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Pillowcases Wholesale

Pillowcases wholesale — hotel and hospital pillowcases in cotton and percale, matched to your sheet specification.

A pillowcase is the smallest bed item and the one a guest touches with their face, which makes it the cheapest place in the room to make an impression and the most expensive one to get wrong. It is also the bed item that fails first, and it fails at the closure rather than in the fabric.

That is worth saying at the start because pillowcases are usually bought as an afterthought to the sheets. They are ordered from the same specification, in the same weave and shade, and the closure — envelope, flap or open end — is left to whatever the last supplier used. The closure is what determines whether the pillow stays inside after fifty washes.

HotelsLinen manufactures pillowcases wholesale to a written specification from 500 pieces per style and colour, in percale, sateen and cotton-rich constructions, matched to the sheet specification they will be used with. Buyers fix the weave, the thread count, the size, the closure 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. Pillowcases are re-ordered more often than sheets because they are the item that shows wear first, so they come through a linen room faster than anything else on the bed.

Size is where most orders go wrong, and the reason is that a pillow is not a standard object. A pillowcase has to fit the pillow it is used with — a standard housewife pillow, an oxford pillow with a border, a continental square pillow — and the filled dimensions of a pillow change as it is used and washed. Sending the pillow dimensions and the fill type is the practical answer.

Weave and shade have to match the sheets, because the pillowcase sits directly on top of the sheet on the same bed. Matching is a shade reference question rather than a price question, and it is the second reason pillowcases and sheets should be ordered from one specification rather than two.

The closure is the detail that decides how long a case lasts. An envelope closure hides the pillow end inside the case; a flap closure folds over inside; an open-end case leaves the pillow visible and slides out. The stitched seam at the closure is where a case frays, and the construction there matters more than the thread count.

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.

The closure decides how long a pillowcase lasts

Envelope closure

The case has an inner flap that folds over the pillow end, so the pillow is completely enclosed. It holds the pillow in place without any fastening and presents a clean edge on the bed, which is why it is the usual hotel specification. It uses more fabric than an open-end case and it has to be sized generously to take a filled pillow.

Flap or tuck-in closure

A shorter inner flap that tucks in rather than fully enclosing. It is cheaper than an envelope and adequate where the pillow is not on show, which suits back-of-house, student accommodation and care settings. It is the closure most likely to come untucked with a large pillow.

Open end

No closure at all. Cheap and simple, and only suitable where the pillow end is hidden or where the case is used as an outer cover. On a hotel bed an open-end case shows the pillow and works loose during the night, which is why it is rarely specified for guest rooms.

Where cases fail

At the closure seam rather than in the body of the case. The seam takes the stress every time the pillow is inserted and removed, and repeated hot washing works on it. A case with a sound closure construction lasts as long as the sheet it matches; a case with a thin closure seam frays first and takes the whole case out of service.

Pillowcase specification reference

Item	Common size	Common construction	Notes
Standard housewife case	50 x 75 cm	Percale, envelope closure	The usual hotel specification
Oxford case	50 x 75 cm with border	Percale with a stitched border	Decorative; used in upscale rooms
Continental square case	65 x 65 cm or 80 x 80 cm	Percale, envelope or flap	European and some Asian markets
Flap closure case	To pillow size	Cotton or cotton-rich	Back-of-house, student and care settings
Fibre	—	—	Cotton · cotton-rich · poly-cotton
Weave	—	—	Percale or sateen, matched to the sheets
Thread count	—	—	200–300 is the working range for hotels
Shade	—	—	Matched to the sheet specification
Branding	—	—	Woven label or printed mark on the hem
MOQ	—	—	500 pieces per style and colour

Sizes, weave and shade matching

Fit the pillow, not the name

Send the pillow dimensions and the fill type. A pillow changes shape as it is used and washed, and a case cut tightly to a new pillow will not fit the same pillow a year later. Generous sizing at the closure is what keeps a case usable rather than the nominal size on the label.

Matching the sheets

The case sits on top of the sheet on the same bed, so a weaves and shade mismatch is visible immediately. A pillowcase from a different mill is rarely the same white as a sheet from another, which is the practical reason to order both from one specification and one shade reference.

