What is Thread Count Anyway?
Basically thread count is how many threads there are per square inch.
So if your sheets say 200 thread count, it means there are 200 interlocking threads every square inch. Sheets always use more thread count than shirts or clothing. A typical shirt is 60 x 60 thread count, or 120 thread count. The 60 x 60 means there are 60 threads going horziontally and 60 threads going vertically to form a sturdy construction. A typical flat sheet will have 120 x 80 thread count to make up the 200 thread count.
Generally speaking the more threads the better quality or softer the sheets. But a lot of overseas vendors are now splitting one thread and making it two, so your 400 thread count sheets may actually only be a 200 thread count. And if they use cheap cotton, the more thread count isn't always your saving grace. But for the most part, going by thread count is a fine way to pick the quality of your hawaiian sheets.
Below is the techinal definition of thread count:
Thread count is a measure of the coarseness or fineness of Hawaiian print fabric. It is measured by counting the number of threads contained in one square inch of fabric, including both the length (warp) and width (weft) threads. It is used especially in regard to cotton linens such as surfer bed sheets.
Thread count is a simple measure of fabric quality, so that "standard" cotton thread counts are around 150 while good-quality sheets start at 180 and a count of 200 or higher is considered percale. Extremely high thread counts (typically over 500) tend to be misleading as they usually use 'plied' yarns. i.e. one yarn that is made by twisting together multiple finer threads. For marketing purposes, a fabric with 250 yarns in both the vertical and horizontal direction could have the component threads counted to a 1000 thread count although "according to the National Textile Association, accepted industry practice is to count each thread as one, even threads spun as two- or three-ply yarn.
The Federal Trade Commission agrees and recently issued a warning that consumers 'could be deceived or misled' by inflated thread counts."
Dean Miller's beach bedding has never miss-lead or tried to deceive any of its consumers, and has always clearly stated that our cotton percale surf sheets are 200 thread count.
Showing posts with label Tropical Sheets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tropical Sheets. Show all posts
Friday, October 29, 2010
What are comforters made out of?
Comforter Construction:
Filling- Comforters are filled with layers of material such as polyester batting, down feathers, wool, or silk. The loft of the filling determines the weight as well as the level of insulation. The comforter is stitched or quilted to secure the filling and keep it evenly distributed. Dean Miller Surf Bedding uses a 12oz polyester batting fill, with a channel or diamond stitching to keep your comforter looking like it just came off the store rack.
Tropical Shell/Covering- The outer shells of comforters are typically constructed using cotton, silk, or polyester fabrics or blends, of varying thread counts. Comforter shells vary in design and color, often designed to coordinate with other bedding. Dean Miller's beach bedding uses 100% cotton outer shell or covering to give the user a super soft night's sleep. Dean Miller's Hawaiian print fabrics are usually 200 thread count, but we have been known to use even higher thread count in some of our surfboard sheet sets.
Filling- Comforters are filled with layers of material such as polyester batting, down feathers, wool, or silk. The loft of the filling determines the weight as well as the level of insulation. The comforter is stitched or quilted to secure the filling and keep it evenly distributed. Dean Miller Surf Bedding uses a 12oz polyester batting fill, with a channel or diamond stitching to keep your comforter looking like it just came off the store rack.
Tropical Shell/Covering- The outer shells of comforters are typically constructed using cotton, silk, or polyester fabrics or blends, of varying thread counts. Comforter shells vary in design and color, often designed to coordinate with other bedding. Dean Miller's beach bedding uses 100% cotton outer shell or covering to give the user a super soft night's sleep. Dean Miller's Hawaiian print fabrics are usually 200 thread count, but we have been known to use even higher thread count in some of our surfboard sheet sets.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Bedding on Success
They are bedding on success.
For The Guys
Newport Beach residents Doug C. Smith, 28, and Edward McLean, 27, are just two surfers trying to make a living. They never thought they would do it be selling bedding, though.
But six months ago, the former neighbors founded Dean Miller Hawaiian Island Prints, a company that specializes in Hawaiian-style comforters and tropical sheets.
“The whole company started as us trying to make bedding for ourselves,” Smith said. “You try to find bedding for guys and there’s nothing out there. You have two choices: solids or geometrical patterns.”
