R.I.P. the Flat Sheet?
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Boxlicker101
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Of course people are using them, but only as an upper sheet.
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I still use a flat sheet as the top one. They are definitely a lot easier to fold neatly than the fitted ones. I've been showed how to do that many times, but I still manage to screw it up most of the time and wind up with something that looks more like a misshapen ball of cloth.
Boxlicker101
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Isn't the duvet inside its cover? After all, that's the whole reason for the duvet cover.
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Yes, but the cover is made of thin fabric, similar to a sheet, and would provide no insulation to retain body warmth.
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This is the best method I've seen on how to fold a fitted sheet.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/how-to-fold-a-fitted-sheet-yes-really-the-112809282690.html
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Seems simple enough, but when I tried it with aa sheet for our king-sized bed, I realized I'd need arms as long as an NBA player to do it successfully. It still came out noticeably better than my own patented "roll it up in a ball and stick it in the back of the linen closet" method, but it came nowhere as neat as the woman's in the video did. Nevertheless, thanks lots for trying to help me and the other fitted sheet impaired Lit members.
I used to think so. When I first bought the husband home, he asked for a sheet to lay under. The only ones I had were fitted. It's fucking hilarious watching someone you just bought home try to sleep under a fitted sheet...
Then I got older and discovered triple sheeting. You use a mattress protector and fitted sheet on the bottom, then layer flat sheet, doona, flat sheet. It's way easier.
Then I got older and discovered triple sheeting. You use a mattress protector and fitted sheet on the bottom, then layer flat sheet, doona, flat sheet. It's way easier.
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I toss and turn too much, would get impossibly tangled in flat sheets!
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Why not just a doona cover?
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That's just too simple...
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I had to google “what is a doona cover?” :x
Noor
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sorry, duvet=doona=down or down alternative comforter.
I use mattress, mattress topper, allergen proof mattress pad, bottom sheet, duvet cover, sometimes a throw on top at feet.
I wash the sheet and duvet cover once a week in hot water, and the duvet every three months. I have a dust mite allergy.
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I prefer the flat sheets so I can tuck and pin them tight to the mattress. The fitted ones are a fucking nuisance to set up!
And I definitely can't be bothered with all this bedding mentioned above. I have my mattress, the protective cover for it, then my flat sheet, my comforter/quilt , and then a nice show blanket I'll put on during the day when the bed is all made.
And I definitely can't be bothered with all this bedding mentioned above. I have my mattress, the protective cover for it, then my flat sheet, my comforter/quilt , and then a nice show blanket I'll put on during the day when the bed is all made.
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With my luck I would somehow pull the pin out and get stabbed. Sometimes I just use larger flat sheets and fold them under the mattress.
You reminded me, I really should get a bedspread of some sort.
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I worry for the future. The proper way to make a bed is mattress, mattress cover, fitted sheet (although I will concede to the use of a properly tucked in flat sheet), top sheet (flat for the purposes of this thread), warm cover - blanket, duvet, dogs, whatever floats your boat. Flat sheets are what separate us from the wolves. Not everyone can have an opposable thumb, but everyone can use the top sheet. Monsters.
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I remember the days when sheets didn't come in sets. Used to wait for the "white sales" to buy flat sheets in assorted sizes. They could be used in a variety of ways. Furniture covers, window coverings, picnic throws.
Now it seems that we get the option of sets or in some cases, individual pieces. I used to always use the flat sheet under the blankets but now I don't. I have really soft blankets. They feel much better against the skin than a sheet.
When the weather is warm, I might use just the flat sheet as a cover. Otherwise they rarely get used.
Now it seems that we get the option of sets or in some cases, individual pieces. I used to always use the flat sheet under the blankets but now I don't. I have really soft blankets. They feel much better against the skin than a sheet.
When the weather is warm, I might use just the flat sheet as a cover. Otherwise they rarely get used.
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