210, 150x215, 145x210, 160x215. Sheets can have the following sizes: 150x215, 160x210, 160x220 or 180x260 cm. Pillowcases can be as follows: 70x70, 50x70, 60x60.
Baby underwear has almost the same dimensions as one and a half sleeping, the difference is insignificant.
There is also underwear for newborns and very young children. The size of the duvet cover will be 115x147 cm, the sheet measures 120x150. The dimensions of the pillowcase are 40x60.
Double bed linen includes two pillowcases (or 4), a sheet and a duvet cover. Sheet sizes: 175x210, 175x215, 215x240, 210x230, 220x215, 220x240 or 240x260 cm.Possible duvet cover sizes: 175x215, 180x210, 180x215, 200x220 cm or 175x210. The pillowcase will be the same dimensions as the one-and-a-half set.
Double bed linen "Euro". It is slightly larger than the usual double, the equipment is the same. The duvet cover can have the following dimensions: 200x220, 212x225, 220x240 centimeters. The sheet can be like this: 215x240, 220x250, 240x260, 220x270 or 240x280 centimeters. And there are two options for pillowcases: 50x70 or 70x70.
There is also family linen, which includes two not very large duvet covers, one sheet and two or four pillowcases. The dimensions of the duvet cover correspond to those in the one and a half set. The sheet can be 240x280 or 240x260 centimeters. Pillowcases have the following dimensions: 70x70 or 50x70.

Colour

To choose the color of linen, you need to know some features:

White color represents peace and purity, this is a classic version.
Blue lingerie has a calming effect, has a positive effect on nervous system and can even provide pleasant dreams.
Black is the color of deep feelings and incredible emotions. If you like this kind of lingerie, then you can enjoy a special sensation.
Red is the color of energy and passion. An excellent option for a purposeful person or for a couple in love. But for some, this shade can be annoying.
Green will help you relax, find harmony and understand what you want. Great choice!
If you are close to depression, buy a set of bedding that is bright and warm. He will cheer up and relieve despondency.
Purple and lilac are the colors of creativity and fantasy. Do you want to see unreal dreams? Purchase such a kit.
Deep blue is the color of sophistication and nobility. You can let go of your fears and organize your thoughts.
Brown underwear will provide stability, comfort, trust, reliability and vitality.
Pink will help you dream and plunge into serenity.
Yellow will give vigor and insight.

It is better to refuse too colorful and bright drawings, they will interfere with sleep. But nice original patterns are quite appropriate and welcome. Avoid too bright "acidic" shades, they irritate the nervous system. You can safely choose pastel shades, for example, beige, peach.

Label

If you want to know how to choose good bedding, be sure to check out the label. It should indicate how to wash the laundry and how to care for it. The composition of the fabric and the name of the manufacturer (as well as the address and contacts) must be provided. Pay attention to the indication of the dimensions of the kit and its diagram.

Other important points

To determine the quality of a kit, pay attention to the following details:

Smell. The laundry should smell like laundry, not paint or chemicals. So feel free to sniff the stuff. A pungent and obvious smell should alert you.
Examine the fabric. It should be uniform, with no gaps or denser areas. There should not and cannot be any puffs.
Pay attention to the seams. For linen, they are special, linen, without bulges (after all, they can chafe). Everything must be done efficiently.
Rate the threads. They must be strong. Nothing can stick around and get out.
Run your finger across the fabric. If there are traces of paint on the skin, then imagine what will happen to your body when you spend the night on such underwear.
The price may be different, but remember that you have to pay for the quality, so you won't be able to buy a good set for 100-200 rubles.

If you want to make your sleep sound and healthy, choose high quality and proper underwear. The recommendations given here will certainly help you.

In the subway car today I saw an advertising leaflet inviting to a fashion bazaar, a big sale of goods from India: perfumes, souvenirs, bed linen ... Stop! What does bed linen mean? In pastel colors? Linen made from crayons and pencils? Or did the mistake come out because it meant bed kits?

By the way, the adjective "pastel" is unlucky in the language. In the sense that it is often pronounced incorrectly from TV screens, although, according to the rules of orthoepy, there is only one norm - pass [te] linny.