Branding placement

A mark on a pillowcase is felt rather than seen if it sits in the sleeping area, so branding normally goes on the hem or the inner flap. Where a mark is required to be visible it goes on the outer hem, and it is worth deciding which of the two you need before the sample.

Re-ordering and service life

Cases go first

A pillowcase is handled more than any other bed item — removed, filled, folded and washed more often than the sheet it matches — so it shows wear first and is re-ordered more often. That makes it the item where the specification matters most for cost per year in service.

Keeping the shade reference

Because cases are re-ordered at a different interval from sheets, the shade reference is what allows the second order to match the first. It costs nothing to keep and it is the difference between a re-order and a redesign of the bed.

What to send for a quotation

Pillow dimensions and fill type, the closure required, the weave and thread count, the shade to match and the quantity per bed type. Where the cases are matching an existing sheet specification, send a physical sample of the sheet as well, because that identifies the construction faster than a description.

What You Get

Why Source Pillowcases Wholesale From HotelsLinen

Closure specified, not inherited

Envelope, flap or open end chosen against how the pillow is used, because the closure seam is where a case fails rather than the fabric.

Matched to the sheet specification

Same weave, thread count and shade as the sheets, so the case does not read as a different white on the same bed.

Percale and sateen

A crisp, matte percale for hotel use or a smoother sateen where the brief calls for a softer hand, in the 200 to 300 thread count working range.

Oxford and continental formats

Bordered oxford cases and continental square cases for European and Asian markets, cut to the pillow rather than to a nominal size.

Sized against the filled pillow

Generous closure sizing so a case still fits the same pillow after a year of use and washing, rather than only when the pillow is new.

Shade held for re-orders

Colour matched to a reference and kept on file, which matters because cases are re-ordered at a different interval from sheets.

Branding on the hem or inner flap

Woven labels and printed marks placed where they are seen rather than felt in the sleeping area.

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 pillowcases wholesale?

Our standard minimum is 500 pieces per style and colour. Pillowcases are normally ordered with the sheets on the same specification, which keeps the weave and the shade matched without a second supplier.

What size pillowcase do hotels use?

Around 50 x 75 cm for a standard housewife pillow is the usual hotel size, with oxford cases at the same size plus a border and continental square cases at 65 x 65 cm or 80 x 80 cm for European and some Asian markets. Send the pillow dimensions and fill type rather than a size name.

Which closure should I choose?

Envelope closure for guest rooms, because the pillow is fully enclosed and the edge presents cleanly on the bed without any fastening. Flap closures suit back-of-house and care settings where the pillow end is not on show. Open-end cases are cheapest and are rarely right for a guest room.

Why do our pillowcases fray before the sheets?

Because the closure seam takes the stress every time a pillow is inserted and removed, and a case is handled and washed more often than the sheet it matches. The construction at the closure matters more than the thread count for how long a case lasts.

What thread count should hotel pillowcases be?

Usually 200 to 300 in a good cotton percale, matched to the sheets. Higher counts are achieved by using finer, weaker yarns, which wear faster in a commercial laundry. Matching the sheet specification matters more than chasing a number.

Do pillowcases have to match the sheets exactly?

They should share a weave and a shade, because the case sits directly on top of the sheet on the same bed and a mismatch is visible immediately. That is the practical reason to order both from one specification and one shade reference.

Will a pillowcase still fit after washing?

It will if the closure was sized generously. A case cut tightly to a new pillow stops fitting the same pillow after a year of use and washing, which is why the closure allowance matters more than the nominal size on the label.

Can pillowcases carry our logo?

Yes, by woven label or printed mark. Placement is normally on the hem or the inner flap, because a mark in the sleeping area is felt rather than seen. Where it has to be visible, the outer hem is the place.

Do you supply hospital and care home pillowcases?

Yes, and they are usually specified with a flap closure and a construction chosen to hold its dimensions across thermal disinfection, rather than for the hand feel a guest room would call for.

What is the lead time?

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

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