Information about Bedding
This article is about material related to beds. For the geology term, see Bedding (geology).
Bedding refers to the materials laid above the mattress of a bed for warmth. Bedding excludes the mattress, box spring and bed frame. Down materials are often used for warmth in bedding. To seek bedding means a person will retire for sleep, to his or her bedding.
Common bedding materials
History
Around 3400 BC Egyptian pharaohs had their beds moved off the ground and slept on a raised surface.The Roman Empire brought the beginning of luxury beds. The mattresses were stuffed with wool, feather, reeds or hay. They were decorated with paint, bronze, silver, jewels and gold.
During the Renaissance, mattresses were stuffed with straw and feathers and then covered with silks, velvets or satin material.
The arrival of the 18th century brought bed frames made from cast iron, and mattresses that were made of cotton. This quickly did away with much of the vermin that would nest in mattresses that were stuffed with easily decomposed matter. The 19th century saw the invention of the bed spring, also called the box spring.
The 20th century brought the inner spring mattress, futon, water bed (starting in 1960's), air mattresses, foam rubber mattresses and pillows.
Terminology
Bed Skirt (also Bed Ruffle, Dust Ruffle or Valance): A decorative piece used to cover the boxspring and legs of the bed. It fits between the mattress and boxspring and hangs to the floor.Bed Spread: A bed cover with sides that go to the floor. This does not require a bed skirt.
Boudoir Pillows (or Breakfast Pillows): Small rectangular decorative throw pillows.
Comforter: A filled bed cover that is quilted and usually reversible. They require a bed skirt to complete the look, as the sides only go about halfway to the floor.
Drop: The length of a bed skirt.
Duvet Cover: A decorative and protective covering for a duvet. Most duvet covers have a button or tie closure at one end.
European Sham (or Euro Sham): A decorative pillow covering which fits a large 26” x 26” pillow. These are often placed behind the standard size pillow shams as a backdrop for all of the other pillows.
Flanged: Including a decorative band of fabric that is straight or tailored; often used to describe pillows or pillow shams
Neckroll: Small cylindrical decorative throw pillows
Pillow Shams: Decorative coverings for pillows, often designed with trims, ruffles, flanges, or cording. Shams are normally placed behind the pillows used to sleep on, which would be covered with regular pillowcases.
Pleated: Sewn in folds like a fan
Tailored: Fitted closely ie made to fit the bed exactly
Thread Count: The number of thread ends per square inch in a woven fabric
See also
In geology a bed is the smallest division of a geologic formation or stratigraphic rock series marked by well-defined divisional planes (bedding planes) separating it from layers above and below.
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A bed () is a piece of furniture or location primarily used as a place to sleep, but can serve other functions, such as providing a place for sexual intercourse or for relaxation.
Beds come in a wide array of shapes and sizes.
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Beds come in a wide array of shapes and sizes.
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mattress is a mat or pad, usually placed atop a bed, upon which to sleep or lie.
The word mattress is derived from Arabic words meaning "to throw" and "place where something is thrown" or "mat, cushion.
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The word mattress is derived from Arabic words meaning "to throw" and "place where something is thrown" or "mat, cushion.
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box-spring is a hard sturdy wooden frame, covered in cloth, containing springs or some other form of torsion. Usually the box-spring is placed on top of a wooden or metal bedframe which sits on the floor and acts as a brace.
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Cotton is a soft fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant (Gossypium sp.), a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India, and Africa.
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Flannel a warm fabric of various degrees of weight and fineness, usually made from loosely spun yarn.
Flannel is a light-to-medium weight woven cloth commonly used to make clothing and bedsheets.
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Flannel is a light-to-medium weight woven cloth commonly used to make clothing and bedsheets.
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Polyester (aka Terylene) is a category of polymers which contain the ester functional group in their main chain. Although there are many forms of polyesters, the term "polyester" is most commonly used to refe'Bold text'Bold text'Bold text
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Satin is a cloth that typically has a glossy surface and a dull back. It is a warp-dominated weaving technique that forms a minimum number of interlacings in a fabric. If a fabric is formed with a satin weave using filament fibers such as silk, nylon, or polyester, the
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Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The best-known type of silk is obtained from cocoons made by the larvae of the silkworm Bombyx mori reared in captivity (sericulture).
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Wool is the fibre derived from the fur of animals of the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of other mammals such as goats, llamas and rabbits may also be called wool. This article deals explicitly with the wool produced from domestic sheep.
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A bed sheet is a large piece of cotton or linen cloth used to cover a mattress. It is this sheet that one typically lies on.
In many areas of the world a second flat bed sheet is laid on top of the sheet covering the mattress.
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In many areas of the world a second flat bed sheet is laid on top of the sheet covering the mattress.
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blanket is a type of bedding, generally speaking a large piece of cloth, intended to keep the user warm, especially while sleeping. Blankets are distinguished from sheets by their thickness and purpose; the thickest sheet is still thinner than the lightest blanket, because blankets
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comforter is a type of blanket. Comforters are intended to keep the user warm, especially during sleep, although they can also be used as mattress pads at the users preference.
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A duvet (pronounced IPA: /duːˈveɪ/, from the French duvet IPA: [dyvɛ]
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quilt is a type of bedding— a bed covering composed of a quilt top, a layer of batting, and a layer of fabric for backing, generally combined using the technique of quilting. Another technique for securing the quilt layers is tying.
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