What are the key points for choosing a quilt?
1. Is the cotton pure white?
Cotton should not be pure white, real good cotton is slightly milky white. If the color is too yellow, it means that the cotton has been stored for a long time. Seeing that the snow-white cotton has been bleached and dyed.
2. Why is there a little bit on the cotton?
Pure natural cotton is inevitably stuck with cotton leaves and dust during the picking process. It can be removed during carding. However, the current equipment cannot be completely removed. So there will be tiny cotton leaves, which can be burned cleanly. Therefore, the burned cotton ash should not have particles.
3. Does cotton smell?
Cotton has a faint fragrance, and the quilt tastes stronger after drying. The new cotton has a strong flavor, while the old cotton has no flavor. This is what the old man said about smelling cotton.
4. Density of cotton gauze
Because of the long cashmere of cotton in Xinjiang, the gauze used for processing is relatively sparse. The space between the two yarns is about 4mm. But don’t worry, the fiber length of cotton itself can be hinged together. There will be no damage to the frame.
5. Prevention of cotton tyre loosening
A. Newly-purchased batting or batting made from old cotton batting should be used as a cushion first. Make it compact, and then be used as a cover. When sewing, you need to sew a few more times to make the quilt and the quilt fasten.
B. Cotton tires are not suitable for drying or beating on bamboo poles or ropes. So as not to disperse the cotton wool and gather into pellets.
