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Posted by Phaedrine Stonebridge on April 29, 2008, 2:01 am
> Where I live it was 4/25/2008 1:28 PM, when Phaedrine Stonebridge wrote:
> > Before I returned to the practice of line-drying my bedding, some of my
> > sheets developed deep creases--- pleats actually--- in the hems. I can
> > wet-press them after washing but the creases are so "set" that they
> > begin to pleat before I can even get the sheets on the bed. The pleats
> > are rather uncomfortable and unsightly and run the length of the hem.
> > Despite that these are expensive sheets with a high thread count, the
> > hems are only two and not three thicknesses.
>
> No answer, but I too am plagued with this problem and no amount of
> ironing seems to help. I wonder if it's related to the lengthwise,
> crosswise and bias grain of fabric? If the manufacturer just cut a
> piece of fabric for the "large hem" disregarding the fabric grain it
> might shrink and twist in unexpected ways and result in the pleats
> that we see. Seems to happen in the higher thread count sheets and
> not the cheaper low thread count ones. Another interesting point is
> none of my pillow slips exhibit this behavior and they have the same
> wide hem.
Yes, exactly. My experience mirrors yours: higher thread count, not
the cases. The other end of the sheet has a very narrow hem, no bigger
than 1/2 inch. Needless to say, there's no creasing there at all.
Maybe these higher thread count sheets just cannot take anything but a
very narrow hem.
Phae
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"The tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time
with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
-- Thomas Jefferson
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