Are Target vintage percale sheets still available? And lots of empty
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Comments (13)Thank you, shermann. I love her room - it's the one that I would have like to have had as a little girl :-) I'm not sure if the Shabby Chic sheets would be soft enough, but her dust ruffle if from the Shabby Chic line (bought 50% off when the stores closed) and it's a much softer percale than the others. They're also available in a linen. Sold separately though and expensive! I like to change the beds all in one day also, but it's not always so easy to do when we have accidents on weeknights and I work the next day (one night a nosebleed that managed to get on every bedding surface, including the dust ruffle - poor thing fell off the bed and I think her daddy carried her all around the room in the dark before we realized). I think I'll wash the JC Penney sheets a few more times and use fabric softener to see if they'll soften up. If not, I can always buy an extra sateen set and make the ruffle myself out of a flat sheet (trying hard to avoid that since sewing doesn't come easily to me). Thank you!...See MoreShould I give up on percale sheets?
Comments (88)I have gone back to Riley sheets, one that I liked in the beginning. I kept trying different brands, searching for that Holy Grail. I found a vintage Wamsutta on ebay, and they are so scratchy. I've now washed them literally 20+ times to get them to soften up, and I still don't like them. Does anyone want a fitted queen Wamsutta and two standard pillowcases? 50/50 queen size. Also, tried Vermont Country Store resin free, and they are ok. I'm not in love with them, but they've only been washed once. I don't know about their longevity. Based on another reviewer, I ordered Cologne and Cotton from the UK. ohmigod, these are the worst sheets I've ever tried to sleep on. They are basically sandpaper. I don't know how to soften them up, I'm afraid it's just wasted money. I am spoiled by Brooklinen arriving already smooth, not scratchy, but maintaining coolness and crispness. I just want them slightly heavier, and not wear out so quickly. I'm hoping to get that with Riley, plus Riley has better color choices....See MoreVintage Washed Percale Sheets
Comments (75)By the way....a few old-time tips on ironing cotton, including sheets. It is much harder to get good results if the sheet (or other item) has been dried and you rewet it with a mister or use steam. It is best for the item to be uniformly and slightly damp, and then you don't need or want a mister or steam. If your washer spins fast enough to remove most of the water (as most front-loaders now do) you can iron directly from the washer. In the old days washers had a mangle (see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangle_(machine) which would press the excess water out before ironing...eventually some mangles were even heated. If you mist you just won't get the fabric evenly wet enough to iron it easily or well, and a steam setting takes much longer and results are not as good. The old timey way, if not ironed directly from washing, was to wet the fabric before ironing by "sprinkling" with water, which added a lot more water than a mister. Search for "vintage cork sprinkler" on ebay and you'll see what was used! I remember that when my mother didn't have time to iron immediately after washing she would roll up the items while damp and place in the freezer in a plastic bag. When she had time to iron, the items would thaw pretty quickly, and they were uniformly wet. When cotton is uniformly wet, you do want to use the highest setting on the iron, which is usually for cotton and linen. But keep the iron moving of course! And of course a bit of MamaPinky's starch will give an ultra smooth finish!...See MorePercale sheets Again :)
Comments (25)Same as roc here, always iron fitted sheets. Done it in the miele, ironed it like a cirkle, streaching out the elastic, then once in the midle, alot of hassle. Alot easyer on the board, fold om half, then iron from one end to the other, iron as far as you can were the elastics are, what you havent ironed does not show when on the bed. Turn and do the other side, done in max 10 min, gonna time me next time, probobly tuesday....See More
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