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2. Electric blanket - Wikipedia

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   Blankets for two-person beds often have separate controls for each side of the bed. The electric blanket may be used to pre-heat the bed before use or to keep the occupant warm while in bed. Electric blankets usually use between 15 and 115 watts, and some modern "low voltage" electric blankets have thin carbon fiber wires and work on 12 to 24 ...

3. This bestselling electric blanket is down to just $30: 'My ...

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   Walmart shoppers can't stop raving about the MaxKare Electric Blanket. In fact, nearly 3,000 fans give it five out of five stars in the reviews. "This blanket is awesome!" wrote one enthusiastic ...

4. Bedding - Wikipedia

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   Thread count: Usually measured either as the number of threads per square inch (i.e. 1 in × 1 in (2.54 cm × 2.54 cm)) or per 10 cm 2 (i.e. 3.16 cm × 3.16 cm (1.24 in × 1.24 in)). The two measurement methods will yield different thread count numbers. [12] For example, a count of 250 threads/in 2 equals 31.2 threads/cm 2.

5. Units of textile measurement - Wikipedia

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   l/m = 1693 × l m /Nec × m/kg, where l/m is the yarn length in metres, l m /Nec is the English cotton count and m/kg is the yarn weight in kilograms. The following length units are defined. Bundle: usually 10 lb (4.5 kg) Thread: a length of 54 in (1.4 m)—the circumference of a warp beam; Lea: 120 yd (110 m) Hank: a length of 7 leas or 840 yd ...

6. Polar fleece - Wikipedia

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   Blankets made out of polar fleece. Polar fleece is a soft fabric made from polyester that is napped and insulating. PolarFleece is a trademark registered by Malden Mills (now Polartec, LLC) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on October 6, 1981. [1] Malden Mills developed polar fleece in 1979.

7. Talk:Electric blanket - Wikipedia

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   "Electric blanket fires are largely a thing of the past. Since the standard for electric blankets was toughened up in 1988, most of the old problems of overheating and fires have disappeared. Each year, as more old blankets get replaced by safer new ones, the number of blanket-related fires continues to fall. They haven't entirely gone, however ...