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Any of you sewing types successfully Re-elasticated a bottom sheet? I suspect attempting such would be economically inefficient and I should rag bag it.
It depends. Is is elastic in a pocket or sewed directly onto the sheet? I've done both, rethreading the first type with a safety pin took a while, but the overlocker does a reasonable job on the second.
It’s direct and I don’t have an over locker.
You could just zig zag over the existing elastic.
using zigzag stitch does the same job . It's tricky to do tho. You need to stretch the elastic while you sew it to the fabric base
Ever met this beastie?
yes I have , they scare me lol My mum used all these weird feet for things like shirring and ruffling, I just use plain feet and use hand tailoring methods to do the same thing
I found a manual for it but am still scared. You can’t unpick those results.
He's an interesting little fella.
I have a gizmo for that but have never tried it. And a super complicated pleater foot that scares me
I used to do it with just a plain foot and stretch the elastic by hand while sewing it on
Is it something some fitted sheet clips can fix?
Oh! Had not heard of these. Might try them even on newer sheets. Wrinkles near my feet are one of my Things.
Shoot me a message sometime and you can have my sheet clips, they're not for me. They're like big suspenders, black ones. They do not spark joy for me.
I find those things a bother.
I definitely now prefer sheets made of spandex, never bunch up under you. So good.
Oh another thing! I’d really want to touch those in person first at that price point though.
Wow, they sound amazing. I have many questions.. actually just 4: How do they handle romantic interludes and the various resulting bodily outcomes? Are they sweaty in summer? Do they dry easily after you wash them? Do they stain easily?
Well @PeelerSheila@aussie.zone just killed my attempt at polite
Lol I'm as subtle as a train crash when my diplomacy fails, there is no middle.
I don't fuck under the covers usually, I couldn't tell you! But I have spilt chocolate and coffee on them. They look and feel brand new still after a year of washing and machine drying. Seems safe with oxygen bleach.
They aren't sweaty/hot to me. I sleep hot at the best of times, I think I would have noticed if they make it worse.
I've not had the need to air dry them, my guess is they'd be similar to cotton.
Thanks for the info. I sleep hot also and once bought microfiber.. ugh. Worst sheets ever. Using a cotton blend atm but the dust and fibres! I change the sheets and make the bed and it looks like I haven't dusted in weeks!
Er, May I send you a rather personal question about these?
Sure
Somehow, I'm brutal on my sheets. I wear through fitted sheets quickly. I've taken to using a heavy linen throw as my base sheet, it seems tough enough to take whatever I'm throwing at it.
Check out W H Amad online - they supply Sheraton Hotels in Australia with all their sheets and linen, and Ronald McDonald House with theirs. The plain white sheets are amazing - lovely strong linen that copes very well with all kinds of abuse. There's a direct to public shop in Gaffney St Coburg.
Only tried once, and it was at best a very qualified success. Removed all the elastic, hemmed the raw edge and sewed on 2 tie tapes per corner. The problem was adjusting the knots on the tapes when putting the sheet back on the bed. Maybe using a strip of elastic instead of tapes would work? Sorta kinda like the elasticated tapes on a mattress protector sheet. On the plus side, the sheet was very easy to wash and fold once the tapes were untied.
This mattress is way too heavy to tie under! Diagonal elastic corners would be an affordable experiment
Elastic is expensive. Unless it is a nearly new sheet that cost hundreds I wouldn't
Exactly, the sheet isn’t utterly dead but far from new. Better used as draft fabric me thinks.
I have never but I'd still give it a go. All I'd do is reinforce the corners.