Ancient man had to rely on animal skins for keeping warm at night. Then, people learned how to weave fabrics from wool. Later, we discovered how to stuff feathers or down from geese and ducks in between two layers of fabric to provide a thick layer of insulation. Then there were those awful years when polyester was all the rage. Today, we are likely to be using a faux fur throw blanket on our beds.
Faux fur is a type of synthetic fabric. Synthetic coverings used to feel thin and somewhat scratchy or plastic. They did not breathe and so were uncomfortable in that they provided a sort of greenhouse effect. Today's synthetics are soft, fluffy and addictively comfortable. They are also easily affordable, so everybody in the house can have their own, and a household can have several back-up throws for company or for picnics, camping, putting in the car, etc.
Synthetic blankets are available in a range of bright colors, muted tones or even animal prints. They come in all sizes from baby blankets to those that are suitable for the easy chair or sofa, to giant, mega-comfy articles to have on the bed. They are better than a comforter, which may be filled with duck down or goose feathers, in that they are easy to clean. Just toss them in the washing machine and either hang them on the clothesline outdoors when the weather is fine, or in the clothes dryer when it is cold or wet outside.
So, what comes next? Here are some new fabrics used for outerwear that could reasonably adapted to use in bedding. One possibility is zero-loft aerogels. The term loft refers to the thickness of a fabric, like a down duvet. These are filled with compressible insulating material. New zero-loft aerogels provide two or three times the thermal performance of a down- or feather-filled duvet without the clumsy bulk. Some people like the bulk, and may have to get used to something thinner.
A zero- or low-loft fabric has an advantage over insulated materials in that it is less bulky. Insulating comforters become less effective when they are wet. Their ability to retain heat depends on having lots of insulating air spaces. If these fabrics get wet, they become compressed and lose their heating loft.
Another promising material on the horizon is hydrophobic down. This stuff is coated with a water repellant compound. Even after being soaked in water for three minutes, hydrophobic down hangs on to 80 percent of its original loft.
Gore-Tex was all the rage for a while, but skiers and other cold, wet weather-people find it does not allow them to breathe. This means they accumulate moisture on the inside which is most uncomfortable. New, air-permeable materials do not have this disadvantage. Could this technology translate well into the bedding sector?
Materials technology is advancing all the time. Today's comfortable bed covering could turn out to be tomorrow's polishing cloth. Who knows what we will be throwing onto our beds and snuggling underneath in tomorrow's world. Maybe they will be pleasantly scented to encourage sleep, adjust the temperature to keep the occupant not too hot or not too cold in the changing conditions, maybe they will play a pleasant melody to drift off to sleep to.
Faux fur is a type of synthetic fabric. Synthetic coverings used to feel thin and somewhat scratchy or plastic. They did not breathe and so were uncomfortable in that they provided a sort of greenhouse effect. Today's synthetics are soft, fluffy and addictively comfortable. They are also easily affordable, so everybody in the house can have their own, and a household can have several back-up throws for company or for picnics, camping, putting in the car, etc.
Synthetic blankets are available in a range of bright colors, muted tones or even animal prints. They come in all sizes from baby blankets to those that are suitable for the easy chair or sofa, to giant, mega-comfy articles to have on the bed. They are better than a comforter, which may be filled with duck down or goose feathers, in that they are easy to clean. Just toss them in the washing machine and either hang them on the clothesline outdoors when the weather is fine, or in the clothes dryer when it is cold or wet outside.
So, what comes next? Here are some new fabrics used for outerwear that could reasonably adapted to use in bedding. One possibility is zero-loft aerogels. The term loft refers to the thickness of a fabric, like a down duvet. These are filled with compressible insulating material. New zero-loft aerogels provide two or three times the thermal performance of a down- or feather-filled duvet without the clumsy bulk. Some people like the bulk, and may have to get used to something thinner.
A zero- or low-loft fabric has an advantage over insulated materials in that it is less bulky. Insulating comforters become less effective when they are wet. Their ability to retain heat depends on having lots of insulating air spaces. If these fabrics get wet, they become compressed and lose their heating loft.
Another promising material on the horizon is hydrophobic down. This stuff is coated with a water repellant compound. Even after being soaked in water for three minutes, hydrophobic down hangs on to 80 percent of its original loft.
Gore-Tex was all the rage for a while, but skiers and other cold, wet weather-people find it does not allow them to breathe. This means they accumulate moisture on the inside which is most uncomfortable. New, air-permeable materials do not have this disadvantage. Could this technology translate well into the bedding sector?
Materials technology is advancing all the time. Today's comfortable bed covering could turn out to be tomorrow's polishing cloth. Who knows what we will be throwing onto our beds and snuggling underneath in tomorrow's world. Maybe they will be pleasantly scented to encourage sleep, adjust the temperature to keep the occupant not too hot or not too cold in the changing conditions, maybe they will play a pleasant melody to drift off to sleep to.
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