Egyptian cotton bed linen

Norman_Bean

I have gorgeous antique French linen sheets collected from fairs and charity shops ..... they only get used in Summer though when they can dry on the line :rotfl:

I'd use your cheapos when the weather's bad and your linen in the summer x

But to coin ChocClare's expression I'm a Lazy Bit6ch :rotfl:Don't you just love French husbands!?

Norm x

paddy's_mum

I was given some Osman pure cotton sheets. They felt lovely when I first used them - cool and comfortingly traditional.

But then I had to launder them and the weight just about wrecked my wrists. I gave them to my grandsons' school drama department and later saw them as Mary and Joseph's under robes - a much better use!

Alison_Funnell

Becles wrote: »

Thanks all.

I've got nowhere to dry a duvet cover and sheet of that size in the house. Ceilings are too low, and I've had airers and things hanging over the bannister before, but with dogs and children running around, they just get knocked over.

The instructions on the packaging said it was ok to tumble dry so I didn't realise you were not supposed to

Our airer is in the stair well, as was the one in our previous house. Heat rises so things tend to dry well.

jordylass

My lifes too short to iron bed linen, i have fantastic 600 count that i bought at TK MAxx, it might be creased vut still feels fantastic and i like that crumpled look on a bed

Leopardlady

I also love my 100% cotton sheets and have never worried about ironing them! I don't believe my bed ever looks that messy, i fold my sheets and kingsive duvetcover and hang them over doors to dry. If they are hung up as straight as possible then the creases are minimised anyway.

Mrs_Flittersnoop

All my bed linen is either linen or cotton and I iron it all I like to get into a smooth and cool bed.

I would recommend steam, and lots of it! I have a steam generator iron and it works really well on my sheets etc, (which incidentally I DO tumble dry in the winter). My linen comes from various places; John Lewis, The White Company and I also have a set from TKMaxx, which funnily enough irons up the easiest. If you don't have a really efficient steam iron, then you can try spraying the linen as you iron to add a little dampness, but you do need lots and lots of steam to get rid of all the creases.

Maybe you could try folding the sheets and duvet covers before washing/drying? That might help with the worst of the creasing. Hope this helps.

Mrs F x

janetmw

To help avoid the need to iron sheets and duvet covers, I always make sure they are neatly folded when drying or airing. I then fold them up to put in the airing cupboard. The trick is to put the newly laundered items on the top of the pile and take the replacements from the bottom. The weight of the linen presses the items at the bottom of the pile.

HTH

Janet

bargainbetty

I have Egyptian cotton bedding, and I tumble dry it in short bursts (it gets bunched up on itself) and then put it on the bed. I just pull the duvet tight, and the creases don't show so much.

Ironing bedlinen is like ironing pants..... once you're in them, no one is looking at any creases. Personally, if a friend of mine commented that I hadn't ironed my linen, I'd gently point out that I had a life.

Churchmouse

Mrs_Flittersnoop wrote: »

All my bed linen is either linen or cotton and I iron it all I like to get into a smooth and cool bed.

I would recommend steam, and lots of it! I have a steam generator iron and it works really well on my sheets etc, (which incidentally I DO tumble dry in the winter). My linen comes from various places; John Lewis, The White Company and I also have a set from TKMaxx, which funnily enough irons up the easiest. If you don't have a really efficient steam iron, then you can try spraying the linen as you iron to add a little dampness, but you do need lots and lots of steam to get rid of all the creases.

Maybe you could try folding the sheets and duvet covers before washing/drying? That might help with the worst of the creasing. Hope this helps.

Mrs F x

Same for me :D I'm sooooooo pleased to read of someone who feels the same as me. I love my linen which comes from all the places you mention. Life may be short, but it's long enough to accommodate my peccadilloes Long live the ironed bedlinen :T:T:T

Just had a thought, why is it acceptable to spend hours cooking food that will be eaten in 15 minutes, but " a waste of life" to spend 10 minutes ironing a duvet cover that will last a week ??? Just goes to show it takes all sorts to make a world No need for criticism or superiority from either side :cool:

webitha

Minihauk wrote: »

When I have anything large to dry (bath sheets, duvet covers, sheets) I fold them and hang them over a door (bathroom, toilet, living room). They dry quickly because the heat from the rooms is circulating, and because they are folded don't need so much ironing. The house looks like a chinese laundry sometimes, but I hate tumble dryers.

thank god im not the only one, my doors are used in the colder months as airers, for bedding/jeans/combats even towels

and if there is not room i pull out my chairs from the dining table and drape them over, which helps as they dont need much ironing, and i NEED to iron them, as i personally dont think they look right if not