Be amazed by the luminous sheen and rich drape of the finest 700TC Egyptian Giza Cotton Sateen.
700TC sateen
Giza is a premium quality extra long staple Egyptian cotton. Finest grade Giza spins into much smoother, finer and stronger yarn than any other cotton in the world. Only weaving these fine yarns is possible to achieve a true 700 thread count sateen that makes perfect Luxury Linens. It is grown and harvested in very limited quantities in the northern part of Egypt.
Giza is a premium quality extra long staple Egyptian cotton. Finest grade Giza spins into much smoother, finer and stronger yarn than any other cotton in the world. Only weaving these fine yarns is possible to achieve a true 700 thread count sateen that makes perfect Luxury Linens. It is grown and harvested in very limited quantities in the northern part of Egypt.
Among all the Extra Long Staple Cotton qualities Giza 87 really stands out of the crowd.
It was planted for the very first time in 1820 by the founder of modern Egypt, Mohammed Alì Pascià, symbol of the rebuilding of the country after the invasion of Napoleon's French troop. As a matter of fact, Mohammed imported Sea Island and Brazilian cotton seeds because he was enthusiastic about the fabulous cloths produced abroad with this raw material.
The best seeds in the world, coupled with just the right environment, created the ideal conditions for growing the most sought after cotton in the world.. The plants of Giza 87 cotton are cultivated in a tiny area east of the Nile delta, searching for the best place each year, and represent 0.5% of the total annual Egyptian cotton production.
Cotton is picked by hand in five stages so only the flocks that are at the right degree of maturity are picked each time. The care taken with cultivating and manually picking the cotton avoids the use of defoliants and other chemical products commonly used with mechanized picking.
It was planted for the very first time in 1820 by the founder of modern Egypt, Mohammed Alì Pascià, symbol of the rebuilding of the country after the invasion of Napoleon's French troop. As a matter of fact, Mohammed imported Sea Island and Brazilian cotton seeds because he was enthusiastic about the fabulous cloths produced abroad with this raw material.
The best seeds in the world, coupled with just the right environment, created the ideal conditions for growing the most sought after cotton in the world.. The plants of Giza 87 cotton are cultivated in a tiny area east of the Nile delta, searching for the best place each year, and represent 0.5% of the total annual Egyptian cotton production.
Cotton is picked by hand in five stages so only the flocks that are at the right degree of maturity are picked each time. The care taken with cultivating and manually picking the cotton avoids the use of defoliants and other chemical products commonly used with mechanized picking.
Extra Long Staple Cottons
Giza 87 cotton fibres are extremely long (36 mm) and have a uniformity index of 88.5%. But what really makes this cotton exceptional is the fineness of its fibres, measured in micronaire, which is between 3.0 and 3.2, and the degree of brightness equal to 74.8 the best among the Extra Long Staple cottons.
Despite this fineness, the stretching resistance of the Giza 87 fibres is still high, an average of 44.30 g/tex.
This cotton, due to its particular use and commercial value, is not necessarily grown each year. In this case, the seeds are preserved carefully for the following harvests.
In terms of resistance, cleanliness and regularity, the uniquely excellent features of Giza 87 are obvious, used to make extremely fine and strong yarns and fabrics that have an extraordinarily soft and silky texture for the best Luxury Bedding in the world
Why Egypt is the ideal environment for growing such top quality cotton?
The very best cotton grows here because of the particular climatic conditions and the fertility of the soil along the Nile in its delta area. The Greek writer Erodoto wrote that "Egypt is the Nile's gift", a never ending source of loamy water for irrigating the fields. Its delta is a huge green triangle that opens like a fan in the desert between the two main branches. The Delta, in fact, which is the most fertile and heavily populated region in all of Egypt, produces a large part of the country's crops. On an average 190 mm of rain falls from October to April, concentrated in just a few days with torrential rain. Relative air humidity is rather high, 60-70%, likewise the frequency of the sea winds north from the Mediterranean. There is not much change in the daily and annual temperatures due to the nearness of the sea. Not even in winter do we find sudden changes in temperature from one day to the next because even the north winds, due to their long passage over the hot Mediterranean, are only slightly colder than those coming in from the south.
The climatic Paradise for the highest quality cotton
Cotton is planted at the end of March when the climate is slightly cooler. This helps the plant produce branches lower down. The cotton flocks that mature in the shade are not affected a great deal by the direct heat of the sun. In July and August, when the cotton fibres are forming, the climate is very stable and good for the production of uniform and regular fibres. It is harvested in September.
This climatic paradise is the secret behind the quality of Egyptian cotton which is exceptional with many, many qualities. But such precious raw materials are bothered by a problem of pollution by foreign fibrils because they picked by hand and handled time and time again with the “farfara” method (mixing by hand, eliminating the large external particles). It is the ability of the spinner, with the know-how and the most suitable modern equipment, that makes the difference at this stage, skillfully eliminating the impurities.
Glossary of terms
Sateen
Cotton sateen is lustrous and smooth, with a luminous sheen. Sateen weave add luster and drape for a soft silky hand
Hemstitch
A decorative stitch usually bordering a hem made by drawing out several parallel threads punching even rows of small holes and then stitching around the perforations.
Sateen
Cotton sateen is lustrous and smooth, with a luminous sheen. Sateen weave add luster and drape for a soft silky hand
Hemstitch
A decorative stitch usually bordering a hem made by drawing out several parallel threads punching even rows of small holes and then stitching around the perforations.
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