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Egyptian cotton sheets

goldensrbest — Sun, 10 May 2026 19:47:36 GMT

Do they tend to be heavy type of sheets, looking for nice ones?

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Desertdi — Sun, 10 May 2026 20:30:50 GMT

No. Very lightweight and smooth texture. Egyptian cotton is one of the finest grades of long staple percale.

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Tinkrbl44 — Sun, 10 May 2026 19:55:27 GMT

The weight might vary due to the thread count you're considering.

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Kachina624 — Sun, 10 May 2026 20:38:08 GMT

Egyptian cotton is long-staple cotton like Supima cotton (grown in America).

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We rescue cats — Sun, 10 May 2026 21:36:39 GMT

We just bought 2 sets of Supima sheets for the summer . . .fingers crossed that we like them!

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shoekitty — Sun, 10 May 2026 22:53:56 GMT

@We rescue cats supima cotton is prime, yes it is long staple, as @Kachina624 mentioned. But the added bonus is, It is only grown in the US,in certain parts of this country. California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas mainly . It is harder to find. But to me there is nothing better. It has such a silky feel to it. Of course a lot depends on how it it woven, and the thread count. Most of raw cotton is woven here, in Georgia, Los Angeles and the Carolinas. But, they can send the cotton abroad to be woven

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shoekitty — Sun, 10 May 2026 22:55:40 GMT

I find a perfect TC for me is about 470 I think that's it. I iron mine, but one doesn't have to. Granddaughters do it, lol.

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Still Raining — Mon, 11 May 2026 14:12:36 GMT

Long staple is nice, but it also depends how it is twisted, spun and woven. Just like wool. No way to tell.

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wagirl — Mon, 11 May 2026 14:25:50 GMT

I bought a set of 1200tc Egyptian cotton from shop hq maybe 10 years or more ago and they were GARBAGE--in fact, I tossed them about 2 years later as they got holes in them . Now I had at least 10 sets of sheets for my bed---so they were not taken off to be washed and then put right back on--and before I tossed them, I even mended the holes!! So m not impressed with that kind of cotton---I still have sheets from the 70's that are in excellent shape--only softer and smoother and were not that type of cotton.

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skatting44 — Mon, 11 May 2026 15:12:55 GMT

Bought a couple of sets of Northern Nights sheets abt 20 yrs ago which were advertised as Egyptian cotton, however I don't remember the thread count but likely were atleast 500 tread count. . One set had a scroll or Venetian design on them which are my favorite and have never pilled or disentegrated . They are light but not paper light . I find all the sheets with percale as being heavy ,They are in great condition , although I do rotate sets of sheets .

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shoekitty — Tue, 12 May 2026 19:28:40 GMT

@wagirl wrote:
I bought a set of 1200tc Egyptian cotton from shop hq maybe 10 years or more ago and they were GARBAGE--in fact, I tossed them about 2 years later as they got holes in them . Now I had at least 10 sets of sheets for my bed---so they were not taken off to be washed and then put right back on--and before I tossed them, I even mended the holes!! So m not impressed with that kind of cotton---I still have sheets from the 70's that are in excellent shape--only softer and smoother and were not that type of cotton.

@wagirl the old cotton sheets from 70's were most likely percale. Unless they were synthetic blend. All Egyptian is not alike. It has to be longstaple, and the way it is woven is almost more important as the type of cotton. I prefer supima cotton, and Italian woven. Chances are the sheets you had were woven with decent cotton, but short staple. Which means,they take hundreds of threads and keep weaving. Not one continuous long strand. The short staples come apart where they start one thread and finish another...making little tiny holes in sheet after washing and little wear. I have bought Egyptian cotton sheets years ago, without knowing what to look for that was heavy, scratchy and a waste of money. It matters how they process the cotton, how they comb it, spin it into thread and how they weave it. I have learned for myself to buy only Sferra brand or a couple others. I am picky. Supima to me is the best cotton, and concidered the finest. But if not treated, and woven right it can be expensive junk

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wagirl — Tue, 12 May 2026 14:09:09 GMT

@shoekitty --thanks for the info. I do believe that those sheets I bought were touted as being luxury sheets---ooohhh, aahhh,😗--but who knows what they really were made from---they were not heavy and actually were pretty soft and nice--but man, did they wear out fast---yes my old sheets are percale. My fave blend of sheets are a 60%cotton and 40% poly. Not spending big $$ on fancy sheets anymore.