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recommendations for sheets? To use for intended purpose, not sewing
purplebouquet Advanced AR USA Member since 11/16/05 Posts: 1002	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/4/11 2:21 PM Did laundry and struggled to get the sheets back on to the bed. Skimpy cut and clingy fabric, it was break-all-fingernails-now hassle. I will never buy sheets from the Company Store again; the pictures in the catalogs look great, but they quality is poor: extreme shrinkage, pilling and fading. What are good brands for sheets? My favorites were Eddie Bauer, both flannel and cotton. They were less than $100 for a set of queen-sized sheets plus cases regular price, and about $60 on sale. Twin sets on sale for $30 to $40. That's my benchmark now, although that might be unrealistic. I so regret that they closed their home furnishings division. Does anybody have any recommendations? Claudia
Elona   Advanced CA USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 7400	Login to reply to this post In reply to purplebouquet Like this post Date: 8/4/11 3:04 PM I also had an unpleasant experience with the Company Store, although my problem was with their allegedly fine towels which seemed programmed to disintegrate a few days after the warranty expired! Never again with those guys. However, I have had remarkably good luck with Garnet Hill's basic Fiesta sheets. They have received a rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, because some customers found the sheets rough and nasty while others have found them too soft and flimsy. Myself, I find them just right--soft and smooth--and well-made, too. Every now and then, GH offers them at an amazing discount (such a sale just ended, alas), and the quality seems the same to me.
a7yrstitch   Intermediate TX USA Member since 4/1/08 Posts: 4375	Login to reply to this post In reply to purplebouquet Like this post Date: 8/4/11 3:05 PM What not to get...............I thought that I liked the 500 and 600 thread count no wrinkle 100% cotton sheets from QVC and thought that they were a deal. After two years, they started weirdly shredding and it turned out that others had the same problem. Seems that it is caused by the formaldehyde that the use to make the sheets non-wrinkle! My later in life sheet choice for ourselves (empty nesters) and for presents for our sons are Thomas Lee sheets. The do not fit your budget criteria but at 3 years the set that is on our bed 75% of the time is not showing any wear. They are getting a little snugger around the bottom corners as I wash sheets on the sanitize cycle. Hubby and I put them on together, no hassle; alone would be a little tougher. Before this, I watched for high end sheets to be discontinued and bought the deeply discounted twin size that always seem to be leftover and just made the king size from them, usually at 1/8 to 1/10 of original retail. We're staying away from Wrinkle anything, No Wrinkle, Wrinkle Defense. I don't know how they can sell it as 100% cotton when it is infused with formaldehyde. Periodically, I check for vintage linen sheets, no luck yet. They are supposed to get very soft, wear like iron, and allow for circulations. Best wishes. ------ I have no idea what Apple thought I was saying so be a Peach and credit anything bizarre to auto correct.
movac Intermediate USA Member since 1/28/06 Posts: 643	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/4/11 3:55 PM I found a couple complete sets of new Wamsutta brand sheets at a flea market still in the original packaging unopened. They were originally from Bed Bath and Beyond. They're XL and one set is 50/50 poly/cotton and the other set is 100% cotton.. They feel really nice and they wash up nice..Have a satin-like embossed edge along the upper edge of the flat sheets and on the pillowcases.. ------ Since the mind is essentially a wet computer, our task is to figure out how we can best program it.
movac Intermediate USA Member since 1/28/06 Posts: 643	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/4/11 4:08 PM oops ~double post~ -- Edited on 8/4/11 4:09 PM -- ------ Since the mind is essentially a wet computer, our task is to figure out how we can best program it.
Lady_Mame Intermediate WA USA Member since 3/11/07 Posts: 2074	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/4/11 4:16 PM I like Charter Club and Wamasutta. If you wouldn't sew with it, don't sleep on it! ------ Needle Needle Straight and Slim, Dust and Sweep the House for Him! --Grimm Fairy Tales
HarrietHomeowner   Intermediate Member since 1/13/10 Posts: 656	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/4/11 4:33 PM I'm probably in the minority, but I like poly/cotton sheets -- maybe 65% cotton. (If the poly proportion gets any higher they are not as nice.) They last forever, are easy to wash, and are inexpensive to boot. Over time, they get smoother and silkier, too. The last ones I bought were from Linens 'n' Things (so sad that they went out of business) for about $25 for a queen set, but I still have some from many years ago. The all-cotton sheets I have tried have fallen apart in less than a year.
Maggiedoll Advanced Beginner MD USA Member since 1/8/10 Posts: 1425	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/4/11 5:18 PM I got some sheets I love from overstock.com. I don't remember exactly how much they were, it was two years ago, I think. $30 or $40 for queen-sized 400-thread count (I think) Egyptian cotton sheets. The pockets are actually too deep.. but I'll take that any day over pockets that aren't deep enough! If it really bugged me I could always put elastic across the bottom. Overstock has bunches of inexpensive Egyptian cotton sheets. Mostly sateen, though. Someone said in the fabric section the the percale weave is better for sheets.. but I don't have any complaints about mine! ------ My (overly complicated) blog: http://maggiedoll.com/
clt3 Intermediate OH USA Member since 2/6/06 Posts: 769	Login to reply to this post In reply to a7yrstitch Like this post Date: 8/4/11 6:24 PM Wow, those are pricey and I've never even heard of them ( even though it's my husband's name backwards!). ------ Singer 66-16. Singer 600e, Kenmore 158.1913 , Viking 1100, Brother 4000D, Brother Quattro, Bernina 930, White 634DE, Babylock Evolve, 2 Featherweights ,Pfaff Creative Performance,Janome Coverpro 1000CPX
a7yrstitch   Intermediate TX USA Member since 4/1/08 Posts: 4375	Login to reply to this post In reply to clt3 Like this post Date: 8/4/11 6:36 PM I know, I did a months long search for best sheets on line and then waited months longer to get them. I think they send out swatches for anyone that is interested. The search did yield that some people prefer crispy sheets and some soft. I guess its a little luxury after all the years of sewing the super, duper discounted twin sheets together. By the way, the super, duper 20 year old discounted sheets have been reconfigured for the camper. ------ I have no idea what Apple thought I was saying so be a Peach and credit anything bizarre to auto correct.

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