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Fitted Sheets Wholesale

Fitted sheets wholesale — hotel and hospital fitted sheets with pocket depth and corner construction specified.

A fitted sheet fails at the corner. The body of the sheet can be perfectly sound while the elastic has gone, the seam has split or the pocket no longer reaches around the mattress, and once that happens the sheet comes off in the night and leaves service.

That makes a fitted sheet a construction-led item rather than a fabric-led one. The weave and the thread count still decide how it feels, but the pocket depth, the corner seam and the elastic specification decide how long it stays on the bed — and those are the three things most often left out of a quotation.

HotelsLinen manufactures fitted sheets wholesale to a written specification from 500 pieces per style and colour, in percale, cotton-rich and poly-cotton constructions, matched to the flat sheets and pillowcases they will be used with. Buyers fix the weave, the thread count, the mattress dimensions and pocket depth, the corner construction and the shade.

The buyers are hotels and resorts, serviced apartments, hospitals and care settings, student accommodation and hostels, cruise operators, and distributors supplying any of those. Fitted sheets are bought on the same cycle as flat sheets but are withdrawn earlier, because a fitted sheet with a failed corner cannot be used at all whereas a flat sheet with a thin patch can still go under a duvet.

Pocket depth is the number that causes the most expensive mistakes. It is the distance from the top of the mattress to the underside, plus the thickness of any topper, plus a margin for the sheet to tuck under. A sheet whose pocket is too shallow will not stay on; one that is far too deep will bunch under the mattress and feel wrong through the night.

Because a fitted sheet is elasticated, the shrinkage that affects all bedding hits it hardest. A flat sheet that shrinks is a slightly shorter flat sheet; a fitted sheet that shrinks may no longer reach the far corners. That is why a shrinkage allowance should be specified for fitted sheets specifically and confirmed after the sample has been washed.

The elastic is the component that ends a fitted sheet service life, and it deserves more attention than it usually gets. Elastic loses its return over repeated high-temperature washing, so the specification of the elastic, and how it is attached around the corner, is what decides whether a fitted sheet lasts as long as the sheet fabric does.

Our factory is in the Nantong Home Textile Zone in Jiangsu, China. Orders start at 500 pieces per style and colour with a typical four-week lead time after the sample and specification are approved.

Pocket depth, corner and elastic

Pocket depth

Measure the mattress depth, add the topper thickness, and add a margin for the sheet to tuck under. A shallow pocket will not stay on the bed; a very deep one bunches beneath the mattress. Where a property uses toppers that vary between rooms, the pocket has to be sized to the deepest combination in use.

Corner construction

The corner is where the elastic, the seam and the stress from the mattress all meet, and where repeated high-temperature washing works hardest. Corner seams built with enough allowance and reinforcement are what let the elastic do its job instead of the seam taking the load.

Elastic specification

The elastic is the component that fails first. Heat, repeated stretching and the chemistry in a commercial laundry all reduce its return, and once it has gone the sheet no longer grips the mattress. Specifying the elastic quality and how it is attached is what decides whether the sheet lasts as long as its fabric.

Fully elasticated or corner only

A fully elasticated sheet holds better and is faster to put on, and it uses more elastic. A corner-only sheet is cheaper and quicker to fold, but it relies more on the pocket depth to stay on. Which is right depends on how deep the mattress is and how much the housekeeping team has to handle.

Fitted sheet specification reference

Item	Common construction	Notes
Hotel fitted sheet	Percale, 200–300 thread count, fully elasticated	The working specification for most properties
Cotton-rich fitted sheet	Cotton-rich, corner elastic	Cheaper; relies more on pocket depth
Care setting fitted sheet	Cotton-rich or poly-cotton, fully elasticated	Specified for laundering and dimension stability
Pocket depth	Mattress + topper + tuck margin	The number that causes the most expensive mistakes
Corner	Reinforced seam with allowance	Where the stress from the mattress concentrates
Elastic	Specified quality, attached around the corner	The component that fails first
Shrinkage allowance	Specify a limit and confirm it washed	A shrinkage hit matters more on a fitted sheet
Shade	—	Held against a reference; matched to the flat sheet
Branding	—	Woven label on the hem
MOQ	—	500 pieces per style and colour

Sizes, toppers and the size list

Measure the bed, not the market name

A king bed is a different rectangle in the United States, the United Kingdom and continental Europe, and the mattress depth varies as much as the width. Send the length, width and depth for each bed type rather than a size name, and the size list writes itself.

Toppers change the number

Where a property uses mattress toppers, the pocket depth has to account for them. This is the most common cause of a fitted sheet that was correct when specified and no longer fits, because the toppers were added or changed after the original order.

Matching the flat sheet

Fitted sheets and flat sheets should share a weave, thread count and shade so the bed is consistent whether a property uses one, the other or both. Running them from one specification also simplifies re-ordering, since fitted sheets are withdrawn earlier.

