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Originally Posted by PrincessPerky
I would like to know why..cause I bought DD a princess set for her bed and in two washes it is 'pilling' I bought DS a black set for his bed and in one year there is only a slight greying..I want to know what I should have looked for to get the lasting set....I think they are all cotton...
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Do some research at google using the keyword: sheets, and the exact phrase, "THREAD COUNT."
AS A GENERAL RULE -- The more threads per square inch, the stronger the sheet - and the more expensive.
That said, I've noticed that some of those earlier polyester/cotton blend sheets apparently wore like iron, because plenty of them can be found at estate sales.
Also, I've occasionally bought a set of 'high count' bed sheets at a liquidator store, but they wore out pretty quickly --- leading me to believe that they might have been mislabeled, or maybe even falsely labeled.
I once read something about that you should have three sets of sheets for each bed -- one set in on the bed, one is in the wash, and the other set is in the linen closet.
By giving your sheets some "rest time" between use, they will last longer.
I cannot imagine any family in this day and age, when again and again and again, all Americans are urged to prepare for national emergencies, terror attacks, horrendous winter storms, hurricanes, industrial accidents, etc...... I can't imagine not having enough sheets for each bed in the house to last for a month without having to use the washing machine.
Are you aware that you can ordinarily pick up sheet sets at garage sales and estate sales for under three bucks?