bedding
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
United States
November 30, 2011 9:23pm CST
This time of year it gets pretty cold out here as we get all 4 seasons here... unfortunatly it seems like winter is here the longest! Eitherway, I was looking at the bedding at my work today... flannel sheets are something most people look for here in winter. Now they also have fleece like sheets. I've seen people buy them but never have tried them myself, a co-worker said someone once returned them because they got "too warm" in them. Shoot, I'll take warm ! We live in either your standard cotton/poly sheets or flannel and usually the same blankets just more or less of them depending on the weather.
Dwelling on what type of winter sheets to get I was thinking... Do YOU change the style of materials for your bedding you by the seasons? Use the same set all year? Do you have a preferred set of material? And have you ever tried fleece sheets?
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@leon923940426 (480)
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1 Dec 11
I use the same set of bedding even in different seasons . If you want to say there must be some changes , I will say in summer I do not use the bedding at all . Because it is too hot for bedding . LOL.
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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
1 Dec 11
That is true it's too hot usually for all the covers, but the covers are nice to snuggle up to even if you are not covered fully.
@OpinionatedLady (5965)
• United States
1 Dec 11
I love my flannel sheets! I do have fleece ones and where I like them my husband does get too hot and sweats all night long. My 6 year old loves hers and insists on using them all year round she calls the fleece sheets her fuzzies!
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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
1 Dec 11
My hubby is always cold in winter and of course that room is the coldest as it gets all that lovely icy cold north winds in winter and one of the furthest vents from the furnace. I just think they'd be nice to snuggle down for the night in. Though I was reading a review on them and someone said they shed on your clothes? Do you find this to be true or only til they are washed a few times?
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
3 Dec 11
How strange that the more expensive one would have that issue where as the cheaper do not.
@OpinionatedLady (5965)
• United States
1 Dec 11
No I have not had that happen but my sister did get expensive sets and it happened to her. I have cheap ones and no issues.
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@vivasuzi (4127)
• United States
1 Dec 11
I used to have flannel sheets in the winter but I would get too warm. I prefer to keep my regular sheets and either wear warmer pajamas or throw a heavier blanket on top of me. We basically have 1 set of sheets we use all year. We have some old sheets for backup just in case, but never use them on the bed anymore.
However your discussion makes me wonder if I should buy flannel crib sheets for my baby. Her bed does feel cold at times and she can't sleep with a blanket (she would never stay under it - she moves so much), but maybe flannel sheets would help
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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
3 Dec 11
I don't know if I've ever heard of flannel crib sheets; the smallest I've ever seen is twin. How old is your lil one?
@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
3 Dec 11
Yes you are a bit more north than me and get colder temps than I do. But trust me we get more than our fair share it seems some winters here in WI.
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
1 Dec 11
I use the same bedding all year round, but I add extra blankets in the colder months. My daughter actually put I think 6 or 7 blankets on her bed the other night, but ended up sleeping in a t-shirt because she was too hot! LOL
I use cotton sheets. I have never tried the flannel ones, but with as cold as my toes get in the winter time I might just break down and buy some warmer sheets.
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@3SnuggleBunnies (16374)
• United States
3 Dec 11
My feet get pretty cold in winter too. I usually wear hubby's hunting socks or some rag wool socks and make sure I have blankets long enough to cover me feet. Flannel comforters are very warm, too. Even the one I'm almost done recovering... OMG wonderful!
@peavey (16936)
• United States
1 Dec 11
I change from muslin/cotton/polyester to flannel when the weather gets cold, and I put on a big comforter and a knitted blanket and between the two of them, I stay comfortably warm. Never tried fleece sheets. It sounds like overkill to me, but maybe not.
@GardenGerty (169474)
• United States
1 Dec 11
We have a heated mattress pad under our sheets that we use in the winter. Winter=flannel sheets, summer= cotton/poly sheets. I have a corduroy comforter on, year around. With the heated mattress pad we do not add any blankets, at least not so far. I would get too hot in fleece type sheets.
@patgalca (18481)
• Orangeville, Ontario
1 Dec 11
We use flannel sheets in the winter and since we won't change the comforter we stick with the same colours. One thing you should know is that cheap flannel sheets will wear through and will also ball up... pieces of lint balls all over the sheets. I imagine there are more expensive flannel sheets that wouldn't ball up.
I've never heard of fleece sheets but they do sound awfully warm. My husband gets awfully hot so I have a quilt folded in half that I pull up over the comforter on my side of the bed. If I'm really cold I'll bring a heated bean bag to bed with me. There is no way we could go the winter in our summer cotton sheets. We live in a 4-level side-split and the heat doesn't quite make it up to the bedrooms, not enough anyway.
@coffeebreak (17797)
• United States
2 Dec 11
Southern california..we get cool nights, but nothing really cold. I either have flannel sheets - oh so warm! or flannel pjs. But not both at the same time! I have since moved to the high desert and it is REALLY cold up here..so last two nights I have had flannel sheets AND flannel pj's, but only a sheet and one blanket.
Never heard of fleece sheets. I am using a fleece for the back of a quilt, and think about that as a sheet, and I don't think I'd like it. Maybe for the fitted sheet, but not the flat sheet. That'd be to much I think.
But in the warmer seasons...just regular cotton sheets...flannel is FAR to warm in the summer! But it sure is nice that first winter time when I put them on and the are so soft and warm.
I have noticed a thin cotton sheet is not as comfortable as a thicker thread cotton sheet. Seems odd, but true!
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
1 Dec 11
I can see how fleece could get too warm. Even flannel is a little too warm for my liking. It's strange, but I'm kind of a cold blooded person. I don't like it extremely cold.. but around 60 is good for me. When I'm sleeping I like to be cool.. not shivering cold, but cool. I definitely don't like being too warm. We stick to normal sheets all year round.
@purplealabaster (22085)
• United States
1 Dec 11
I do change the bedding depending upon the time of year - except on the waterbed, of course, since it is difficult enough to find regular sheets for it let alone flannel or fleece.
On the regular beds, though, it is the thin cotton sheets in the summer, and heavy flannel in the winter. I would try the fleece sheets on the guest bed if we had them (I think they sound very comfy and cozy and I could picture myself curling up in them and taking a nap), but I would not use them on the little one's bed unless they came in cute patterns/designs, because she would not be happy giving up her "custom" sheets for plain ones.
On the regular beds, though, it is the thin cotton sheets in the summer, and heavy flannel in the winter. I would try the fleece sheets on the guest bed if we had them (I think they sound very comfy and cozy and I could picture myself curling up in them and taking a nap), but I would not use them on the little one's bed unless they came in cute patterns/designs, because she would not be happy giving up her "custom" sheets for plain ones. @hvedra (1619)
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5 Dec 11
We use flannel in winter. I haven't tried fleece but as most fleece is synthetic (wool is a different matter) I wouldn't because they often aren't breathable enough and trap moisture too easily.
I actually had quite a game tracking down some flannel bedding last year. The in thing seems to be satin type covers which make me feel cold just looking at them 
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