Bed Pillows
A bed pillow is a personal item like
no other on the bed. It has to fit your own personal likings, you
are going to sleep on it for 1/3 of the day, so find one that gives you
the most comfort and relaxation. Replace your bed pillow on a
regular basis, a medium priced pillow sells for less than dinner in a
nice restaurant.
Pillows are very simple items, composed of a cover, an
edge treatment, and a filling.
The cover (ticking) is what you see, it can be
printed with a design or solid color. Most pillows on the market
are solid white or a light color print design, done so as to not show
color through your pillowcase. I use a minimum 180 thread count
100% cotton tick for my choice of pillows.
An edge treatment of a pillow has little
bearing on performance. Three basic finishes are available.
The most common is made on an automatic sewing machine and called
simulated cord, composed of a tightly stitched edge threads.
Another common edge is composed of a corded treatment, self fabric
wrapped around a tiny cord and inserted into the sides of the bed
pillow. My favorite edge is not as common, called a knife edge,
basically a simulated edge that is turned inside the pillow that you do
not see the threads.
Fillings are either synthetic
or natural fills,
buy based on your personal preferences. The better grade of
filling you purchase, the longer your pillow will last. My
personal preference is for a soft natural down filling, but my wife
prefers two pillows with a synthetic fill that is extra firm.
Bed Pillows are designed to fit Pillowcases, below are
industry standard sizes for bed pillows..
Standard - 20"wide x
26" long
Queen - 20" wide x 30"
long
King - 20"wide x
36"long
Jumbo- 20"wide x
28"long (fits a standard or queen pillowcase)
Other Bed Pillows On The Market
Body Pillow 20"wide x 48"long
Body Pillow 20"wide x 54"long
Euro Pillow 26"wide x 26" long |
