Re: thanks to all of you who have shared your idea... - Page 2

Carmie · ‎10-25-2010

@Drythe I should have been all over those comforters....my big error.

I did buy a short silk wrap robe in Vietnam. It's a size XXXL. I wear a size 10 US.

And if I had some big money I would have loved to have one of those silk rugs. I have seen them being made in China, Vietnam and Turkey. Beautiful!

On my trip to China, We traveled with a group of mostly rich women...really rich. One of them ordered a silk rug that was 32 ft x 32 ft for her foyer. It was going to be shipped to her when it was completed. She was told it would take about two years or more for completion.

She also bought a small jade statue for her pool area that cost $12k that she had shipped. We were clearly out of our financial league on that trip, but the ladies were a lot of fun.

Drythe · ‎07-09-2011

@Carmie wrote:
@Drythe I should have been all over those comforters....my big error.

I did buy a short silk wrap robe in Vietnam. It's a size XXXL. I wear a size 10 US.

And if I had some big money I would have loved to have one of those silk rugs. I have seen them being made in China, Vietnam and Turkey. Beautiful!

On my trip to China, We traveled with a group of mostly rich women...really rich. One of them ordered a silk rug that was 32 ft x 32 ft for her foyer. It was going to be shipped to her when it was completed. She was told it would take about two years or more for completion.

She also bought a small jade statue for her pool area that cost $12k that she had shipped. We were clearly out of our financial league on that trip, but the ladies were a lot of fun.

@Carmie

I too drooled over those rugs in Turkey, The third time I was there I bought a 2’ x 3’ foot one! Tiny, but beautiful, silk woven on silk, I almost hyperventilated paying for it, but had saved for it and was not spending the food money!

Never has it seen the floor, hangs in all it’s tiny glory on my dining room wall.

Some of your ladies must have been with me too! Money flying around. huge rugs, Massive jewelry, Tons of leather goods, Beautiful hand thrown pottery, I enjoyed seeing the things they purchased, more power to them!

Would love to go back to Turkey, but with the power shift, likely will not.

"Animals are not my whole world, but they have made my world whole" ~ Roger Caras

bmorechick · ‎03-11-2010

No microfiber here either...way too hot and yep, its like being wrapped in saran wrap. Same thing with the polar fleece bedding. It’s unbelievably hot omg. My bedroom is set at 65 degrees so I tried them on my bed. I thought I was gonna burst into flames. That fabric doesn’t breathe either. Gave the sheets to my daughter. 100% cotton percale only on my bed and a cotton quilt.

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

I only know that we all have different bodies. What works for some, does not work for others. It sounds like you would do better with natural fibers.

PickyPicky3 · ‎10-22-2018

I enjoyed reading every one of them. I own a cotton flannel covered, wool filled comforter that I ordered 15 years ago from New Zealand. It's too warm for me for regular winter use, but it does breathe and many houseguests have found it perfect.

Now back to microfiber. I wasted a half hour searching "breatheable microfiber" last night and found it doesn't yet exist. A true oxymoron. I am not anti-synthetics -- when they work. Think bras and swimsuits. I like microfiber's light weight, softness and ease of care. What is needed is a way to make it breatheable. Any vendors reading this? Can someone create a more loosely woven microfiber fabric? A microfiber/bamboo blend?

I believe it can be done........

Thanks again to you all.

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

Microfiber sheets are not graded by thread count, but by weight. The GSM or grams per square meter, is usually given for most MF sheets. The lower the number, the thinner and lighter the sheet. Some people do better with lower GSM MF sheets because they are thin and release body heat more readily than the thicker MF sheets. The higher the GSM, the thicker the MF sheet becomes and that can also retain moisture from your body (perspiration), making the sheets feel hot. Thinner sheets will allow for evaporation rather keeping moisture locked inside the thicker MF sheets.

PickyPicky3 · ‎10-22-2018

Hedge - Your description of being too hot and too cold at the same time is spot-on! Where did you find a knit microfiber cover? Who is the manufacturer?

ScenicMaine · ‎09-21-2018

Microfiber sheets are more like it. I stopped using them this year & went back to just the regular cotton sheets for the coolness. I don't require many covers but hubby does, he multi-layers.