Percale

[nwhiker]

I love (100% cotton) percale. It's crisp and it makes wonderful sounds when you take it from washer to dryer. I find it the most comfortable kind of sheet to sleep on.

I used sateen sheets for years, because Costco sheets were such good quality and such a great value that spending three times as much to get the equivalent quality in percale seemed ridiculous. Alas, Costco, a few years back, seems to have decided to keep the price point the same on their sheets, but sell crap-ass nasty low quality stuff, rather than offering the old sheets as a higher price.

So I looked around for good percale sheets, which are surprisingly hard to find. I'd bought a duvet cover at The Company Store a few years back, but when I bought sheets, they weren't as nice.

Then, thanks Wirecutter I found Riley sheets and they're better.

My upgrade path, for when I win the lottery (which I don't play...) is Lyric from Lyric from Peacock Alley. Since I don't use a top sheet (just wash the duvet cover), and use standard size pillowcases, it would only cost $490 for the fitted sheets and pillowcases! Less if I can wait for a sale! Dh rolled his eyes at me! :)

The point of this post? No idea. I was just washing my sheets and happily listening to the crish-crish of the percale.