Percale

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Percale refers to a closely woven fabric often used for bed linens. From the Persian "pargalah."

The type of fabric used in the manufacture of most sheets and other bed linens. Many people are of the mistaken impression that the term "percale" refers to a blend of cotton and polyester, etc. This is not the case. Percale can be a 50/50 blend, 100% cotton, or a blend of other fabrics in any ratio. The word "percale" refers to the weave of the fabric, not its content. A percale weave is noticeably "tighter" when compared to the the standard type of weave used for bed-sheets.

Characteristics: Medium weight, firm, smooth, with no gloss. Warps and washes very well. Made from both carded and combed yarns. Comes white or can be printed. First made in New Bedford's Wamsutta Mills in 1876.

A thread count of 200 or higher is considered percale.

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