Different hotel linen fabric characteristics and how to choose suitable linen?

Cotton fabric.

Advantages: good hygroscopicity, breathable, soft, comfortable, warm, and good for the dye, with a good color, and strong alkali resistance and heat resistance.

Chemical fiber.

The chemical fiber is divided into: regenerated cellulose fiber, Dacron, nylon, acrylic, Vinylon, PP and spandex.

Characteristics of regenerated cellulose fiber.

Absorbent, breathable, soft and comfortable, with a silk-like effect, the colors are bright, and glossy, not stiff and smooth, and easily shrunk.

Characteristics of Dacron.

The fabric is stiff and smooth, anti-wrinkle, strong, durable, abrasive, easy washing, not mildew, easy storage, poor ventilation, uncomfortable to wear, easy to absorb dust, easy pilling. For improvement, natural fibers, regenerated cellulose fiber and fiber blends can be added.

Characteristics of nylon.

Elastic and fluffy like wool, high strength, shape preserving appearance, stiff and smooth, warm and light resistance, low moisture absorption, comfort is poor, improved after blending.

Characteristics of acrylic.

It has the laudatory name of synthetic wool, soft, fluffy, bright dyeing, resistant to heat, poor hygroscopicity, and prone to stain.

Characteristics of Vinylon.

Good strength, moisture absorption, no mildew, heat-labile enterotoxin, easy to shrink, wrinkle, solid and durable.

Characteristics of PP.

Strong strength, good elasticity, wear resistance, no moisture absorption, no heat resistance, good appearance and stable size.

Characteristics of spandex.

Good flexibility, extensible, comfortable, Acid, alkali and abrasion resistance, low strength, non-hygroscopic.

How to choose the hotel linen? First understand the related concepts about hotel linen:

otel linen belong to the hotel's professional language. Almost everything in the modern hotel has something to do with 'cloth’.

Hotel linen includes hotel room bedding (sheets, quilts, pillowcase, pillows, quilts and decorative fabrics); Hotel Restaurant textiles (a tablecloth, a napkin, a chair cover ) ; Meeting linens (Sets, skirtings);  Hotel bath products(a kerchief, a washcloth, a bath towel, a bathrobe) etc.

How to ensure product quality when purchasing hotel linen. Here are some basic indicators to determine the quality of linen industry is good or bad, for reference only:

Density of warp & weft.

In a single inch, the total number of cotton yarn. Writing format in the process: warp * weft. For example: 110*90. The same count, the higher the density, the better.

Yarn number.

The length of each gram, the higher the yarn number, the finer and the better evenness evenly, and the lower the yarn number, the thicker the yarn, and the yarn is labeled as "s".

30s above is called "high-grade yarn", (20s-30s) for middle-grade yarn, 20s below is low-grade yarn; hotel bedding is usually not less than 40s.

The gram per square meter.

It can objectively reflect the amount of yarn (i.e. cost) of the fabric.

The measurement is to weigh the fabric with a disk of 100C㎡ cloth.

The test results were measured against the standard value. Under the room temperature, for the fabrics of 40 s and T250, the standard value is 135 g/c㎡.

Fabric strength.

Fabric strength is divided into tearing strength and single tensile strength.

The tearing strength is the resistance that the damaged part expands when there is a small area breakage.

Single tensile strength refers to the fabric can withstand the tension in the unit square meters.

Shrinkage

Cotton shrinkage is generally: warp to 5%, weft to 5%.

T/C shrinkage is generally: warp to 2.5%, weft to 2.5%.

Cotton shrink larger, T/C shrink smaller.

Of course, in the procurement of hotel linen, there is a need for managers to grasp the basic principles of linen management in the hotel, except for the quality of the linen.

1. The minimum distribution of hotel linens and guest rooms ensures that the guestroom works;

2. The laundry number of the sheets, the covers, the pillowcase, the towel. The increase in the amount of laundry detergent means the increase in the frequency of wear and washing, and the increase in the number of times. When the linen is extremely poor and badly damaged, and the linen cannot be reused.