tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4409144253712382663.post2683092700395951622..comments2023-07-21T10:30:58.191-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Home Ec Dropout: Liz's Flannel Sheets Karen @ Confessions of a Home Ec Dropouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02612077593988741879noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4409144253712382663.post-75484128946741697372013-03-25T15:16:39.207-04:002013-03-25T15:16:39.207-04:00Great idea about cutting them into smaller items.....Great idea about cutting them into smaller items... I'll mention it to Liz.Karen @ Confessions of a Home Ec Dropouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612077593988741879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4409144253712382663.post-30190962973472879372013-03-24T13:22:55.834-04:002013-03-24T13:22:55.834-04:00Karen, you have proved what I've known for a l...Karen, you have proved what I've known for a long time - Lands' End is a good company - they back their products & respect their customers!<br /><br />Regarding the longevity of Flannel Sheets. If your friend has only 1 set of Flannel Sheets AND she uses them year-round, I would say she got her money's worth out of them - roughly 1-cent per night! (If cost was $36.50 / 10 years / 365 nights.)<br /><br />Even if she only used them for the winter months(90 days), that would be about 4-cents per night. Not bad.<br /><br />That said, the wear-n-tear on the sheets would be affected by a number of items - How often were the sheets washed (more frequent washings = more wear-n-tear), Type of washing machine (agitator style), Type of detergent (some are rougher on textiles than others), how full the machine was when washing (over-filled washer loads are rough on fabric), the use (or non-use) of bleach, the temperature used to dry (honestly air-dry on the line is easier on fabric), whether she was able to 'rotate' the sheet (top flipped to bottom), and how the sheets, when not in use, were stored (like for storing quilts, plastic is a no-no, and even just storing on a non-treated wood shelf).<br /><br />In addition to all of that, other factors that could affect the life of flannel (or any other sheets) would include body chemistry (ok, prespiration), the use of body lotions before bedtime, and whether the bed/sheets was exposed to a lot of sunshine.<br /><br />A few years ago, I 'extended' the life of my mother's older/warn flannel sheets, by cutting them up and making bassinet sheets for our grandson!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com