How sheets are made?
How sheets are made - The Process Introduction
In the bedding world, comfort and durability are intertwined, providing a place for people to rest from their busy lives. Making bed sheets is a time-honored and technically sophisticated process that blends art and precision engineering. As a manufacturer with more than 17 years of experience in the bedding field and a wealth of bedding knowledge, we are happy to guide you through our sheet manufacturing process, ensuring you clearly understand the journey from yarn to the customer's dream bed.
The image above shows a moment in the production of Ultrasonic Stitching Bedspread
The Production Process
1.Material preparation
- Fiber selection and preparation：First of all, we need to choose the right fiber materials depend on the products, such as Bamboo, Lyocell, Cotton, Linen, Microfiber/Polyester and so on. These fabrics have its own features, such as Bamboo has a silk feeling and high thermal conductivity, while polyester fiber is durable and easy to dry.
- Blended or pure：Depending on our client's needs, client can choose to blend different types of fibers for a particular performance.
Cotton-Linen
Cooling Fabric
2.Braiding procedure
- Beam-warping：Warping is winding a certain number of warp threads parallel to the warp shaft or knitting shaft according to the specified length and width. This process ensures uniform tension, no damage to the warp, uniform alignment, and uniform winding density for subsequent sizing, threading operations, and weaving. Warping is an important link in textile production, and its quality directly affects the quality and performance of the final fabric.
- Weave：The selected fiber material is woven into cloth by textile machinery. In this step, the density, texture and color of the fabric can be adjusted as needed.
- Printing：If a specific pattern or color of bed sheet is required, it can be printed and printed after weaving. The printing and dyeing process can be selected according to the design needs.
3.Tailor
- Design pattern：According to the market demand and consumer preferences, designs the patterns and sizes of the bed sheets.
- Cutting：Use a cutter to cut the fabric to the desired sheet shape and size. In order to reduce manufacturing costs and improve manufacturing efficiency, it is often necessary to cut several layers of cloth at a time, so how to cut the cloth needs to be planned first.
4.Sewing procedure
- Stitched edge：Use a sewing machine or sew the edges of the cut sheet by hand to ensure smoothness and durability. This process also prevents pilling from appearing in the fabric during use.
- After finishing：The pH value of bedding is mainly affected by the control of the post-treatment washing process. These operations are usually carried out under alkaline conditions in the pre-finishing treatment and dyeing process. To bring the pH level up to standard, it must be washed to reduce it. If the washing process is not strictly controlled or the washing time is artificially shortened, the pH value is difficult to meet the standard. Therefore, the bedding manufacturers must ensure that the washing process is properly executed.
- Quilting：Quilting is a textile technique that originated in France; it is a thick and bulky embroidery, usually filled with silk, cotton, microfiber/polyester, fur, or ostrich wool.
- Fibre filling：Polyester, after special processing and post-treatment, with a certain linear density, cut length, and curl degree, can be used as cotton clothing and ski coat wool and as pillow, cushion, bedding, sleeping bags, toys, and other filling fibers. The following image shows the machine and filling process for filling this treated fiber into a pillow.
- Add details：If desired, decorative or functional elements such as lace, buttons, zippers can be added to the sheet.
5.Finishing and quality inspection
- Comfort ironing：Use an iron to iron the sheets to remove wrinkles and uneven parts.
- Inspection:This step includes an inspection of the finished bedding, and an inspection through a probe machine that can detect accidental broken needles in the bedding. The picture below shows the needle inspection machine, which will issue a warning if there is a broken needle in the product.
- Quality inspection：Linen is inspected before delivery to ensure compliance with relevant standards and requirements. The content of quality inspection may include dimensions, colors, sewing quality, washing performance, etc.
Conclusion
By adhering to this comprehensive and meticulous manufacturing process, we ensure that every bed sheet we produce is not just a product but a testament to our commitment to quality, sustainability, and innovation. We invite you to join us on this journey as we continue to elevate the bedding industry, one sheet at a time.
Blogs by Justin, the Network Operator at Pingio Home. The information presented has been gathered from the Internet and refined based on my extensive experience in the bedding industry. In the event that you encounter any inaccuracies within this article, please feel free to reach out to me via email at pingio202310@126.com.
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