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Buyer Guides for Bulk Textile Sourcing

Practical notes for hotels, hospitals, distributors, and importers sourcing bed linen, bath linen, kitchen linen, and healthcare linen from Pakistan.

Bed Linen

Hotel Bed Linen: Thread Count, Percale and Sateen

What a made up hotel bed is actually made of, what thread count measures, and how percale and sateen differ. Written for buyers who have to write a specification rather than pick a product.

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Table Linen

Table Linen Sizing: Cloths, Napkins and Runners

A tablecloth size is worked out, not chosen from a list. This guide shows the arithmetic for cloths on rectangular, round and trestle tables, what decides a napkin size, and how a runner is measured.

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Export and Ordering

Importing Linen: FOB, CIF, LC, TT and the Documents

A quotation from a linen factory carries terms that decide who pays for what, and when money moves. This guide explains FOB and CIF, LC and TT, and the documents that travel with a container.

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Bed Linen

Bed Sizes in the UK, US and Australia: What the Names Mean

A bed size name is a label, not a measurement. This guide shows how single, double, queen, king and super king line up in each market. It also shows what a bed linen order needs instead of a name.

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Bath Linen

What Is GSM in Towels? A Buyer Guide to Towel Weight

GSM is grams per square metre, the weight of the cloth itself. This guide explains what towel GSM means. It shows what the common bands feel like in the hand and in the wash. It also shows how to pick a weight for your own laundry.

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Bath Linen

Hotel Towel Quality: How Hotels Keep Towels White and Soft

Hotel towel quality is a written specification plus a laundry process, not a brand. This guide covers what the specification sets. It covers why white stock is simpler to run, and why towels stiffen or go grey in service. It also covers when a batch is finished.

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