This document discusses various types of fabrics and materials used for beddings, linens, and uniforms. It describes linen as a textile made from flax fibers that is often expensive but commonly used for items like towels, bed linens, and clothing. Linen is frequently used in hotels for items like blankets, bed covers, pillows, and duvets. The document outlines natural fabrics like organic cotton, linen, wool, and silk as well as synthetic and blended materials. It also discusses fabric construction methods like weaving and knitting and finishing processes involving dyeing and sewing.

1. B E D D I N G S , L I N E N S & U N I F O R M S
FABRIC MATERIALS AND
CONSTRUCTION

2. LINEN
A textile made from the
fibers of the flax plant, linum
usitatissimum
“Linens” still often used
generically to describe a
class of woven ad even
knitted textiles.

3. Linen is usually an expensive textile.
It has a long “staple” (individual fiber length)
 Apron
 Bags
 Towels
 Napkins
 Bed linens
 Table cloth
 Runners
 Chair cover
 Men’s and women’s wear

4. LINENS USED IN HOTELS…
o Throw
o Bedding covers
o Linen blankets
o Mattress
o Pillows
o Bed coverings
o Cushions
o Coverlets
o Bed comforters
o Quilts
o Quilt covers
o Duvets

5. FABRICS OF LINEN
Cloth of any kind that is woven
or knit from fibers, either
vegetable or animal;
manufactured cloth; as silk or
other fabrics.

6. TYPES OF FABRICS
FABRICS
NATURAL
SYNTHETIC
BLEND

7. NATURAL FABRICS
Natural fabrics
are primarily
used for
ecological
reasons and
also for health
reasons.

8. TYPES OF NATURAL FABRICS
ORGANIC
COTTON
LINEN (FLAX)
WOOL
SILK

9. ORGANIC COTTON
Is grown without use of
harmful pesticides,
herbicides, or artificial
fertilizers.
Popular for its soft
texture and breathable
nature.

10. LINEN (FLAX)
Linen is a material
made from fibers of
the flax plant

11. WOOL
The utility of the fiber
itself is evident in cold
weather and high
performance
applications

12. SILK
Silk is a natural protein
fiber obtained from
cocoons made by the
larvae of silkworms.

13. SYNTHETIC
• Blankets, bedspreads and shower curtains are most frequently
made from all-synthetic fabrics.

14. VISCOSE
• The most common type of rayon
• It is produced in much greater quantity than cup ammonium rayon.

15. ACETATE
• A manufactured fiber formed by a compound of cellulose, refined from
cotton linters/wood pulp, and acidic acid.

16. BLENDS
• In the last two decades my hotels have purchased ‘no-iron’ sheets
and pillow cases made of cotton/synthetic (usually polyester) blends.
These linens are much stronger than those made of 100% cotton.

17. FABRIC CONSTRUCTION
Fabric construction generally
means the construction of
textile weaving.
Knitting
Tufting
Felting

18. WOVEN FABRICS
• It has two kinds of yarns
WOVEN FABRICS
WARP YARNS
FILL (OR WEFT)
YARNS

19. YARNS CAN BE WOVEN INTO THREE
BASIC FABRIC TYPES
PLAIN
WEAVE
TWILL
WEAVE
SATIN
WEAVE
YARNS

20. FABRIC FINISHING
• A process through which fibers, yarns and fabrics are passed to
improve their appearance, feel and performance in preparation for
their end use.
IT HAS TWO STEPS
DYEING
SEWING

21. DYEING
• Color-coordinating linens with a guestroom or dining room’s décor
often seem like a good way to enhance the appearance of the
property.

22. SEWING
• Most linens are woven in standard widths on the loom so that the
piece need only be hemmed at the ends to prevent unraveling.