Luxury Sheet Guide. Choosing the right sheet for you.Luxury Sheet Guide. How to choose the right sheets for your
needs. J Renee offers a very wide range
of designer luxury sheets in many colors and styles, but we often find that many people want to
know the basics about the different types of sheets available to help them in
deciding what is right for them. We make
recommendations for certain sheet fabrics or styles based on personal
experience and preferences, however the recommendations by no means cover all
of the exceptional quality offerings that are available to you. J Renee encourages you to explore all the
sheet options available to you, click on the link to see all of our luxury sheet offerings.
Cotton Sheets:
Sateen Cotton Sheets: Sateen refers to the method of weaving the
fibers, not what makes up the fibers as often is believed. Because
of the method of weaving, Sateen woven cotton fabric typically has a very
smooth surface and silky soft feel. Sateen sheets also tend to have more
color options available than Percale sheets, however they may not be as durable
as Percale woven cotton.
Some recommended Sateen
Cotton Sheets: Nancy Koltes Foglia Sateen Sheets SDH Solid Sateen Sheets Schlossberg Sateen Sheets - 60 colors Sferra Giotto Sateen Sheets (a favorite for those that don't wish to splurge on the Milos or Giza)
Matouk Nocturne Sateen Sheets
SFERRA Giza 45 Sateen Sheets (The ultimate sateen)
Percale Cotton Sheets: Percale sheets are for those that love crisp,
ironed sheets like those found in many quality hotels. Percale refers to the method of weaving the
fabric, and this method is what gives the finished sheets that crisp
feeling. In many cases, because of this
weaving method, Percale cotton sheets tend to be more durable than Sateen
cottons, however they also tend to need more ironing if you are a perfectionist
and have to have that perfect look.
Some recommended Percale
Cotton Sheets: Matouk Ansonia Percale Sheets (very nice and crisp)
Peacock Alley Lyric Percale Sheets (another nice and crisp sheet)
SFERRA Celeste Percale Sheets (A Best Seller-great colors)
SFERRA Grande Hotel Percale Sheets. (Great sheet value, probably the finest 200 thread count percale we have run across) SFERRA Giza 45 Percale Sheets (The ultimate percale-Wow)
Jacquard Cotton Sheets: Jacquard is any fabric woven on a jacquard loom, which creates intricate and complex
designs. Damasks, brocades and tapestries are all created this way. It is also
the name of a specific weave. Jacquard sheeting has a quiet shimmer, rich texture and silken touch
because its pattern is woven directly into the fabric. Many people prefer to use Jacquard fabrics as top sheets, duvet covers and shams as there can be a texture to them, and then using a coordinating solid sateen sheet for fitted sheets and pillowcases.
Some recommended Jacquard Cotton Sheets:
SFERRA Giza 45 Jacquard Sheets (amazingly soft & beautiful)
SDH Ming Jacquard Sheets
SDH Napoleon Jacquard Sheets
SDH Jasmine Sheets
Nancy Koltes Fern Jacquard Sateen Sheets
Flannel Sheets:
Flannel sheets are wonderfully cozy, however
the bargain bin ones tend to pill very quickly and usually arent up to par for
long. We have two suggestions for some
really comfortable flannel sheets that come recommended by our resident flannel
snob.
Flannel Sheet
Recommendations:
Scandia Down Cotton & Silk Flannel Sheets SDH The Purists Flannel Sheets
Knit Sheets:
Like your favorite T-shirt, Knit sheets are
typically a very comfortable, soft and cozy way to go. Like Flannel, inferior Knit sheets tend to
pill quickly and quickly lose that super soft quality. Two recommendations we have for luxury knit
sheets are from SDH Legna Knit Sheets and Schlossbergs Knit Sheets.
Knit Sheet Recommendations: SDH Legna Knit Beechwood Lyocell Sheets Schlossberg Solid Jersey Knit Sheets
Beechwood, Modal, Lyocell
Sheets:
Sheets and bedding derived from
wood pulp will often be found with these names.
We wont go into great detail on the differences here, as they are
covered in more detail in our other tutorials, however sheets from quality
luxury lines such as SDHs Legna, St. Geneve, Schlossberg and Sferra are wonderful sheets.
Modal, Lyocell Sheet
Recommendations: Schlossberg Solid Beechwood Sheets
SDH Legna Classic Lyocell Sheets (our best selling sheet)
SFERRA Manor Modal Sheets St. Geneve Ostina Modal Sheets
Bamboo Sheets:
Bamboo fabrics are typically made
from pure bamboo fiber yarns which have excellent wet permeability, moisture
vapor transmission property, strength and durability over time, soft and
comfortable hand, nice drape, easy dyeing, and splendid colors.
Bamboo
Sheet Recommendations: Dreamsack Bamboo Sheet Sets
Linen sheets:
Woven from flax, linen is considered to be
the finest material for table linens, and to many people for sheets as well.
Linen is extremely durable, yet soft and lustrous, and it only gets better with
age and washing. Linen's ability to "breathe" and absorb moisture,
and its cool, smooth finish makes it particularly appealing in summer. Linen is
also non-allergenic and non-static.
Linen Sheet Recommendations:
Bella Notte Linen Sheets (loads of colors and soft)
SDH Cantebury Linen Sateen Sheets
SFERRA Classico Linen Sheets (the classic linen sheet, very popular)
Cotton/Poly Blend Easy
Care or Wrinkle Free Sheets:
We get asked about wrinkle free sheets fairly often. Usually wrinkle free sheets have a coating, a process, or a mixture of materials that 1) makes them feel not so wonderful to sleep in, and 2) wears out, and what is left is, well, not pleasant. In our exerience, anything that is worth sleeping on is going to wrinkle to some extent as all natural fibers do wrinkle, but you can minimize wrinkles with proper laundering techniques. If you just have to have easy care sheets & bedding, we
will make an exception in Matouks case, as their easy care sheets are actually
quite nice, and if you just have to have easy care sheets you would do well to
look at their offerings.
Cotton/Poly Blend Easy Care
Sheet Recommendations: Matouk Key Largo Sheets
Matouk Portofino Sheets
Silk Sheets: Good silk sheets are wonderfully luxurious. Silk is also amazingly strong and light. That's why they make parachutes and
printer ribbons out of it, apart from many other things. However, it
does need particular care to maintain its beauty and strength.
Dreamsack Silk Sheet Sets
St. Geneve Mikado Silk Sheets
St. Geneve Chale Silk Sheets
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