I will readily admit that I am fairly picky about my bed sheets. I like them to be clean, tight-fitting and straight. I don’t get a ton of sleep and when I do finally get to lie in my bed (oh Heaven!!) I want the conditions to be ideal. That’s not too much to ask, is it?!
So I’ve had two nights to sleep on my new t-shirt knit sheets that my husband bought me for Christmas. This is my extremely subjective list of pros and cons:
Pros:
- Unbelievable softness
I literally feel like I am lying on a bed of…well, t-shirts. Extra comfy t-shirts of the highest quality. They feel so smooth and luxurious against the skin. - Warmth
These sheets definitely do not have that stark cold feeling when you slide underneath them as some other sheets do. They also maintain your body heat so if you have to get out of bed for any reason they are fairly warm when you return to bed. If you are a person that struggles with a hot pillow, these might not be the sheets for you.
Cons:
- The straightness factor
These sheets have a lot of give to them and the readily stretch. So it is a little more difficult to straighten the sheets when making the bed. - Harder to fold
Due again to the stretchy quality of this fabric, these sheets are a little harder to fold than other types of bed sheets. Material that is stiff is much easier to fold and this material is far from stiff.
Based on my bed sheet preferences, I would give these sheets a 7 out of 10 on a 1-10 scale. I’m not sure how they will work in the summer when the house is already a little hotter than usual. Will they make us even more hot since they tend to hold heat? I’m still in love with how cottony soft they feel so the heat question may become moot.
From a laundry standpoint, they are to be laundered just like any other standard cotton sheets. So thankfully there is no special maintenance. (And I wash all sheets on hot if you are curious.)
What kind of sheets are your favorites? T-shirt knit sheets? Percale? Flannel?
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I love, love, love my flannel sheets, so much that they’re the only ones I use. They’re a solid red, so they do match my comforter easily and my bedframe is black so it’s all really nice.
My ex mother in law loved the t-shirt style sheets for her bed. I’ve never used them, but I’ve been wanting to. It seems they would be a much better alternative to my flannel ones in the summer, but I’ve never found a solid I liked enough.
It seems flannel sheets are the sheets to own! I’ll have to look into them…
-Lauren
This is a topic you may have covered in the past (before I found you) but I’d like to know more about baby clothes and stain prevention/removal. My second son is due in 6 weeks and as I gather the baby clothes out of storage, I’m finding that they have yellowed and stains have appeared that weren’t apparent when they were put away. As I share clothing with my sister-in-law and cousin, we are all wanting to know more about this topic. The oldest stains are strictly breastmilk but as they have been recycled through cousins, they are more formula stains. Is there any way to bring new life into the sleepers and outfits that still have lots of wear left in them but don’t look so cute?
Flannel in the winter, t-shirt in the summer! Flannel sheets are one of the secrets to happiness. There is nothing more wonderful than crawling into bed on a cold night and not being shocked by cold sheets. My only problem with them is it makes it hard to get out of bed in the morning.
I love my jersey knit sheets. They are warm enough in Utah winters and cool enough for Utah summers. Another reason I love them is when the hubs rolls over I can pull and untuck him. Plus i need super super soft sheets. I am just that picky.