MATERIALS , CONSTRUCTION , FINISH , COLOUR AND SIZE & QUALITY OF SHEETS AND PILLOW CASES

a) MATERIALS

• Cotton and polycot
• Cotton polyester blends
• Linen

b) CONSTRUCTION

• The resultant fabric is rough and looks dull when cotton fibres in a blend
• Plain weave is the most use for sheeting
• The night spread or crinkle sheet made in the seersucker
• Fabric for sheeting are graded by their thread coint and tensile strength

c) FINISH

• Finishing treatments (bleaching, mercerizing and saniforizing)
• Cotton-polyester sheets are normally modified during manufacturing to provide a permanent press or no-iron effect

d) COLOUR AND SIZE

• White
• Torn sheet size or cut sheet size

e) QUALITY

• Marked '1F/12S-81 x 104 in' (contains 1-dozen 1st quality and 12-dozen 2nd quality double sheets)

MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION AND FINISHES OF BLANKET

a) MATERIAL

• Woolen blankets are widely used in hotels
• Non-flammable
• Non-wool blankets lack resilience, not warm or fluffy, cost less and easily laundered
• 5 categories of fabric use in manufacturing:
• wool
• acrylic
• cotton polyester
• olefin

b) CONSTRUCTION

• Single-needle punched (used for low priced blankets)
• Fibre-woven (involves a double-needle procedure that push the fibre through the blanket and pull it back)
• Loom-woven(gives the most durable product and used for all premium blankets)
• Moulded ( constructed of nylon flocking moulded onto polyurethane foam)

c) FINISHES

• Blanket maybe finished in two ways

MATERIAL AND FINISHES OF BEDSPREADS

a) MATERIALS

• Complement the colours and other design elements in the guestroom
• Synthetic fabrics are dominating the bedspreads in hotels
• Most hotel prefer to have washable bedspread fabric

b) FINISHES

• Often sat or folded and stack away for later use
• The material should be crease-proof
• The fabric also be fire-retardant

MATERIAL, FINISHES, COLOUR AND SIZE OF PILLOWS

a) MATERIAL

• Natural or synthetic fillings
• Synthetic filling may consist of either polyester fibre or foam
• Foam is generally not used in hotel piilows
• The fabric usually made of 100 per cent cotton or polycot

b) FINISHES

• Considered are pillows that :
• hypo-allergenic
• mildew-proof
• moth-proof
• flame-retardant
• fluid-proof

c) COLOUR AND SIZE

• White ticking
• White-on-white pattern

SOFT FURNISHINGS

a) CURTAINS

• Not soil easily or collect dust
• Should washable and resistant to fading from sunlight
• Provide privacy without blocking sunlight during anytime

b) MATERIAL

• Abrasion from being drawn together and apart
• Being brush against
• Rubbing against the floor and the window frames and sills
• The abrasion resistance of the curtain depends upon its compenent fibres
• Silk is an expensive fabric and used to create a luxurious ambience

c) CONSTRUCTION

• Fabrics that are compactly woven are less likely to burn than those that are loosely woven
• Cushion covers (not soil easily or collect dust, should be washable)
• Upholstery (should be strong resistant to soiling, closely woven with non fluffy surface, resistant to snagging, should not cling to guest clothes