The most common weaves for Egyptian cotton sheets are sateen and percale. Sateen sheets have a silky, smooth feel and a slight sheen, while percale sheets have a crisp, cool feel and a matte finish.

It's one of the best bed sheet materials for making the bed, thanks to its clean lines and neat corners. There are Egyptian ...

A good thread-count range to look for in percale and sateen sheets is between 200 and 600, but you should check the quality of the fibers. Long-staple Egyptian cotton is considered some of the ...

As the grandson of someone who once operated one of the largest Egyptian-cotton factories ... basically the only sheets I own.” The downside to sateen, compared with percale, is that it can ...

Percale sheets are considered more durable and less ... a requirement of hotel bedding. Egyptian cotton and Supima cotton are often used for their luxurious feel and quality.

Pay attention to the weave too – percale cotton is light but can ... us at all – a huge improvement on ordinary Egyptian cotton. The bedding is blissfully soft too, with a sheen that makes ...

Dr Saleh has investigated the impact of Egypt’s cotton boom on these two types of labour. As part of his research he digitised, for the first time, two nationally representative samples of the ...

Examination of a mummy has revealed the original ancient Egyptian embalming recipe - first used to preserve bodies. A battery of forensic chemical tests carried out on a mummy that dated from ...

"When we harvest, we gather not just cotton, but the rewards of our labor and dedication." This year, the Egyptian government's decision to raise cotton prices has significantly benefited farmers ...

A few years ago, Egyptian archaeologists discovered what they thought were the ruins of an ancient Egyptian temple dating back to the sixth century BCE. Subsequent finds at the site indicate that ...