Anyone out there ready to give a sheet?
Once upon a time, what counted was between the sheets – not the number of threads in the sheets.
In the past I have bought numerous sets of sheets, never once knowing or caring what the thread count was. I don’t think the manufacturer even knew or cared.
Since my last sheet buying experience, which I will admit was a while ago, thread count has become more important than color or style. Actually it is all about thread count now.
What’s the deal with thread count? I know the larger the number of threads, the more expensive the sheet, but why? Is this all about durability or is it about softness? How long do your sheets have to last – a lifetime? Are we to hand them down to our children and grandchildren? How soft is soft?
Who's counting the threads anyhow? How do I know that when I buy the 550 thread count sheet it isn't 549 and I'm being cheated out of a thread?
In my online shopping, I’ve found you can buy sheets for over $1000.00!! Is there a soft that’s so soft it’s a thousand dollars worth of soft? Does a stain (where do they come from?) look better on a thousand dollar sheet than on a Target special?
And what’s with Egypt. What kind of cotton do they grow that is so superior to USA cotton, you can tack on another couple of hundred dollars onto your purchase for sheets that bear the label: Egyptian cotton.
Why do we have to take out second mortgages now to buy a set of sheets? This is crazy. And, the more expensive they are the less detail they have. No embroidery, no ruffles, no lace, just plain white hotel sheets that cost as much as a used car.
Okay so I am over sticker shock, culturally literate on thread count and Egyptian cotton, and feeling like I can almost click on the BUY NOW button, when I realize: Full size sheets are all but extinct.
No one sleeps in a full size bed except maybe your grandmother and me. Ergo, they just don’t have sheets in size Full. My bed is an antique metal bed with curlicues and little brass ornaments and I adore it. I don’t want a Queen-size nor a King-size bed and I live in Connecticut not California so I certainly don’t want a California King-size bed.
I’m not getting rid of my bed, that’s final. So if your grandmother has any used, full-size sheets to sell, tell her you’ve found a buyer. Otherwise I'm sheet out of luck.
Once upon a time, what counted was between the sheets – not the number of threads in the sheets.
In the past I have bought numerous sets of sheets, never once knowing or caring what the thread count was. I don’t think the manufacturer even knew or cared.
Since my last sheet buying experience, which I will admit was a while ago, thread count has become more important than color or style. Actually it is all about thread count now.
What’s the deal with thread count? I know the larger the number of threads, the more expensive the sheet, but why? Is this all about durability or is it about softness? How long do your sheets have to last – a lifetime? Are we to hand them down to our children and grandchildren? How soft is soft?
Who's counting the threads anyhow? How do I know that when I buy the 550 thread count sheet it isn't 549 and I'm being cheated out of a thread?
In my online shopping, I’ve found you can buy sheets for over $1000.00!! Is there a soft that’s so soft it’s a thousand dollars worth of soft? Does a stain (where do they come from?) look better on a thousand dollar sheet than on a Target special?
And what’s with Egypt. What kind of cotton do they grow that is so superior to USA cotton, you can tack on another couple of hundred dollars onto your purchase for sheets that bear the label: Egyptian cotton.
Why do we have to take out second mortgages now to buy a set of sheets? This is crazy. And, the more expensive they are the less detail they have. No embroidery, no ruffles, no lace, just plain white hotel sheets that cost as much as a used car.
Okay so I am over sticker shock, culturally literate on thread count and Egyptian cotton, and feeling like I can almost click on the BUY NOW button, when I realize: Full size sheets are all but extinct.
No one sleeps in a full size bed except maybe your grandmother and me. Ergo, they just don’t have sheets in size Full. My bed is an antique metal bed with curlicues and little brass ornaments and I adore it. I don’t want a Queen-size nor a King-size bed and I live in Connecticut not California so I certainly don’t want a California King-size bed.
I’m not getting rid of my bed, that’s final. So if your grandmother has any used, full-size sheets to sell, tell her you’ve found a buyer. Otherwise I'm sheet out of luck.
posted by mary bishop | 9:22 AM
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Just makes me wonder how much *silk* sheets would cost. I saw them in a movie ones, and have been obsessing over the possible price ever since...
Good Morning Irina!
I'll bet they can't cost more than the Egyptian Cotton ones...Try silk long underwear - just a marvelous feel on your skin and wonderful for northeastern winters.
Ok, so we got that figured out, the higher the sheet thread count numbers, the better the sheet.
But what concerns me more is Dan's problem of being a tiger in his bed, tossing and turning like one, anyway, trying to get some sleep. I have a suggestion: Get a personal cd player with headphones, then either buy or check out from the library some Teaching Company lectures. The subjects are vast, philosophy, literature, history, etc. After a minute or two of listening, I fall asleep immediately. And it's not because the lectures are boring, they aren't! You need someone to read to you Dan to get a good night's sleep! The thread count number of your sheets will be a moot point!
Dan, you know a lot a bout sheets! It's true that it has always been about thread count. When I was in HS or College (I forget exactly which) I worked in a Domestics store. This was before Linen's N Things and Bed Bath and Beyond. We had percale (and all cotton)which was poly/cotton blend and the thread count was noted...usually under 200 (180 I think) The 200 were our "best" and that was really it.
I think the higher counts going up as far as 1000 thread counts are response to customer buying trends. It seems that the whole sheet thing has become akin to the status car. (Don't I feel special sleeping on the same sheets Cher does? Drive the same Beemer...etc...etc...)
If you buy a nice cotton 200 thread count, you should have no trouble whatsoever. The new sheets these days have deeper end pockets (for you Dan) and you can even by clip straps that will really secure stuff to the bed. Thrash away in comfort at a relatively modest price.
If you like catalogs try The Company Store. They can be low cost. LNT and BBB have a large selection at a relatively low cost.
Stay away from Gramma's sheets. She needs them and they smell funny anyway.
Stay away from Gramma's sheets. She needs them and they smell funny anyway. says laurenbove.
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That's because they smell like sheet.
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Welcome Dan, thanks for the info and suggestion to look on ebay. I once had satin sheets, took a leap onto the bed and slid off onto the floor...very sexy and alluring of me.
But I'm concerned about you tearing up your bed. Why are you having trouble sleeping? I like Elaine's suggestion but also I recommend Tylenol PM. The tylenol part takes away any nagging pains and the PM lets you sleep to the AM.
Some people say counting sheep helps them get to sleep, but from now on, I think I'll be counting threads and there's going to be hell to pay if I'm missing any.
Well, I want to know, need to know, one more thing about thread counts in sheets. Is the count based on a square inch of the sheet or overall?
Methinks the sheet makers may be giving us a lot of bull sheet.
Elaine, Personally I don't know sheet from Shinola, but I know the thread count has nothing to do with overalls!
Hey MB and friends: Did ya ever think that Dan may be happily tearing up the sheets with...fun things?
Thread count is measured per sq.in.
LB - you can sure hold your breath -- I keep looking at your picture wondering when you're going to bob up to the surface!
I think Dan stated he tore up the sheets due to being restless and indicated he might have trouble getting and staying asleep.
I certainly hope that Dan has some fun sheet-tearing times...the thought that he hasn't brings a tear to my eye.
Oh, I though Dan was using euphamisms or something. Either way, I think we've scared the poor dear off. I hope not.
Dear Dan come back and lets talk rugs: natural fiber or manmade...
Dan's a busy man, he can't sit around and do sheet all day.
LOL this is a funny one. did you finally get you're sheets?
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