Bamboo Covers

Close your eyes, stretch your hand forward and feel the softness, warmth, tenderness, hairs of the pile, which pleasantly flow under the palm of your hand. And it seems that someone very kind cares and protects you. What is it? This is a blanket, bamboo natural cover.

Going into the textile shop, you can see pillows and blankets of bamboo filler, mattress covers and blankets made of bamboo fiber. It is clear that the use of bamboo where it grows is a usual thing. Why he became so popular with us, that is the question. Let's try to find the answer.

To produce organic fiber, a three-year-old plant is ground and held in a liquid under pressure. After cleaning and repeated combing, the fabric becomes airy, light and strong.The result of this process is either a filler for pillows and blankets, or a thread for linen. And such a product will not be cheap, since the process is quite laborious.

The chemical method using caustic soda significantly accelerates the softening of bamboo fibers, and hydrogen sulfide whitens the threads faster. Is this product environmentally friendly? Probably not. But it is much cheaper. And each of us chooses on his own, focusing on information from the label.

So, speaking of natural fiber, it is worth noting other distinctive features of bamboo:

• This cover is simply created for those who constantly have a cold: it has an anti-bacterial effect. "Bamboo jade" (bamboo kun) does not allow bacteria to multiply in the fabric. Microorganisms simply do not live here.
• Because of this component, your blanket will not absorb pleasant and unpleasant smells: a light smell of grass will accompany you all the time.
• Breathable effect will allow your body to really relax under such a veil.
• The softness of cashmere and the smoothness of silk at rugs with a short nap.
• Easy wash and wear resistance.Products do not lose color and are not deformed even after machine wash.

• Durability. The money you spent on the purchase of a blanket-blanket, will return to you a hundredfold warmth and coziness.
• It is believed that bamboo fibers improve blood circulation, moisturize the skin, relax muscles.
• Hypoallergenic natural material will allow them to use allergies and kids.
• Antistatic. Such products are not electrified.
• Natural dyes used at the time of dyeing, will not remain on you, and do not shed at washing.

Yes, indeed, such a blanket-plaid deserves attention. Are there any nuances that you need to pay attention to when buying?

All of the above really applies to natural bamboo bedspreads. And to make it all so, you need:

1. Find a natural blanket, it should not contain synthetic threads.
2. Never use a blanket like a blanket: your villus duvet cover will be flattened and your luxurious cover will be wrinkled.
3. Do not use it in rooms with very high humidity: being a wonderful hygroscopic material, your blanket will be constantly wet.
4. Recall that the miser pays twice: a blanket for 500 - 600 rubles will not give you what you expect after reading this article. The best bamboo covers reach a price of up to $ 100.

Raw materials for bamboo natural blankets are mainly Chinese and Taiwanese. This is a special variety of Mozo, which is tropical, not decorative. But to reduce the cost of production produce products of different compositions and percentages:

• 100% bamboo;
• a mixture of "bamboo - cotton" (in various percentages);
• bamboo microfiber derived from artificially split fiber.

In Russia, Chinese, Portuguese, Turkish rugs are sold, as well as bedspreads made directly in Russia. Most often, Ivanovo weavers make one hundred percent bamboo cloth. However, as the Turkish. The remaining manufacturers prefer to supply mixed fabrics to the Russian market.

We are accustomed to high-quality Turkish textiles and bedspreads are no exception. Blankets with long nap and short, bright colors and pastel colors, on beds and sofas, for children and adults, absolutely natural or with the addition of cotton and microfiber.The choice is huge, prices are higher than Russian, but acceptable.

The sizes of plaids are different. Different manufacturers, they differ from each other.

For children, choose canvases 150 by 200 (220) cm. For adolescents, 180 by 220 cm. For adults, 200 by 220 cm.

Beds are usually covered with pillows. Due to this, the cover should be 10-20 cm longer than the mattress. The sofa is covered so that the blanket does not drag across the floor.

In order to keep your blanket as long as possible, wash it in delicate wash mode. It is better to use liquid non-aggressive detergents. Washing powder in granules may not be washed out of a long pile. Since the fibers themselves are fluffy, a large amount of detergent can lead to a lot of foaming.

Put the mode of easy spin. It is advisable to dry such a product in a horizontal position. A good option is to spread on the strings of the dryer. Do not place near heating devices: firstly, it is dangerous, and secondly, it can shrink natural fibers. If you have a drying machine and an urgent need for quick drying, do not dry at high temperatures, otherwise the product will strongly “sit down”.

As for ironing, the information is simply contradictory: someone writes that it is necessary to iron at a temperature of 110 degrees with steam. Other authors categorically do not recommend using a steamer. Still others argue that it is necessary to heat the iron as much as possible and to steam the blanket. Most likely, it depends on the composition of the fabric. But look at the label and better to do it at the time of purchase.

If you notice a mole next to the veil, then, firstly, you still have a natural blanket; secondly, use special moth protective agents. Natural materials do not like storage in plastic bags. Fold the blanket and place it openly on the shelf.And if necessary, get it, comfortably wrap yourself in it, take a cup of hot tea and a new book - life is good!

A video with a review of a bamboo blanket is shown below.