Luxury bedding set

Choosing Luxury Bedding

Do not assume that thread count is the only thing you need to know when choosing luxury bedding. Although this term is thrown about quite a lot, many people are confused as to what it actually means. The softest luxury bed linens do not necessarily have the highest thread count. You need to understand what makes the best, most luxurious linens, and for that, you need to know more than just the thread count.

The term thread count stands for the number of yarns woven into each single square inch of the fabric. Make no mistake, this number is important, but only when considered with other things as well. There are three other key components that should be considered when determining the quality of the luxury bed linen; where the yarn was grown, the length of the staples, and the place it was spun. Everything starts with the yarn and the fiber it comes from.

Grown along the Nile River, Egyptian cotton is seen as the world's best. When the Nile recedes, it leaves behind an unusually fertile swath of land which nourishes the growing cotton. Egyptian cotton is sought after because no other cotton yields in longer staples. This means that each individual fiber is longer than the competitions'. Many manufacturers will claim that their sheets are Egyptian cotton, but the higher quality luxury bedding makers are involved int he creation of their products from beginning to end. This allows them to hand select only the best Egyptian cotton. Only after the superiority of the cotton has been ensured are the raw fibers cleaned and spun into silken yarns by master craftsmen in Italy.

The quality of the yarn is generally dictated by the length of the cotton fiber. Long-staple cotton is spun into stronger, smoother, finer yarns than can be spun from shorter staples, which results in a high thread count. Unfortunately, a high thread count can also be achieved by cramming many short-stable yarns of lesser quality into each square inch, creating a heavy, coarse product, which is why it's so important to consider things other than just thread count when searching for your luxury bed sheets.

Italy prides itself on having the world's best spinners, weavers, sewers, embroiderers, and artisans, enabling them to produce some of the most amazing luxury bedding sets. Generations of expertise go into each piece of linen, and the Italians build relationships with the best mills, looms, and factories, giving them a unique chance to create the world's finest products. Using ages-old knowledge along with cutting-edge textile techniques, this industry is known for creating the best of all worlds for your luxury bedding set. ( By Anthony J Davis )