Pet peeve creases on bedsheets how to fix?

6 years ago

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Okay so i have 2 sets of 100% 1000 thread count cotton bed sheets and the part i fold over my blanket(I know I'm old school and prefer a blanket and bedspread) has had a crease for a few years since i took them out after buying them. Ive ironed with and without steam to no avail. Suggestions on how to get these creases out? I was even thinking of taking them already washed to the cleaner to do this but washing the set at laundry mat is 24.00 so i imagine its at least half that maybe? Forget it.

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mamapinky0

6 years ago

Hopefully Roc our textile expert will chime in here, but I'd think there was a problem in the factory when these were manufactured or there's some synthetic fibers hidden in the cotton. Yes there is a certain amount of **other** fabric allowed to go into textiles without telling us and still list it as 100% cotton. Anyway synthetic fabric can crease permanently...if this is the cause it most likely will never come out. I'd think you are probably going to have to accept this can't be changed. I'm sorry, but keep an eye on your post as Roc may have some advice.

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rococogurl
6 years ago
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Thread count, unfortunately, does not guarantee any type of performance or even quality. I dont quite understand the issue around the crease. Is there a photo that could help?
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I have better luck getting creases out of things by using the sprayer on the iron (or a misting bottle). Get it good and wet then iron it dry while also using bursts of steam.
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It's hard to know if it'll help with a crease set in at the factory, but for regular creases like from sitting folded too long, or drying in a heap, spray thoroughly with purified/distilled water (no minerals) so it's good and damp all around the crease, but not wet. Fold loosely but not along the crease. Put in an unsealed bag in the freezer for a number of hours, then iron.
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Not sure if this is what you're dealing with, but after getting a FL washer, all the hems of our sheets, pillowcases, and kitchen towels got those accordion pleats at the hems. I mean ALL of them. I now hang the kitchen towels on folding drying rack to dry, in order to circumvent the pleating.

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Slothy Poo
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We had these before we got the front loading washer so its not that.
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I know exactly what you're talking about. I get them on the hem of every top sheet I own -- percale and linen alike. I have read that after 150 washes or so, the material will wear evenly and the creases will stop happening. We'll see. Like you, I'm tired of ironing them out and even when I do, they are still visible. So annoying. The best "non iron" option I have is to let the sheets air dry and press the creases as fast as I can while wet. It isn't perfect, but much better than drying to completion in the dryer.

Very annoying, and even more annoying that it just doesn't seem to happen to some people (even those who buy sheets from the same suppliers as I do).
livebetter
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I have these and was told by a high end sheet manufacturer that it has to do with the fabric being sewn off the bias. It's likely not rolled correctly at the mill. Nothing can be done except resew it correctly. I hate them too.
rococogurl
6 years ago
There is a difference, I have found, between an ironed-in crease and a rumpled up crease after washing.

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