Hi all,
I have those fitted bottom bed sheets with elastic to make the sheet stay on!
The problem is it does not every morning a corner has come up and the bed is uncomfortable to lie in.
Is there any sort of extra tension that can be used such as elasticised clips to hold the sheet underside tighter?
Or is it best to give in and use ordinary sheets tucked under instead?
Mick.
yes there is, I think lakeland do them, or possibly someone like betterware, they are like old fashioned stocking suspenders, with the round wire and button fasteners at both ends.
heres one link I found.
dedics
further to my previous post
(and yes I have nothing better to do!)
dedics
I would suggest you buy new sheets. Mattresses these days are often much deeper than they were years ago, and fitted sheets don't fit well, unless they have what are sometimes called deep pockets.
Hi "S Viemeister", It is a new mattress a memory foam one that came in a roll then expanded as it was set free from the retaining cover. And it is with new so called fitted sheets!
I think I will try the Betterware clips! Thanks all, Mick.
I've tried those clips, and found them to be quite a nuisance. Our memory foam mattress is much deeper than the one it replaced. We bought new sheets, making sure to check the labels for the depth of mattress they would accommodate.
Yes indeed. The sides need to be deep enough to allow the elasticated bit to go just *under* the mattress - then it can't ride up the side of the mattress.
uncomfortable to lie in.
to hold the sheet underside tighter?
Find a nurse to show you how to do "hospital corners"
Hi, as a nearly single man going through a divorce, I would love to find a nurse :-) Thanks everbody, Mick.
On my two (IKEA) 150cm beds I use Swiss elasticised sheets. The whole material is slightly stretchy (they call is Jersey, not sure why). Anyway the sheets underlap the mattress by 20cm or so and never pop up in the way you describe.
In addition they never need ironing, since they stretch flat (major plus in my book). I'd recommend getting some next time you're in Geneva.
I have some elastic strips with suspender clips at each end. They clip across the corners to stop the sheet from popping off. I think we got them from a bettaware catalogue. Lawrence
Another possibility is to sew a new strip of elastic across each corner so that it goes under the mattress in use.
NT
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