IN last years text content is full of errors. Philologists are outraged, and clickers are perplexed: the main thing is not the form, but the content, there is nothing to find fault with and pretend that you do not understand the essence of the issue!

Once at a parent meeting, the daughter's teacher read the word - "kaka yata." It turned out that a tenth grader (!) Wrote the pronoun “some” in this way.
“In my time, I have also met“ bassosshkas, parables, willow cuts, chained (chained), ”she said. - I try to instill in the children a "taste" for fine literature, to explain that in Russian the same letters, located in the same order, mean completely different things! In my opinion, the game method is great for lessons. For instance:
Touched - for the cause
And it's wild to me - come to me.
You will hurt yourself - while you are being treated.
We are married - we are “you”.
You are a foal - you are a child.
Awkward things - I carry different things.
He will need - his wife will get it.
I give the task to students to come up with a rhyme or compose a poem. Sometimes such creative tasks very interesting pass. As they say, while entertaining, educate.
There would be more such Makarenko in our school - less often "pastel announcements" would be encountered ...

... Several years ago, the director of the Republican Institute for Knowledge Control Nikolay Feskov shared his piggy bank of spelling delights and lexicological wonders. It is paradoxical, but true: elementary words when writing cause difficulties for graduates at the CT - "parcel post", "telegram", "dandy". About 40 percent make mistakes in the word “false” from year to year. For some applicants, the coachman is the one who digs holes, and the obelisk is a woman's decoration.

A friend of mine, a literate and well-read comrade, likes to give a master class at the "crime scene" as soon as he discovers an error. “My strong point is punctuation,” he says, smiling ironically. - Pay attention to how the signs are written in the wine and vodka department, especially in the district trade establishments: “Alcoholic drinks are not sold to persons under 18 (?!)”. In this case, I always ask the lovely lady:
- Give me a pencil or a pen.
- What for?
- Put a comma. In school, I was taught that the participle on both sides is separated by commas.
Let them learn, better late than never. I am also an active fighter for the purity of the Belarusian language. "BUY Belarusian!" is the first thing that comes to mind. I just cry from the "trotter" and "loshki". Certain literate sellers, apparently, skipped the "lessons, dear language" ", and therefore, when writing (or translating?), Sometimes they give out such pearls!"

There are several reasons for illiteracy. First, children began to read less fiction and more hang out on social networks, where they speak their own, bird, language. Good fasting is a rarity rather than a rule. On Facebook, Twitter, VKontakte, the main thing is speed, not literacy and stylistically elegant designs. And this, by the way, is a problem not only for Russian speakers. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, today's generation of Britons reads, writes and counts much worse in their minds than their grandparents.

Second, there has been a reduction in the hours devoted to the humanities in schools. That is why we have the Holocaust - "glue for wallpaper" (a recent precedent on MUZ-TV), and life is becoming more beautiful around us, and people have so many dreams.

And, thirdly, linguistic scientists absolutely indifferently look at what is happening with their native language. Purity of language - "Shaw are you talking about?" Who are you, cultural workers with? I will briefly explain my point of view.

The famous Soviet linguist Lev Vladimirovich Shcherba (by the way, a native of Cherven) believed: “For children to be successful in learning the language, they need to love it; and in order for children to love the language, it is necessary that teachers infect them with their love; but instinctive love, if any, cannot be passed on to children; it must somehow be realistically expressed and have its points of application. "

Lev Vladimirovich, perhaps, would have refrained from this statement if he knew that scientists-philologists would come to replace him and his generation, who, in order to legitimize universal illiteracy, would conduct hundreds of experiments on the great and mighty. Orthoepy was especially unlucky. If we turn to dictionaries and reference books, it turns out that many words now have pronunciation options. And the confusion is complete! For example, in the "Dictionary of the Russian language stresses" edited by I.L. Reznichenko equally correctly pronounce August and August, at the same time and at the same time, curd and curd, decollete [de and de]. If earlier Igor Leonidovich Kirillov had uttered [te] a terrorist act, as Reznichenko admits, the linguists of the Soviet Union would have been speechless. And now television journalists, politicians and representatives of the arts quite often have a far from standard pronunciation, which cuts the ear only for a sophisticated viewer. As the poet said, “we all learned a little, something and somehow” ...

