HECOL370 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Bed Sheet, Satin, Plain Weave

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Human Ecology
• Course: HECOL370
• Professor: Jane Batcheller

Document Summary

Focus of this lab is the testing & evaluation of bed sheets for household use. Test results from sheets of varying bre content, yarn count, fabric structure and. Nishing will be used to evaluate their quality. Important factors a ecting the quality of sheets & pillowcases include: The modern bed sheet has evolved over many years and continues to change as home fashions change historically people slept under blankets or rugs. Earliest sheets were wrapped around the sleeper as sort of a night gown, seldom laid at around the bed. With advances of the industrial revolution, cotton sheeting be can to be manufactured in quantity. Heavy, narrow, course fabric which had to be hand sewn together in strips and hemmed. Loom width restricted sheeting with and centre sea was common until the. Modern looms are wide enough for sheets to be woven sideways on the loom, selvedge found at the top and bottom rather than the sides of the sheet.