Fitted Sheets

[danemodsandy]

Good Luck With That!

"I may start buying items separately so I can get two flat sheets."

When you find flat sheets of a size sufficient for an optimal twelve inches of tuck-under all the way 'round, I hope you'll let the rest of us know.

All the flat sheets I see have barely three or four inches, because they're intended only for use as top sheets with a fitted bottom sheet. Manufacturers are cutting things smaller every year.

 

[launderess]

Again Another Problem Solved By Yours Truly

Only purchase vintage linens, so that's me for you.

Long as one gets 108"x 90" or thereabouts all flat sheets work as a bottom. Things a bit smaller in width can only be used for top sheets.

Have a decent stash of vintage Pequot and Canon muslin and percale (ok, Supercale) flats that work a treat.

 

[danemodsandy]

That Doesn't Really Work, Launderess....

....And you know why?

Because you've got them all, LOL!

 

[launderess]

No, not *all*

Clever chops! *LOL*

But did get in on the ground floor before everyone and their mother wised up to the value. Wamsutta Supercale used to be found at nearly give away prices, even at estate sales or thrifts. Now one's only hope is that someone doesn't know what they've got, otherwise it is priced accordingly! *LOL*

Actually a large portion of my stash is made up of vintage French linen and hemp things. So love sleeping on linen or hemp in summer. But for ease of care nothing beats cotton. Especially if one owns an ironer or press (or two or three, *LOL*)

 

[yogitunes]

may not work with the KING, but to use flat sheets as fitted may not be all that hard if you purchase the next size larger than your bed size.....

using a king size flat sheet on a queen size bed would be more than enough to fold and tuck.....

I have a friend who uses nothing but flat sheets....and uses those iron board spring clip clamps to hold them tight....he used to be in the Army, and found these were the best to keep sheets tight enough to bounce a quarter off them....

 

[launderess]

Quarter Bouncing

Trick is to have enough material to pull taught when tucking under, but not so much that there is excess to prevent

 

[Ultramatic]

 

 

I'm not allowed to fold anything. Hubby folds everything...beautifully. I should take pictures of our drawers. Everything folded just so. For crying out loud, he tucks us in bed, which I immediately undo my side. Need room for my feet and legs.

 

[washdaddy]

Ultra-
You should be thankful that he tucks you in every night. Instead he could just jump into bed and hog up all the covers!

Does he also provide milk and cookies with a bedtime story for nighty night?
O00h, but probably no crumbs allowed in the bed. (OK, I'm being simple minded now)

rotflmao

 

[Ultramatic]

Rick,

 

 

Milk and cookies? Hell, we have nachos in bed. As for bedtime stories, lets just say I can't repeat in this forum what actually transpires, suffice to say they can be quite "vivid".

 

[tomturbomatic]

I can remember when fitted top sheets were offered. I don't kow how well they stayed on the mattress, but since they are no longer offered, I guess it was an idea that did not fly.

Are any of you familiar with those 12" wide rolls of cushioned shelf lining that feels sort of rubbery and looks very similar to those non-skid rug pads? Well I cut sections of that to put under the corners of my mattress. When I put the fitted sheet on the bed, I tuck that between the sheet and the mattress and the sheet does not move. Likewise when I tuck the bottom corners of the top sheet under the mattress, the non-skid stuff holds it in place. I have a fited mattress pad and use these elastic straps with rubbery things on the end like I remember seeing on my mother's girdle when the girdle was hanging in the bathroom to dry. The rubbery tabs had a raised nub that fitted inside a wire loop to hold up nylons. Well, the same things hold the mattress pad in place, although they are harder to lock over the thicker mattress pad.