The history of the emergence of bed linen is rooted in the primitive communal system. Primitive people they covered their homes with animal skins, which later became an analogue of bed linen. Later, the sleeping place was covered with straw and animal hair, such a bed, of course, was very uncomfortable. The first to use fabrics for bedding were the ancient Romans. Only rich people could afford a bed made of fabric, but the beginning of the emergence of a bed was laid.

Many centuries and years have passed, the bed has undergone many changes, and finally, it has reached our time in the form in which we are used to seeing it. More recently, in the last century, sets of underwear were collected for each girl's dowry. Such a bed was made of environmentally friendly materials; it was unusually comfortable to sleep on such pastels. Modern bedding is presented by manufacturers in a huge assortment, one might say, for every taste and color. In order not to get lost in this huge selection, it is worth familiarizing yourself with some information. Everyone has long known that the key to health is healthy quality sleep, and sleep depends on the sleeping place, or rather on which bed the sleep takes place. Now there are many bed linens made of different fabrics and different sizes, but as always in bed linen convenience and comfort are appreciated. Good, bed linen is value for money, such linen is durable, has a pleasant appearance, hypoallergenic. In some cases, a small addition of synthetic thread to the fabric is allowed for strength. Nice quality bed linen can be a great gift for any occasion.

Fabric for bed linen.

Now there are a large number of fabrics for sewing bedding. The material must meet many criteria, such as: it must be hypoallergenic, easy to care for, it must give comfort when the body is in contact with it. We will discuss the three main types of fabrics that are natural, they allow air to pass through well and do not cause discomfort, because the coming day will depend on what kind of night sleep will be.

Cotton bed linen.

Cotton is the most valuable gift of nature, it is the basis of many fabrics. There are many advantages when using cotton pastel linen: it is very easy to care for, pleasant to the body, does not cause allergies, and has a budgetary cost.

Satin is very pleasant to the touch, soft, such material does not wrinkle, does not cause allergies, does not wrinkle.

Chintz fabric is not expensive. Not bad for everyday use. Disadvantage of this fabric: It quickly loses its shape and color.

Linen bed linen.

Flax is natural materialthat is grown naturally. Linen fabric has a lot of advantages: it is natural, hypoallergenic, does not electrify, the process of laundry care is very simple, while the linen does not lose its color, does not fade. Linen bedding is very convenient to use in cold seasons, it is able to keep warm well, and sleep will be comfortable. Linen can be identified by knots in the threads of the fabric. There are minor negative qualities of this fabric: it can shrink and lose its previous shape during washing.

Silk bed linen.

Silk bed linen from the expensive series. Such lingerie looks simply gorgeous, it is very well suited for special occasions or for a gift. Silk linen has a pair of weaving threads of fabric: it is smooth and rough. Smooth silk underwear looks very attractive, but sleeping on such underwear is not comfortable. Such underwear is not suitable for daily use, it slips. The second type of fabric (rough) does not differ at all from the first. Also not suitable for everyday use. In order to prevent the sheet from slipping, it is possible to use a sheet with an elastic band. For cold seasons, this underwear is inconvenient to use.

Selection of bed linen by size.

The choice of pastel linen must be carefully approached. In addition to standard sizes, there are no standard sizes beds. For this, it is important to measure your bed in centimeters. Before choosing bed linen, you must first carefully study the information on the packaging. Russian bedding sets are divided into two sizes - Russian and Euro. In Russian sets of linen, the pillowcases are square, and in Euro they are rectangular. Be sure to pay attention to the sizes, they are different for all manufacturers. There is another option called "Family" in such a set, two duvet covers for one and a half bed blankets. If the set includes a sheet with an elastic band, then this will be marked with a special icon on the package.

The quality of the bed linen.

Having chosen the set of linen you like, having looked at all the information on the packaging, you need to take the linen out of the packaging and visually inspect it for quality. The seams must be properly processed, the threads must not stick out anywhere. From an expensive series, bed linen, as a rule, has such a plus as easy ironing and durability. Bed linen from the cheap series is distinguished by its softness, ease of care, but it will not last long. In any case, the choice will be individual.

