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Baby Crib Bedding Quality – It’s All About The Fabrics (2)

Embroidered versus Printed Designs on Fabrics

Manufacturers have become increasingly creative in incorporating complex designs into their baby crib bedding to communicate a desired theme. These designs can be either embroidered into the baby crib bedding fabric or printed onto it. Embroidered designs use separate threads to sew the design into the baby crib bedding fabric, oftentimes using the embroidery in combination with different colored and textured fabrics to achieve stunningly beautiful designs.

While the techniques for achieving these embroidered designs have improved dramatically over the years to make baby crib bedding more cost-effective, it is still far more costly to embroider a design than it is to simply print it on the surface of the fabric. Not only are baby crib bedding embroidered designs generally far more beautiful, they are also much more durable.

Again, not that printed designs need be avoided at all costs. But the consumer should be aware of the quality differences before choosing a baby crib bedding set with printed designs over a more costly set with embroidered designs.

Premium Fabrics versus Standard Grade Fabrics

There are many factors that must be considered in determining whether a baby crib bedding fabric is premium-grade or not. While the differences may not be apparent at first glance, they can be very important for long-term durability and overall appearance. Just some of the factors to consider are as follows:

Thread count – Thread count measures the number of threads per inch. The higher the thread count, the softer and more durable is the baby crib bedding fabric. Higher thread count fabrics are more costly to make.

Pre-Washed – Pre-washed fabrics are washed and dried before being incorporated into a piece, thereby minimizing subsequent shrinkage and color loss of the baby crib bedding fabric. Pre-washed fabrics are more costly to make.

Brushed – Brushed fabrics are “sanded” before being incorporated into a piece to achieve a very soft feel to the baby crib bedding fabric. Printed fabrics cannot generally be brushed, as the process would wear away some of the printed pattern.

Pay close attention to the fabric descriptions since bedding quality is about the fabrics. See Also Buying Designer Baby Bedding On A Budget

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