What Can I Make/do With Flat White Cotton Sheets?

Mrs_Money

After a big clear out of our loft, I have 3 large flat cotton sheets (I think I may have been given them at some time, I've never used them) - there's no point in sending them to the charity shop as they have a few rust marks on them - so won't sell and we have enough dust sheest as DH used to be a painter and decorator, so in true MSEr style, I can't bear the thought of chucking them in the dustbin - any ideas?

molmalone

Why not cut them up to make pillow slip covers to protect your pillows.The poly cotton ones allow the pillow to become dirty,so with these as protectors you pillows are always clean.They have to be cut on the length of the sheet not on the width.Undo an old pillow case and use as pattern.

Mrs_Money

Thanks - yes I agree they would be good to keep the pillows clean - now, can I stop DH throwing them out before i get a chance to do it???:rotfl:

OddjobKIA

Curtain liners?????

Roll up and use as draught excluders

sandraroffey

spare undersheets?? really useful things spare sheets.

ubamother

potato bags, laundry bags, pe kit bags, shopping bags, children's costumes, keep for when you're painting, aprons

Caterina

If they are only mildly stained you could buy some washing machine dye and dye them a different colour and then use them as your bed sheets - I did just that with a quilt cover in 100% cotton that I bought for £1 at a jumble sale, it was yellowed here and there but I dyed it pink with dylon and it looks great now.

Caterina

Mrs_Money

Thanks Caterina - that's got me thinking - I may actually make a duvet cover out of them if I can!

maman

ubamother wrote: »

potato bags, laundry bags, pe kit bags, shopping bags, children's costumes, keep for when you're painting, aprons

A bit off the point, but would a cotton bag store potatoes well? I've been looking at those special bags and wondered what made them well...special?

Seakay

I think that you would have to have a black lining - the idea is to have a breathable container which excludes light.

looby-loo_2

Throw away your polycotton sheets and use them on your bed - luxury!:j