Today we have an unusual article in our blog. For the first time, we will slightly open the doors of the production facility where one-color bed linen “Everything is in place” is sewn. You can look into the "holy of holies" - the workshop where our seamstresses work. In the article you will find first-hand information - the garment production manager will tell you about the quality of fabrics.

But first, let's discuss what the ideal bedding is.

Soft and pleasant to the touch. And it must also "breathe", that is, let air pass, absorb moisture from our body and not become damp. Natural fabrics - cotton, silk, linen - have such qualities.
... Nice and stylish. Style is an individual concept, but I would venture to say that monophonic underwear is always in trend. Deep, rich colors. Or delicate pastel shades. Or laconic snow-white. In general - like in expensive hotels from Hollywood films. And it looks accordingly - expensive, luxurious, high quality.
... Long lasting and safe for health. That is - made of durable fabric and dyed with high-quality dyes. Such linen will not become thinner after several washes, will not creep at the seams, will not shed and will not cause allergic reactions.
... Suitable for your mattress as well as blankets and pillows.
... And finally - it should cost adequate to its quality: not too cheap and not too expensive

Is there such a perfect match of all the qualities we need? We know exactly what happens! Solid bed linen “Everything is in place” meets all the parameters of your dream linen.

The fabrics from which bed linen are sewn by the specialists of "Everything in Local" are satin, satin-jacquard, percale. These are varieties of luxury cotton fabric. What is their feature?

Satin - durable, but soft to the touch fabric. The double weaving of fine threads gives the fabric a shine, and satin linen looks noble and elegant. The fabric practically does not wrinkle, is hygroscopic, environmentally friendly.

Satin jacquard - has a volumetric pattern due to a special weave of threads. The jacquard fabric does not have a seamy side. On one side, the pattern is convex, on the other - "pressed" into the surface.

Percale - threads for this fabric are used untwisted, made of high quality long-staple cotton. Due to the high density of threads, percale is both strong and thin fabric, which is especially important for bed linen.

I managed to talk with Marina, the manager of the production of monochromatic bed linen "Everything is in place". Here's what she said about the quality of the fabrics:

“We are only interested in quality. There is such a thing as material density, that is, the number of threads per 10 cm. We do not buy fabrics whose density is less than 125 grams. They wipe quickly, primarily the sheets. And we always try to buy fabrics with the greatest number of threads. Our suppliers are five time-tested factories. We have been working with them for 6 years already "

"We we do not use fabrics with synthetic additivesso they don't roll. Also, we do not use jacquard, the pattern on which is made with viscose (that is, when the pattern shines and shimmers) Over time, the viscose jacquard begins to fluff "

“We buy fabrics with reactive dye only - This is the most durable and expensive type of dyeing. And we never buy materials with pigment dyeing (it is superficial and fragile). Pigment dyeing is used in most inexpensive Chinese underwear "

“We also add material reserves for the shrinkage of the finished product, because any natural fabric shrinks after washing. For example, with sheets on an elastic band - it is wrong to sew a sheet 160x200cm for a mattress measuring 160x200cm. After washing, it will become smaller by a few centimeters and may simply not fit on the mattress. This does not happen with our elasticized sheets "

An assortment of linen colors - for every taste. Light: snow-white, cream, pistachio, cornflower blue and many other shades. And saturated: purple, lime, purple, black.

Look at these juicy, beautiful colors:

We offer both ready-made kits and individual tailoring, by the standards of your mattresses, pillows, blankets. You can choose any kind of pillowcases: ordinary, and with "ears" (or bumpers) around the perimeter - the so-called "Oxford" pillowcases. Sheets can be purchased with regular or elastic. All sewing details can be discussed at the stage of ordering linen.

There is one more pleasant nuance. In each order of linen, we put samples of fabrics of all the available colors in the assortment so that you can see and feel them live. Perhaps you will decide on another set of underwear: for yourself or as a gift.

It is easy to buy plain bed linen - go to, choose a color dear to your heart, and order a ready-made set. Or specify the sizes of your pillows, blankets and mattress - and all items of linen will be made in exactly the sizes you need within just 5 working days.

Enjoy your dreams and quiet nights! On beautiful, comfortable, high-quality bedding.