That original plush fabrication has given way to many other soft, luxurious microfiber fabrics including: micro mink, micro fleece and microfiber based flannel.
At some point, instead of knitting the yarns into blankets, someone started weaving it into an inexpensive sheet cloth. 55 gsm Microfiber Sheets became a very important item, and quickly replaced the "Muslin" sheets that were selling by the 10's of thousands at discount stores across the country.
Microfiber Sheets have been an industry game-changer, creating an entirely new opening price point and promotional item that has basically killed the Muslin and Polyester "Percale" sheet business.
Woven Microfiber sheets are usually sold by GSM or Grams per Square Meter. It's a measure of density, similar to thread count. D. Charles Luxury Microfiber sheets are 80-85 GSM. Our fabric is finished by brushing both sides, which is why we give a range for the GSM: when you brush, it's not possible to have the GSM be consistent over the fabric.
We developed this particular fabric in order for the sheets to breathe better, as microfiber can get hot when it's too thick and not brushed properly.
Additionally, we use a thinner filament to weave these sheets - a 288 filament yarn vs. a 144 filament. This makes the sheets much softer and finer.
Microfiber sheets generally range from 55gsm on the very low end up to 120 GSM. In our experience, as you get towards 120gsm, there are diminishing returns on the value and the fabric's ability to breathe, so we concentrated on our 80-85 GSM fabrication to provide the best combination of microfiber's benefits.
Microfiber is here to stay, and when fabricated properly, can be an excellent bedding and sheeting cloth. It washes well, dries quickly, is fairly durable and can be so soft that you forget that it's polyester!
