Horse Bedding - Horse Sheets, Comforters, and Other Bedding

Horse Bedding Savvy

Bedding terms can be confusing. Below are some common products and their definitions.

Bed Skirt - A bed skirt in another name for a dust ruffle. Please see "dust ruffle" immediately below.

Dust Ruffle - A dust ruffle is a decorative piece of cloth placed underneath a mattress that hangs down to the floor. While it serves a practical purpose of keeping dust from collecting underneath a bed it is used largely for decorative purposes. It is usually designed to coordinate with the duvet (or comforter), pillowcases, or even the curtains on the windows. Dust ruffles commonly attach to a bed by elastic, Velcro, or other methods.

Duvet - A duvet (pronounced "due-vay") is another name for a bed comforter.

Duvet Cover - A duvet cover is just what is sounds like: A cover for a duvet. Using a duvet cover makes it fast and easy to change the look of your bedding. In addition, it is easier to wash a duvet cover than a duvet. When shopping for a duvet cover it is best to purchase the size you need according to the actual inch measurements of the duvet cover rather than going be generic size labels.

Jacquard - A jacquard fabric (named for its inventor Joseph Jacquard) is made by weaving differently colored threads to form a pattern.

Sham - A sham is a decorative covering for a pillow on a bed. They are removable, often coordinate with the bed covering, and are usually larger than the pillowcases.

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