Manchester--W'salers & Mfrs

Manchester suppliers are businesses concerned with the manufacture and wholesale of Manchester and associated products.

Manchester can encompass a wide variety of products, from bedroom products such as bed linens, mattress protectors, quilts, under blankets, pillows and pillow cases, to bathroom items such as towels, bathmats and accessories. Manchester products are made from a range of natural and man-made fibres and fibre blends. Lightweight white, solid-colour or printed plain weave, satin weave, or flannel cotton or cotton/polyester blends are the most common types of sheeting fabrics. Long-fibred Egyptian cotton is increasingly popular for high-quality, very high thread count bed linens.

Goose or duck down and other feathers are frequently used as a warm and lightweight filling in doonas, pillows and quilts. Cotton, wool or polyester batting is also commonly used as fill. These are less expensive and more easily laundered than natural down or feathers. Synthetic fibres for doonas are best in the form of thermo-fused batting. Thick-woven or knitted wool, cotton, acrylic or other microfiber synthetics, or blends of these, are typically used for blankets.

Some wholesalers and manufacturers will also have retail outlets offering retail or wholesale pricing. Some Manchester wholesalers are also importers, and may specialise in particular regions or styles of Manchester, such as Asian textiles or Egyptian cotton products.