How to choose a pure quilt?
1. Is the cotton pure white?
Cotton should not be pure white. The real good cotton is light milky white. If the color is too yellow, it means that the cotton has been stored for a long time; the 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, which can be removed during the carding process, but the current equipment cannot completely remove it, so there will be tiny cotton leaves. The leaves are It can be burned cleanly, so the burned cotton ash should not have particles.
3. Does cotton smell?
Cotton has a light fragrance, and the quilt tastes stronger after drying; the new cotton has a strong taste, but the old cotton has no taste. This is what the old man said about smelling cotton.
4. Density of cotton gauze
The cotton in Xinjiang is relatively thin due to its long pile, and the gap between the two yarns is about 4mm, but don’t worry, because the cotton’s own fiber length can be hinged together, it will not break apart.
5. Prevention of cotton tyre loosening
① Newly purchased cotton tyres or quilts made from old cotton batting should be used as a cushion first, so that it is compacted, and then used as a cover quilt. When sewing, you need to sew a few more times to make the quilt and the quilt fasten.
②The cotton tyres should not be dried or beaten on bamboo poles or ropes to prevent the cotton wool from spreading and gathering into pellets.