Bed linen is a designation for fabric sheets commonly used to cover or cover a mattress or bed. Usually used to increase comfort while sleeping on a mattress. In use, sheets are usually paired with a bed cover to increase comfort during sleep. There are some fabrics commonly used for making bed linen. Among them are: cotton, linen, satin, silk, rayon, bamboo fiber, and also a mixture of polyester with cotton. New materials such as non-woven polypropylene fabrics allow the sheets to be used for single use. This is because the price of the material is relatively cheap. Bed linen with this material commonly used in disaster shelters.
In general, the bed sheet consists of two types of bed sheets, namely: flat bed sheets and rubberized bed linen. The flat bed linen is just an ordinary flat cloth. While the sheets are rubbed is a sheet of bed linen that is given the tip of the rubber fasteners can be mounted more firmly on the mattress. In its development there is also a flat bed sheet which added a strap on the edges so that it has the same function with a rubbery bed sheet.