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Percale sheets??

BeeChee — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 00:35:55 GMT

I have decided that my all-time favorite sheet in the summer is Percale, specifically Wamsutta SuperCale Plus. Wamsutta no longer makes SuperCale Plus, so I was wondering if any of you also love the crisp , cool percale sheets of summer, and what/where do you purchase now?

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lolakimono — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 00:47:55 GMT

L.L.Bean for percale all the way! They are super high quality!

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nomless — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 01:00:25 GMT

Vermont Country Store has very nice, crisp percale sheets.

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stevieb — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 01:03:29 GMT

Yes, yes, yes... Percale has always been and will always be my preferred sheet fabric and regardless of season! All those usually wrinkled high thread count sheets need not apply!

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Mary239 — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 05:20:03 GMT

I'll be interested to see the replies. Percale is my favorite sheet all year round, but they are difficult to find. I have been on the search! The first two sets of percale sheet sets I purchased from LL Bean were excellent, unfortunately, the set I purchased about 6 months ago were very rough. I tried The Company Store because they have very attractive colors and patterns. Not only were these rough, but thin as well. I've tried washing these new rough sets several times to see if they will soften - no luck. My next stop is Vermont Country Store. I have been able to get some vintage sheets off of Etsy and a couple of thrift stores. Fitted sheets are a problem due to today's thicker mattresses.

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GertrudeR — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 05:26:13 GMT

On 8/6/2014 lolakimono said:
L.L.Bean for percale all the way! They are super high quality!

AGREE THAT!

Percale got me... my love...

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Caaareful Shopper — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:00:21 GMT

All of these suggestions are fantastic! I LOVE percale sheets and always had a hard time finding them! Thank you!!

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Krimpette — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:49:06 GMT

I tried the super crisp sheets from Vermont Country Store and ended up donating them. I found them to be very rough and they wrinkled terribly. Not the percale sheets I used to get by Fieldcrest.

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nomless — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 13:23:37 GMT

Krimpette, it's a shame you didn't like the VCS percale sheets. The ones I have don't feel rough to me. I like them. But I'm aleays open to trying others. Did you find crisp sheets elsewhere that you like?

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Judaline — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 13:47:26 GMT

I think that ship has sailed, but I like percale, too. Maybe at Cuddledown? I love their linens, but $$$$. Is there a percale that doesn't wrinkle?

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gonnab — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 14:00:51 GMT

Add me to the list of percale-lovers. I think one reason that they are now so difficult to find is that they require some ironing and folks just aren't into that anymore. I did find a pair on a discount table at Bath and Beyond last year but have been on a search for more.

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Mominohio — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 14:02:26 GMT

Be sure to try Overstock and Amazon as well.

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Lilysmom — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 14:09:34 GMT

Another vote for LLBean. Love their percale and flannel sheets!

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depglass — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 15:52:13 GMT

I'm also an LL Bean Percale fan. They were rated very high by someone a couple years ago, probably Consumer Reports since I have a subscription.