Baby Crib Bedding Quality – It’s All About The Fabrics
As with any textile product - be it clothing, upholstery, or bedroom furnishings – quality of a baby crib bedding collection is most often defined by its fabrics. There are a few relatively simple characteristics that a consumer can consider when comparing baby crib bedding competing products. Pay close attention to the fabric descriptions found throughout online store’s baby crib bedding product pages, and you will be able to see the differences in quality and judge relative value for yourself.
Woven versus Printed Patterns
Many simple fabric patterns – such as ginghams, stripes, and plaids – can be either woven or printed. Although the difference may not be readily evident at first glance, they are important.
Baby crib bedding woven fabrics start with differently colored threads which are then woven together to achieve the desired pattern. The colors and pattern become an integral part of the fabric itself. A woven fabric is easily identified by noting that the pattern appears on both sides of the baby crib bedding fabric.
Baby crib bedding printed fabrics start with a solid colored (usually white or natural) material upon which the desired pattern is imprinted using a variety of inks and printing techniques. A printed fabric is easily identified by noting that the pattern appears on only one side of the baby crib bedding fabric.
Patterned fabrics that are woven are almost universally superior to those that are printed. They are far more resistant to fading from repeated washings. The pattern, being an integral part of the fabric itself, will not wear off as compared to a superficial pattern that is printed on the surface of the baby crib bedding fabric. The durability of a printed pattern is very much dependent on the amount of ink and precise technique used to imprint the pattern, both of which are very difficult to discern from simply looking at the baby crib bedding fabric.
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by Shawn Suby
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