Pranam A bed sheet is a flat-woven textile that is used on a bed between the occupant of a bed and the warm blanket above. It is generally a rectangle of broad loomed fabric, meaning it is made without a center seam. Bed sheets have hems at top and bottom. The selvages, or finished edges of the woven sheet as it is made on the loom are used as side seams and thus there is no need for hemming on the sides. Today, the bed sheet comes as part of a set of bed linens that match in color, fabric, and detail and includes the fitted sheet (to cover the mattress), the flat sheet and at least one pillow case. The bed sheet may be made of a variety of fibres, including linen, cotton, synthetics (often blended with natural fibres such as cotton) and occasionally silk. Bed sheets are made of a wide variety of fabrics.
*bedspread*, top cover of a bed, put on for tidiness or display rather than warmth. Use of a bedspread is an extremely ancient custom. The kind of bedspread called counterpane, from the old French word *counterpoint,* meaning “stitched quilt <https://www.britannica.com/topic/quilt>,” was probably made of patched or applied pieces, quilted together. The quilts, or quilted bedspreads, in both appliqué and patchwork, that were made in the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries have come to be considered an important type of American folk art <https://www.britannica.com/art/folk-art-visual-arts>. So sheet is different from spread. May be similar but not the same. तस्मात्त्वयाऽद्य प्रभृति निशेयं नियतात्मना। सह वध्वोपवस्तव्या दर्भप्रस्तरशायिना।।2.4.23।। ayodhya kandam Valmiki Ramayanam तस्मात् therefore, अद्यप्रभृति from now, इयम् this, निशा night, नियतात्मना with self-restraint, दर्भप्रस्तरशायिना sleeping on a bed of darbha or kusha grass, त्वया by you, वध्वा सह with daughter-in-law, Sita, उपवस्तव्या should be spent by undertaking fasting. Therefore, you and my daughter-in-law (Sita) should fast tonight and sleep on a bed of darbha or kusha grass with self-restraint. (Therefore, Sheet and spread were the same as Bed. KR IRS 11922 On Sun, 11 Sept 2022 at 12:44, 'gopala krishnan' via iyer123 < [email protected]> wrote: > *BED SHEETS AND BED SPREADS* > > Today while spreading the bed spreads in my clothes lines in home after > washing many ideas about them came to me. Though during Covid 19 period > there was stoppage in supplying them in trains, recently in most trains > they are again introduced. In trains two sheets of same thickness in white > color are given in AC coaches, it is up to the passenger to which one to > spread and which one to cover the body. > > Most rest houses and Lodgings provide white sheets. However some provide > green and blue sheets also. > > Most hospitals also provide in ICU white sheets, but in rooms many times > coloured ones – Blue or green. > > While considering homes, most prefer color sheets. The sheets > can be thin and thick. It is up to the person to use thin one or thicker > one as bed spread/bed sheets. Most make it a point to provide pillows with > the same color of bed sheet/ bed spread. Using white in homes is very rare. > > Whereas periodicity of washing and replacing depends on the field. In > trains they are washed daily, ironed and supplied as folded. But while > getting down from train more than 50 % does not fold and keep. They leave > keeping on berth just like that. > > In most rest houses, the same is continued till the occupant vacates if > within 2-3 days. Otherwise they are replaced. > > Many hospitals change sheets on request after getting more soiled. Though > charge heavily even in ICU it is so. My experience in ICU. > > While I was a trainee in Telecom hostel and in charge of hostel as > lecturer, I kept a periodicity of replacement, once a week, on a working > day. I could see the same in Jabalpur as well as Gazhiabad. Hostels either > followed color or white sheets. > > During Covid 19 peak period every family ensured, washing sheets once a > week or even earlier, make germ free by dipping in Dettol water and dried. > Now covid has almost disappeared, the pattern has changed. However present > day detergent liquids also make the cloth germ free. > > Earlier each home had limited number of bed sheets and bed spreads. Now > there is shelf full in each home- viz -at least 7sets in middle class home. > > Now one more addition. Before a decade wearing color dhoti limited to > khadi light red cream color. Now color dhoti single and double are more > popular, most use different colors plain dhoti either at home or during > short journeys. > > If one observe, especially Malayalam channels one can see most men > wearing color single dhoti a daily wear at home and short trips. > > Gopalakrishnan 11-9-22 > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iyer123" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/17185849.1396205.1662880478585%40mail.yahoo.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/iyer123/17185849.1396205.1662880478585%40mail.yahoo.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZooYqXw5b8rs4jymMWF6TqoghPwUn-cHWRzNVuvcc0hzRA%40mail.gmail.com.