What to send for a quotation

The mattress length, width and depth, the topper depth, whether the sheet is fully elasticated or corner-only, the weave and thread count, the shade to match, and a physical sample of the flat sheet where they are matching an existing bed.

Why fitted sheets are withdrawn first

A failed corner ends the sheet

A flat sheet with a thin patch can still go under a duvet, but a fitted sheet whose elastic has gone cannot be used at all. That is why fitted sheets are withdrawn earlier than flat sheets and why they are re-ordered more often, even though the fabrics are the same.

Shrinkage hits harder

A flat sheet that shrinks is a slightly shorter flat sheet. A fitted sheet that shrinks may no longer reach the far corners, which is why the shrinkage allowance should be specified for fitted sheets specifically and confirmed after a wash rather than assumed from the flat sheet result.

Handling and folding time

A fully elasticated sheet takes longer to fold and stack than a flat one, and in a laundry folding hundreds of pieces a day that time is real. Where the mattress is deep and the sheet must hold, the time is worth paying; where it is not, a corner-only sheet is the cheaper choice.

Keeping the reference

Because the pocket depth and the elastic specification are what make the sheet work, both should be recorded with the order. A re-order placed without them is how a property ends up with fitted sheets that match the bed linen but not the bed.

What You Get

Why Source Fitted Sheets Wholesale From HotelsLinen

Pocket depth specified

Mattress depth plus topper plus a tuck margin, worked out per bed type rather than taken from a size name — the number that causes the most expensive mistakes.

Reinforced corner construction

Corner seams built with allowance and reinforcement, because the corner is where the elastic, the seam and the mattress stress all meet.

Elastic quality specified

The elastic and how it is attached are specified rather than inherited, because the elastic is what ends a fitted sheet service life.

Fully elasticated or corner-only

A fully elasticated sheet that holds on a deep mattress, or a corner-only sheet that is cheaper and faster to fold where the bed is shallow.

Shrinkage checked washed

A stated allowance confirmed on the sample after washing, because shrinkage that barely matters on a flat sheet can stop a fitted sheet reaching the corners.

Matched to the flat sheet

One weave, thread count and shade across flat and fitted sheets, so the bed is consistent whichever the property uses.

Sizes taken from the beds

Length, width and depth for every bed type, including topper depth, because market names do not travel between countries.

Factory-direct tiered pricing

Quoted from the Nantong Home Textile Zone with 500-piece MOQ per style and colour and improving tiers above it.

Custom Manufacturing

Send your spec or sample and we make it to order with consistent quality at scale.

Custom Branding

Embroidered, woven-label and printed logos, plus private label packaging.

Factory-Direct MOQ

Start from 500 pieces per style and color, with a typical 4-week lead time.

FAQ

Common Questions

What is the MOQ for fitted sheets wholesale?

Our standard minimum is 500 pieces per style and colour. Most properties order fitted sheets alongside flat sheets and pillowcases on one specification, which keeps the weave and the shade matched.

How do I work out the pocket depth?

Measure the mattress depth, add the thickness of any topper, then add a margin for the sheet to tuck under the mattress. A pocket that is too shallow will not stay on the bed and one that is far too deep bunches underneath. Where toppers vary between rooms, size the pocket to the deepest combination in use.

Why do fitted sheets come off in the night?

Almost always a pocket depth that is too shallow for the mattress and topper, or elastic that has lost its return. Elastic degrades with heat and repeated stretching across commercial laundering, so its specification matters as much as the pocket depth.

Fully elasticated or corner-only?

A fully elasticated sheet holds better on a deep mattress and is faster to put on, and it uses more elastic. A corner-only sheet is cheaper and quicker to fold but relies more on pocket depth. The choice follows the mattress depth and how much handling the housekeeping team does.

Why do fitted sheets wear out before flat sheets?

Because a flat sheet with a thin patch can still go under a duvet, while a fitted sheet whose elastic has gone or whose seam has split cannot be used at all. It is withdrawn earlier even though the fabric is the same.

Does shrinkage affect fitted sheets more?

Yes. A flat sheet that shrinks is a slightly shorter flat sheet, but a fitted sheet that shrinks may no longer reach the far corners. Specify a shrinkage allowance for fitted sheets specifically and confirm it on the sample after washing.

What thread count should hotel fitted sheets be?

Usually 200 to 300 in a good cotton percale, matched to the flat sheets. Higher counts are made by using finer, weaker yarns, which wear faster in a commercial laundry and do nothing for how well the sheet stays on the bed.

Can fitted sheets match our existing flat sheets?

Yes, if the weave, thread count and shade are specified together. Sending a physical sample of the existing flat sheet identifies the construction faster than a description, and it is the practical way to match a bed already in service.

Do you supply fitted sheets to hospitals and care homes?

Yes, usually cotton-rich or poly-cotton with a fully elasticated construction, specified for how it holds its dimensions across thermal disinfection rather than for hand feel.

What is the lead time?

About four weeks after the sample and specification are approved. Weaving, dyeing and elastic attachment are the steps most likely to move the date.

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