Cotton vs Satin vs Silk sheets

[Arkitech]

Thinking of trying out silk or satin sheets just to see how they feel. I've only used cotton in the past so I'm curious what the difference (if any) there would be in the different materials.

So what do you guys prefer?

 

[BoomerD]

Silk and satin are VERY nice, but are more expensive to launder. They SHOULD be dry cleaned, not washed.
Try a good quality cotton sateen. (high thread count egyptian cotton)

 

[Nitemare]

flannel in winter, satin in summer

 

[Arkitech]

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Silk and satin are VERY nice, but are more expensive to launder. They SHOULD be dry cleaned, not washed.
Try a good quality cotton sateen. (high thread count egyptian cotton)

I've heard people talk about Egyptian cotton being great to sleep on, I'll have to add that to my list. Which material is cheaper?

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: Arkitech

Originally posted by: BoomerD
Silk and satin are VERY nice, but are more expensive to launder. They SHOULD be dry cleaned, not washed.
Try a good quality cotton sateen. (high thread count egyptian cotton)

I've heard people talk about Egyptian cotton being great to sleep on, I'll have to add that to my list. Which material is cheaper?

cotton
satin
silk

kind of depends on thread count though

 

[Jeff7]

Flannel

 

[Capt Caveman]

600+ thread count cotton

 

[Hyperlite]

100% cotton, Egyptian cotton, or flannel FTW.

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Cotton sateen FTW. I got like 800 thread count sheets from BJ's pretty cheap, I love them. Soooooo comfortable. And I topped them off with a $20 clearance comforter from Target

 

[BoomerD]

Never could stand flannel sheets. Too dammed hard to turn over, especially if I'm wearing a tshirt...

 

[DaveSimmons]

Cotton because it's cheaper, easier to care for, and I'm not fussy.

 

[Geekbabe]

Cotton sateen sheets are wonderful.

 

[Tommouse]

I vote for Jersey sheets. I guess technically that would still be cotton, but they feel awesome!

 

[Kelvrick]

Satin and silk are hard to take care of, and I hate sliding too much when I move around.

 

[Howard]

TC over 450 is a waste. No, it's an illusion, actually.

 

[trmiv]

I prefer high thread count cotton. Unfortunately I have to suffer with low thread count (250)cotton so my wife can color coordinate the bedroom since she couldn't find the color she wanted in high thread count. Sleeping in sandpaper FTL!! :thumbsdown:

 

[Amused]

Cotton. Nothing else is the same.

 

[edro]

Silk makes certain activities in bed much more difficult... and hilarious.

 

[Kirby]

Burlap

 

[dullard]

1) Be careful with cotton thread counts over ~350 count. There is a big tendancy for companies to change the definition to sound like it is high thread count, and thus the count may not be as high as you think. For example, a thread may be made of 3 fibers, and a sheet may have 200 of those threads in each square inch (100 vertical and 100 horizontal). But is that a 200 thread count (counting threads) or a 600 thread count (counting fibers)? The answer depends on the marketing department of each manufacturer. Generally go for 250-350 thread count cotton, and if you want higher make certain that you aren't being scammed. Once you find the right thread count, quality of the fibers matters more than anything else.

2) Satin can be troublesome to dry skin. Satin and dry skin work like velcro. The dry skin is the hook and the satin is the loop. I personally cannot stand to even touch anything satin due to that effect.

3) I haven't tried silk.

 

[DaWhim]

flannel in winter, satin in summer

fleece kicks flannel's ass in winter.

 

[DominionSeraph]

nthing high thread count egyptian cotton. 400+ is night and day over your standard ~250 thread count sheets.

 

[DivideBYZero]

I have a full Satin set on my bed right now. Issues with Satin are:

- Pillows slide about like air hockey pucks
- as mentioned dry skin can catch on it and it can feel odd
- In the summer it can be too hot and sticky

Pros:

- Sexy time is fun in it.
- Looks good

 

[KeithTalent]

Cotton. I freaking hate silk or satin sheets, I'm not Quagmire FFS.

KT

 

[Drako]

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