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What is a percale?

24/6/2014

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There seems to be a lot of confusion surrounding the term, Percale.

It is not a type of fabric.


The term, Percale  describes the weave of the fabric, not its content, so percale could be a blend of 50% cotton and 50% polyester, which would be a Polycoton Percale, 100% cotton, which would be a 100% cotton percale, or a blend of other fabrics in any ratio.

A percale weave has a thread count of about 200 or higher, and is noticeably tighter than the standard type of weave used for bed-sheets namely polycotton T144, hotel standard.
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    Dawn Gee

    After being involved in the hospitality industry since 2006 (by complete accident) I have learnt what linen works and what purpose is serves.  A lot of this knowledge was trial and error

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