We like to keep our consumers up to speed with how to select the best bed and bath products and how to care for them. Below are examples of some of our most frequently asked questions.

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Carded Cotton
This is the cotton used for standard 50% Polyester / 50% Cotton Muslin fabric.

Combed Cotton
Cotton which has had all short fibres and impurities removed from long cotton fibres that have been carded. Combed yarn is finer, smoother, stronger, and more compact than carded cotton. Combed Cotton is used for Actil’s percale fabrics.

Thread Count
The actual number of threads used per 10 square centimetres (threads per square inch) of woven fabric. The higher the count, the finer the fabric.

Percale
A fine, lustrous, smooth cloth with a minimum thread count of at least 220 threads per 10 square cm’s (180 threads per square inch) and above.

Muslin
Muslin has a lesser thread count than Percale. Muslin is more loosely woven and feels rougher than Percale as it is woven with a thicker, coarser thread.

Woven Fabric
The process of forming a fabric by interlacing vertical and horizontal yarns called warp and weft – often used for yarn dye designs in checks and stripes.

Jacquards
Woven fabrics manufactured by using the Jacquard attachment on the loom. This attachment provides versatility in designs and permits individual control of each of the warp yarns, resulting in complex, intricate patterns.

Embroideries
Fabric incorporating detail that is stitched onto the material by needle and thread/yarn.

Care symbols	Explanation
	Warm wash - 40ºC
	Gentle warm wash - 40ºC
	Cold wash - 30ºC
	Gentle cold wash - 30ºC
	Hand wash
	Do not dry clean
	Line dry
	Do not tumble dry
	Warm tumble dry
	Cool iron
	Warm iron
	Hot iron
	Do not iron
	Do not bleach
	Dry clean using perchloroethylene, white spirit or fluorocarbons