How to buy mattress fabric?
by Nancy Kang, Dejiang Weaving Co.,Ltd.(mattresstickings.com)
After an idea of mattress ticking fabric, we are going to talk about how to buy mattress ticking fabric.
Mattress Ticking is the protective fabric cover used to encase mattresses and foundations. It is usually designed to coordinate with the foundation border fabric and comes in a wide variety of colors and styles. Mattress fabrics can be knits, damask or printed wovens, mesh fabric, or inexpensive nonwovens.
Choosing a mattress fabric might seem like a boring task but it's one that warrants careful consideration. Whichever type of mattress ticking fabric you choose, look for quality.
The following parameters of a covering fabric should be cared about:
Look at it
Use a tightly fitting, washable mattress covering fabric to protect the mattress. And keep your sleeping environment as clean and sanitary as possible. Then you can delightedly pick up the design fit for your home style and enjoy your sweet sleep every night.
Smell it
No unpleasant odor comes up to your nose.
Touch it
Most people like soft feeling fabric. Most ticking is made with polyester yarns. More expensive mattress fabrics may contain a combination of polyester with rayon, cotton, silk, coolmax, wool or other natural yarns. You can judge the fabric by the feeling. For those colored ticking fabric, make sure the colors do not mark off.
Tear it
Good ticking fabric serves you many years without tear and wear. The ticking may have a quilted finish or hand stitching, and these details will help the mattress retain its shape. Make sure the quilting and stitching is well handled.
Dust it
A good mattress cover is not easily to get dirty. And it can be easily cleaned.
Test it.
Mattress developers must make their ticking hypoallergenic, anti-dust mite, breathable, anti-static and water resistant. There are many third-party test institutions can do the invisible quality tests for you. Or simply go to your tickig fabric supplier, they can test additional effects as anti-mite, anti-bacteria, anti-dust, fire-retardant, waterproof for you.