I may have asked about this before, but the bedding landscape is ever changing, so a fresh discussion is in order.
I like soft cotton sheets.
Decades ago, Marimekko provided just the right kind of sheets, and they lasted for years, growing ever softer. We still have a set from thirty years ago (the “graph paper” pattern, if anyone else had them).
I have a Marimekko percale set now, but they are a bit crisper than I prefer. And, in general, Marimekko queen size sheets are hard to come by.
We’ve tried sheets from Garnet Hill and the Company Store, but they don’t have the softness I am looking for.
Any recommendations?
I listen to podcasts, where they peddle Brooklinen and Boll & Branch sheets – anyone tried those?
This is gonna be a tall order to fill. Most of the American textile mills have closed down. It’s hard to even find luxury sheets that aren’t sateen. I was going to suggest Company Store or Garnet Hill. The old Charisma sheets were amazing - 360 thread count Supima Cotton. I would see what you can find in a Supima cotton, which is a long-staple cotton. Or Italian sheets - I found some at TJ Maxx years ago on clearance. They were still expensive, and I didn’t buy them. Been kicking myself ever since.
Bloomingdale’s is a good source for linens. But I think you’re down to trying one of the Made in USA startups like Brooklinen, Red Land Cotton, Authenticity 50, etc.
I’ve been buying sheets at HomeGoods for quite a while now. I’ve gotten some great one-of-a-kind things there. You never know exactly what you’ll find.
I now have a set of sheets that were made in India, and are very soft.
May sound surprising but I believe it’s the kirkland brand at Cosco that has pretty soft 100% cotton sheet sets. I had to go to a few different stores to find the queen size in white that I wanted. That color/size combo was not available online either. My no-longer-available favorite were an all cotton supima that they sold at Wamsutta outlets. I was so sad when they closed.
I had a set of soft Wamsutta sheets as well, which I purchased at Bed, Bath, and Beyond – they use to have little samples of the sheets available so you could see what they felt like.
I bought myself some new Branch & Boll sheets recently. Pricey (although I found an online coupon), and find they are quite soft and comfy cotton. I just got the solid hemmed sheet set – with coupon, $170 for a set of full sized sheets. I am happy with them.
I splurged and bought TWO sets of cotton sheets that were the size of our Full bed the last time I saw them at Ross. I love them and they’re 100% cotton but very variable availability.
Sam’s and Costco have 100% cotton sheets at varying sizes, especially near holiday season, if you’re interested. Prices are good and I have only read/hear positive reviews.
I purchased new sheets for our vacation home this year and bought them from Brooklinen. I got the classic sheets and like them very much—they are cotton (percale) and soft. (I hate sateen.) I got a discount and didn’t pay for shipping.
At home, we have Sferra sheets, which are soft and have worn well.