Was it Rough Linen, by any chance? I believe I learned about them here.

Here is a link that might be useful: Rough Linen

very nice link/site. Strange, I regularly search for linen sheets online, and this site has never come up.

Why linen? I'm interested in what you like about them. I recently went shopping for sheets at my usual haunts - Tuesday morning, Home goods, etc., and found few cotton sets - most were microfiber. I don't know but doesn't that sound really uncomfortable?

musicteacher,

I recently bought some microfiber sheets for a guest bed that a friend has been using for a while. I looked at reviews for 100% cotton sheets, which I like, but the reviews were mixed. I continued to research, and I got the microfiber ones that I have linked below based on the reviews. They were not expensive, so I wouldn't lose too much if they were not great.

Well, coming out of the package, they were SO soft! They are thin, but I wanted that for summer. I have washed them several times and dried them. They come out of the dryer completely unwrinkled and looking and feeling brand new. No color loss, and I got the Chocolate color for this male friend.

I liked them so much that I got some for myself!

Here is a link that might be useful: Mila Ultra Microfiber Bedding/Bed Sheets

Oh, mythreedogs! My mom bought some of the microfiber sheets. I haven't slept on them, but I was amazed at how they felt when I examined them. And they were ridiculously inexpensive. Maybe I'll break down and try some.

I can vouch for those in the link. I didn't have high hopes, but I've washed them 3 times, and they are so wrinkle free and soft when they come out of a full dryer, that it's amazing. I don't know if he'll want to use them for winter, as they are thin, but for this time of year, they are fabulous!

linen sheets have an amazing "hand" but they are "soft" in a different way than cotton, so if you're expecting that, you will be disappointed.

I love my linen sheets and will never go back to cotton. Linen is much cooler, and the weight of the top sheet is much more substantial and comforting.

They are not scratchy, but they are wrinkly -- which I love. The texture just feels really good against the skin.

I wouldn't buy cheap microfiber sheets on a bet. Unbreathable!

And, linen gets softer as it gets older and is washed more. I use linen hand towels in the guest bath and am tempted to get linen bath towels as well. I would buy those sheets in a heartbeat if I hadn't just bought new sets of Thomas Lee. Sigh. Now I will be obsessed with these. Somebody stop me.

Well, just like we have many different tastes in decor on the board, we have different tastes in our bedding. I love 100% bamboo sheets for winter, but just don't have any desire to buy heavier linen sheets.

That doesn't mean that anyone who likes microfiber is wrong, or anyone who likes wrinkly sheets is wrong - we just have different tastes.

One of the reviews on Amazon for those I bought says '..I decided to find out by myself and I have been using them for some time now. Not only are they soft and breathable as promised, they become softer after every wash. I will be ordering more even though I am used to true egyptian cotton sheets. '

That isn't my review, but I know several people who are now enjoying them. "Different strokes for different folks" is how I think the expression goes.

haha, we could talk about PILLOW preferences and start a real (pillow) fight!

On the Garnet Hill website they sell Eileen Fisher linen sheets, which all the reviews seem to praise. They are a bit pricey for me, but if they go on sale, I might splurge.

Yes, it was rough linen. Thank you so much.
Last year I bought the summer blanket and love it. I have always slept with a down quilt even in the summer. I like this so much better. I love the weight of it.thought I' d try the sheets next. Yes , they are wrinkly and are not a soft feel but it's a good feel and I like soft sheets

You want to start a pillow fight? I'll go first. Savvy Rest's shredded latex pillow. I have always slept with down pillows but these are Devine!

I have two sets of linen sheets. Actually I just have one set and one top sheet. I never use them any more. I do have the Eileen Fisher sheets from GH, which are nice but I am just not willing to iron my sheets and they are SO wrinkly coming out of the wash. And I'm finding that I just don't love the feel of linen sheets. The fitted sheet especially -- I have an extra-deep mattress plus a pillow top, and the EF fitted sheet is still a bit big, and as you sleep on it, the linen stretches a bit and the fitted sheet gets baggy. Then it feels like you're just sleeping on a loose sheet! Very weird. The other sheet I have is from Restoration Hardware, which seems slightly less wrinkly, probably because it weighs 150 pounds! The one sheet is ridiculously heavy.

So that's my (limited) review of linen sheets. I had slept in a fabulous hotel bed that had linen sheets, and I thought I'd love them and that they'd fit well with my slightly bohemian bedding assortment, but I am not a big fan anymore.

And yes, obviously sheets are all about personal preference.

It really does come down to idiosyncratic personal preferences, doesn't it? I can see linen appealing to people who crave "crisp." It's difficult for me to imagine that people can have different definitions of "soft," but apparently they do! I think I was hoping for soft like my 80-year-old linen napkins and tea towels are soft. Just 79 and a half years of laundering to go.

To me the linen does feel nice in its own way. But it's highly textural. And while it isn't hot to sleep under, it isn't cool to the touch like cotton.

The sheets from Rough Linen wrinkle, of course, but not badly. I actually really love the way they look, even after having been slept on. That's the main reason I'm still sticking them out. I'm shallow and am influenced by how darn pretty they are. Oh, and because there are no fitted sheets, you use a flat sheet on the bottom and with hospital corners it stays nice and tight. The pillow slips are beautiful too.

It really does come down to idiosyncratic personal preferences, doesn't it? I can see linen appealing to people who crave "crisp." It's difficult for me to imagine that people can have different definitions of "soft," but apparently they do! I think I was hoping for soft like my 80-year-old linen napkins and tea towels are soft. Just 79 and a half years of laundering to go.

To me the linen does feel nice in its own way. But it's highly textural. And while it isn't hot to sleep under, it isn't cool to the touch like cotton.

The sheets from Rough Linen wrinkle, of course, but not badly. I actually really love the way they look, even after having been slept on. That's the main reason I'm still sticking them out. I'm shallow and am influenced by how darn pretty they are. Oh, and because there are no fitted sheets, you use a flat sheet on the bottom and with hospital corners it stays nice and tight. The pillow slips are beautiful too.

It really does come down to idiosyncratic personal preferences, doesn't it? I can see linen appealing to people who crave "crisp." It's difficult for me to imagine that people can have different definitions of "soft," but apparently they do! I think I was hoping for soft like my 80-year-old linen napkins and tea towels are soft. Just 79 and a half years of laundering to go.

To me the linen does feel nice in its own way. But it's highly textural. And while it isn't hot to sleep under, it isn't cool to the touch like cotton.

The sheets from Rough Linen wrinkle, of course, but not badly. I actually really love the way they look, even after having been slept on. That's the main reason I'm still sticking them out. I'm shallow and am influenced by how darn pretty they are. Oh, and because there are no fitted sheets, you use a flat sheet on the bottom and with hospital corners it stays nice and tight. The pillow slips are beautiful too.

Oh shoot. Sorry about the multiple post.

I'll offer to buy any linen sheets you don't like!

Lol, Violet! I dream of finding them in the thrift store, hopefully in a $1.00 bin, but no luck so far.
Seriously, though, I have a queen flat sheet I was going to put on ebay. We switched to a king size bed. You can message me if interested.
I started out with a Garnet Hill EF set, and they always linted up terribly in the wash. After 3 years, the bottom sheet had holes worn through. If you are going to splurge on a linen set, I'd buy it from a bedding company, especially one specializing in linen.
If you take them from the dryer and put them on the bed when they still slightly damp, they dry very smooth.