Buying bedsheets seems like a common affair, but a few guidelines can go a long way in finding the rightbedsheet for you. As we spend most of our lives sleeping, brooding, lazying in and around our beds and bedcovers, it is essential we also take care of our bedsheet needs. With online shopping being an easy approach, you can find a bed cover, bed sheet, comforter, duvet, or dohar, with perfect fabric composition for your needs.
When one refers to fabric, it usually means the woven material for your bedsheets. They predict how soft, comfortable, durable, elastic, and costly the bedsheets will be. This is for you to understand the varied choices that are available to you.
The topmost sought after Bedsheet material are:
Satin and Cotton
Satin is synonymous with softness. Satin is not precisely a fabric but a woven fabric that is very comfortable to sleep on. Satin bed sheets are very rich in deep vibrant colors, unlike cotton fabric woven sheets.
Cotton, on the other hand, can be both soft and coarse, depending on the quality of the cotton fabric used. A 100% cotton woven fabric bedsheet is most durable and sought after bedsheet products. These are generally inexpensive and easily affordable. They also come in rich, vibrant colors, which may color fast or color bleed when washed, unlike satin material.
These two fibers can be further sorted under these varying fabric types:
- Silk bed sheets are luxurious satin sheets with a soft, lustrous sheen , which is silky to touch. It is a very fine natural fiber, most desired and expensive fabric bedsheets.
- Polyester satin sheets are easy to care for synthetic fiber and wrinkle resistant. Polyester is really strong and very easy to maintain, and inexpensive above all.
- Acetate satin sheets are made of wood fibers, are very soft and satiny in touch and feel. But it is challenging to maintain. These are dry cleaned to help retain their softness.
- Nylon satin sheets are solid and durable, suitably soft and satin-like to touch. Repeated washing start pilling on the surface and cannot be left for too long in the sunlight or ironed. The only advantage is that it is wrinkle-free.
- Linen sheets are durable fabric with an elegant surface. It wrinkles easily but softens with age and repeated washing, and drapes beautifully. They are expensive but worth the price.
- Cotton Sateen Fabric is very soft and lightweight, 100% cotton fabric, tightly woven with a satin weave, adding a subtle sheen to the material. It is easy to wash and durable and can be washed in hot water too
- Percale fabric is a plain weaved cotton fabric with a soft texture and a thread count of 180 or above. However, a thread count of above 280 here is superior and better quality
- Egyptian cotton bed sheets are a special soft bedsheet fabric made from cotton harvested from Egyptian cotton plants. Made of long cotton fibers makes the material very strong
- Combed cotton bedsheets are those that have undergone special processes. It is made of very soft cotton fabric as all short fibers are removed during its manufacturing process, leaving the surface smooth
- Cotton Flannel is a slightly heavy fabric with a napped surface, making it very soft. It is suitable for cooler weather because of its thickness and fluffy texture, which takes a long time to dry after washing and not preferred in warm weather
- Bamboo sheets are made from natural bamboo fibers. It is considered eco-friendly and is supposed to have antibacterial properties. The fabric is very soft and breathable.
- Chenille is a fluffy fabric and is a popular fabric for blankets and bedspreads.
- Acrylic sheets are synthetic fabric sheet, is wrinkle-resistant, and has very bright colors. The colors don’t fade when exposed to the sun, unlike cotton sheets. Usually, comforters are made using this fabric
- Brocade is a fabric with a raised pattern with gold and silk threads woven in beautiful designs
- Blended cotton consists of polyester and other synthetic fibers. It is both soft and breathable, easy to maintain, and wrinkle resistant. Polycotton is a frequently used blended cotton fabric for bed sheets
- Tencel/ Modal fabrics are alternatives to cotton for making soft bedsheets. These are made of cellulose fibers and considered a more eco-friendly option. Although expensive than most cotton sheets
- Fleece sheets make warm blankets. It has a soft pile texture like wool
A Bedsheet may seem a common bedding item, but it can be romanticized and accessorized to uplift the décor and mood of your room.