Nearly three years ago, McLean, who is an avid surfer, wanted Hawaiian-style bedding. He went to a fabric store, pinned some stuff together and took it to a dry cleaners to get it sewed up. Friends and visitors loved his creations. But McLean, who was working as a corporate trainer for bartenders and traveling a lot, just didn’t have the time to pursue the business.
That’s where Smith came in.
Yin and Yang
Smith and McLean had been neighbors in Newport Beach five years ago. They maintained their friendship, which was largely fueled by their mutual interest in surfing and other water activities.
McLean describes himself as the “ideas” end of the partnership. Smith, on the other hand, is the one that makes things happen. “It’s a yin-yang kind of thing,” Smith said.
One class away from his MBA at Chapman University, Smith said he’s always intended to go into business on his own. He describes it as an “entrepreneurial spirit,” but others might call it a “problem with authority,” Smith jokes.
They launched the company in January and began marketing their product two months ago. The bedding comes in 14 different brightly colored designs and varying patterns of surfboards, Hawaiian and Polynesian motifs and other symbols of surf culture.
Smith and McLean, of course, use their own product at home. Smith prefers blue dancing hula girls to McLean’s more wholesome red surfboards. Both of these patterns are limited edition, a unique characteristic of the business. The company also offers a full line of surf decor items for your entire house.
Who Is Dean Miller?
McLean and Smith hit on the name Dean Miller while surfing in Kauai. Locals there told them of the Hawaiian legend. And although McLean and Smith repeat the legend often, they won’t attest to its truth or validity, they said.
Miller, it was rumored, lived in the majestic beauty of Kauai’s rain forest. He hunted wild boar, fished the awesome ocean, surfed the mighty waves and bathed in breathtaking waterfalls.
But the clincher for Smith is that Miller reportedly slept on a bed of Hawaiian flowers. It was the perfect name for their product.
For The Guys
Newport Beach residents Doug C. Smith, 28, and Edward McLean, 27, are just two surfers trying to make a living. They never thought they would do it be selling bedding, though.
But six months ago, the former neighbors founded Dean Miller Hawaiian Island Prints, a company that specializes in Hawaiian-style comforters and tropical sheets.
“The whole company started as us trying to make bedding for ourselves,” Smith said. “You try to find bedding for guys and there’s nothing out there. You have two choices: solids or geometrical patterns.”
Nearly three years ago, McLean, who is an avid surfer, wanted Hawaiian-style bedding. He went to a fabric store, pinned some stuff together and took it to a dry cleaners to get it sewed up. Friends and visitors loved his creations. But McLean, who was working as a corporate trainer for bartenders and traveling a lot, just didn’t have the time to pursue the business.
That’s where Smith came in.
Yin and Yang
Smith and McLean had been neighbors in Newport Beach five years ago. They maintained their friendship, which was largely fueled by their mutual interest in surfing and other water activities.
McLean describes himself as the “ideas” end of the partnership. Smith, on the other hand, is the one that makes things happen. “It’s a yin-yang kind of thing,” Smith said.
One class away from his MBA at Chapman University, Smith said he’s always intended to go into business on his own. He describes it as an “entrepreneurial spirit,” but others might call it a “problem with authority,” Smith jokes.
They launched the company in January and began marketing their product two months ago. The bedding comes in 14 different brightly colored designs and varying patterns of surfboards, Hawaiian and Polynesian motifs and other symbols of surf culture.
Smith and McLean, of course, use their own product at home. Smith prefers blue dancing hula girls to McLean’s more wholesome red surfboards. Both of these patterns are limited edition, a unique characteristic of the business. The company also offers a full line of surf decor items for your entire house.
Who Is Dean Miller?
McLean and Smith hit on the name Dean Miller while surfing in Kauai. Locals there told them of the Hawaiian legend. And although McLean and Smith repeat the legend often, they won’t attest to its truth or validity, they said.
Miller, it was rumored, lived in the majestic beauty of Kauai’s rain forest. He hunted wild boar, fished the awesome ocean, surfed the mighty waves and bathed in breathtaking waterfalls.
But the clincher for Smith is that Miller reportedly slept on a bed of Hawaiian flowers. It was the perfect name for their product.
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