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Post by paigepea on Aug 16, 2014 16:04:47 GMT
Need new sheets for my bed and I want to order on line. Do I want percale or sateen?
Are sateen sheets the shiny ones? I don't think I like shiny?
I like soft and smooth, but not slippery.
Thanks,
Paige.
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Post by perumbula on Aug 16, 2014 16:12:37 GMT
Sateen are shinier than percale. Sateen is a weave that is very, very similar to the satin weave. It makes for smooth sheets, but they can be snagged more easily. Percale weaves one thread at a time (It would have been the weave you tried on a hand loom many years ago as a kid) and will give you a crisp sheet. If you want soft but not shiny, I suggest a long staple cotton (like Egyptian) in a high thread count (400 or over) in a percale weave.
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Post by Merge on Aug 16, 2014 16:12:37 GMT
I like percale. Nice and crisp.
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Post by chrispeas on Aug 16, 2014 16:25:43 GMT
Sateen. Very soft. Not like satin, which I don't care for.
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Post by redrulz on Aug 16, 2014 17:10:02 GMT
I like soft and smooth so I vote for sateen. Percale is too rough for me even at higher thread counts.
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Post by lucyg on Aug 16, 2014 18:06:04 GMT
I'm okay with either, but I have to admit, I love the very slight slickery-ness of the sateen sheets. If you won't like that, don't get sateen sheets. (Note, I don't like actual satin sheets at all. Only cotton sateen.)
And they're really not "shiny" ... it's more like a faint sheen.
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Post by paigepea on Aug 16, 2014 18:10:27 GMT
Thanks for the replies.
Is percale more expensive? Of the sets I'm looking at the sateen is less expensive than the percale.
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Post by krispin41 on Aug 17, 2014 6:19:09 GMT
It also depends on what type of cottin is used and the thread count. Higher quality cottons like Pima, Supima and Egyptian have longer staple fibers then just plain cotton. If you came into my store, with your criteria, I woukd recommend a Sateen weave. But my favorites are the Eucalyptus or Modal sateen weave sheets, soft and silky (but not like Satin, which is usually made of polyestet)
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Post by krispin41 on Aug 17, 2014 6:19:44 GMT
And sorry for my horrible spelling mistake. LOL
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Post by DinCA on Aug 17, 2014 6:29:02 GMT
I don't really care for either. Percale is too stiff and sateen is too slick. I buy Egyptian cotton, at least 500 thread count, but I have purchased Pima and Supima in the past. The higher the thread count, the better.
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Post by coaliesquirrel on Aug 17, 2014 11:43:41 GMT
Because of the kitten in your avatar, I want to mention that sateen seems to attract and hold cat hair. Rather than coming off in the dryer, it seems to almost twist into the fibers, and you have to really work to get it off. SO, if you have inside cats, avoid sateen like the plague!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2014 11:54:26 GMT
I'm okay with either, but I have to admit, I love the very slight slickery-ness of the sateen sheets. If you won't like that, don't get sateen sheets. (Note, I don't like actual satin sheets at all. Only cotton sateen.) And they're really not "shiny" ... it's more like a faint sheen. I love that word - perfect description! |
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Post by salem on Aug 17, 2014 12:32:12 GMT
The things I learn here. I just discovered that when I sheet shop, it's percale I want.
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Post by worrywart on Aug 17, 2014 12:35:17 GMT
I prefer percale, but I like my sheets cool and crisp.
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Post by paigepea on Aug 17, 2014 14:29:10 GMT
Thank you. It is percale that I want.
Too bad. I liked a duvet but the matching sheets were sateen. Now I'll pick something else. I like matchy sheets but I also want the comfort that I like.
Paige.
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Post by bc2ca on Aug 17, 2014 16:20:26 GMT
I would have said Egyptian until I slept at my sister's house this summer and tried bamboo sheets for the first time. So soft & cool! I will definitely look at bamboo sheets for our next set.
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Post by peano on Aug 17, 2014 16:41:52 GMT
I don't really care for either. Percale is too stiff and sateen is too slick. I buy Egyptian cotton, at least 500 thread count, but I have purchased Pima and Supima in the past. The higher the thread count, the better. The terms percale and sateen pertain to how the fiber is woven. Egyptian and pima are types of cotton. You can have Egyptian cotton sheets with either a percale or sateen weave. Here's what Martha has to say: Martha
That being said, I think sateen sleeps hot, percale is cool and crisp; I prefer percale. |
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Post by DinCA on Aug 18, 2014 9:31:22 GMT
I don't really care for either. Percale is too stiff and sateen is too slick. I buy Egyptian cotton, at least 500 thread count, but I have purchased Pima and Supima in the past. The higher the thread count, the better. The terms percale and sateen pertain to how the fiber is woven. Egyptian and pima are types of cotton. You can have Egyptian cotton sheets with either a percale or sateen weave. Here's what Martha has to say: Martha
That being said, I think sateen sleeps hot, percale is cool and crisp; I prefer percale. I know that what I like is technically a "percale" but most sheets labeled percale are blends. Some of them are mostly cotton with a little polyester or something added in to keep them from wrinkling. That is why I made a distinction. The sheets I buy are not labeled percale. To be specific, I like a two-ply Egyptian cotton sheet with at least a 500 thread count. To the OP, I should have said it's important to read the labels because there are many combinations of fibers that could make up a percale. I also want to say that it's been my experience that a sateen usually has a sheen to it and is usually labeled a sateen whereas a percale is not necessarily. |
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Post by peano on Aug 18, 2014 14:30:11 GMT
The terms percale and sateen pertain to how the fiber is woven. Egyptian and pima are types of cotton. You can have Egyptian cotton sheets with either a percale or sateen weave. Here's what Martha has to say: Martha
That being said, I think sateen sleeps hot, percale is cool and crisp; I prefer percale. I know that what I like is technically a "percale" but most sheets labeled percale are blends. Some of them are mostly cotton with a little polyester or something added in to keep them from wrinkling. That is why I made a distinction. The sheets I buy are not labeled percale. To be specific, I like a two-ply Egyptian cotton sheet with at least a 500 thread count. To the OP, I should have said it's important to read the labels because there are many combinations of fibers that could make up a percale. I also want to say that it's been my experience that a sateen usually has a sheen to it and is usually labeled a sateen whereas a percale is not necessarily. I can assure you, as the biggest natural fiber snob on the planet, that I sleep on, and have no trouble finding 100% cotton percale sheets. When shopping for sheets a few months ago, I found there WAS a preponderance of sateen over percale, related to my belief that the merchandising world's market strategy is shiny = luxury. |
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Post by not2peased on Aug 18, 2014 19:55:50 GMT
I love my bamboo sheets-nice and soft
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Post by gossamer on Aug 19, 2014 20:32:44 GMT
I love my bamboo sheets-nice and soft I haven't tried bamboo, are they cool to the touch or more like a jerzey-cotton type sheets? I decided long ago, life is too short for sucky sheets.  |
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