javaavril t1_iu82ftj wrote on October 29, 2022 at 7:49 AM

Frette percale at around 250tc. Don't buy anything over 350 thread count. Any brand saying that they have over 350 is selling short cotton staples in multi ply yarn to increase count through math. It falls apart.

1000tc is a true statement of having bad product. It will fall apart; It is made to.

You'll need to spend what you're parents did, which is like $500 a set. (Look at an inflation calculator. It's a comparable sum).

Endor-Fins t1_iu9d5l9 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Yes. My grandparents invested in a new duvet and sheet set in the 80’s. My grandma spent about $300 on the sheets alone. The duvet was Amish down and about $1000. Thirty years later I still use those sheets and my mom still uses the duvet. They were sickeningly expensive but will probably outlast us!

juntareich t1_iu9vfu2 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 6:09 PM

I don't understand people's mentality that that's seen as sickeningly expensive. We spend a third of our lives in bed, and good sleep is fundamental to health. It's a small investment.

Endor-Fins t1_iu9vsab wrote on October 29, 2022 at 6:12 PM

I mean, that was equivalent to two months’ worth of mortgage payment back then. So yes, it was very expensive.

Tinkerbellllll t1_iuddwvv wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:10 PM

It is sickeningly expensive when you’re living paycheck to paycheck. I’d love to buy some more expensive quality sheets, but 300 for a sheet set is WAY beyond what I can afford. I’d have to save up for quite some time.

javaavril t1_iuc9ciu wrote on October 30, 2022 at 6:00 AM

People think bedding is disposable. They don't think it's bilf accessable as microplastic sheets are marketed as doorbuster deals at $25usd a set with a 1500tc, when a proper set of 250tc sheets cost $500usd.

Bridge pricing is worse, when people flex their spending and buy something at $250usd then those sheets don't close the quality gap and fail, those people then say expensive sheets are bad. There are multiple examples of this on this thread. Literally, a decent percale is $500, a decent linen is about $700-1000. There are people here complaining that their $300 linen sheets failed, but they have no understanding of Belgium or Ireland flax protocols, or staples and weaving.

Sorry for the rant, but you are soooo correct that a third of life is sleep. Good sheets are healthful.

javaavril t1_iuc6vhy wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:29 AM

Same. I still have down pillows my mom bought for me in the late twentieth century (lol, had to) as well as linen and cotton percale sheets from my grandmother from 1930's Ireland. With proper cleaning and care they are still great.

Frette or Sferra is the equivalent of old Wamsutta from the 1950's. Frette is mostly what I buy, but Sferra and Anachini are also excellent.

mdowney t1_iu9oz1g wrote on October 29, 2022 at 5:24 PM

I’m trying to parse the difference between their described “crisp, cool feel” of percale versus the “silky soft hand of cotton sateen”. I don’t know what that means. 😆

javaavril t1_iuabtup wrote on October 29, 2022 at 8:06 PM

Percale and sateen are two different weaves. Percale is a simple over/under where warp and weft are equally exposed. It's sturdier and good if you sleep hot. Sateen has more exposed weft and feels silky, it's less breathable and good if you sleep cold.