One of the greatest domestic inventions must be fitted sheets. No need to visit any hospital to know about it, just look at your mattress and you are done. There are fitted sheets with elastic all around, not just at corners, to get lovely snug fit so that it won’t be loose during night.
They also have a label that tells you what size of mattress they will suit, so you will not struggle to fit in a king-size bed a double sheet. That label can also help you to get the fitted sheet on the bed in proper way round.
Generally, it is positioned at the bottom right-hand corner and you may save time by rotating the sheet and try to work out in which way it should go.
The sheet will help you to keep your mattress fresh and clean, and also perform the hard work by absorbing skin oil and perspiration that is emitted from our body every night. Bedding must be replaced with new sheet for your good health and also to have lovely clean bed after every 5 to 7 nights.
You must invest in properly fitted sheets and you will notice the change when you go to your bed. Remember that only the sheet will not protect your mattress. For long-lasting mattress and also healthier night’s sleep, use your sheet along with mattress protector.
It is much easier to make your bed just by tossing it on a duvet. It is something like just leaving your towel after you come out of shower. Just wrap, tuck, and then forget it. So then why wear shoes? Why not just use few plastic bags on the feet?
Much like dentistry, top sheets too are all about scam. They may impose certain level of comfort, order and sustainability which augments sleep like a cutlery does to a meal.
Now let us talk about few other background information about fitted sheets.
History
Bertha Berman was first to patent a design in 1959, for fitted sheets which had corners sewn so that it can in a way would fit the full sheet with the mattress. Though these sheets were much lesser than perfect because they still could manage to pop off from the bed.
However, they offered a very convenient alternative to conventional flat sheets as they would maintain the placement with almost very little or absolutely no slippage to allow repeatedly comfortable sleeping.
During 1990, Gisele Jubinville, developed a fitted sheet with deep corner pockets which grab a mattress to keep it to get slipped off the mattress when the bed is still in usage.
Function and benefits
- It can cover the mattress for creating a clean or cleanable surface to sleep.
- Fitted top sheets in order to keep the blanket or comforter clean.
- Bottom 2 corners are fitted with the mattress hence sleeper cannot easily kick them loose.
- To protect mattress, sheets are washed regularly so that bed mites and germs may not accumulate.
- Sheets can also protect us from any germs or dirt on the mattresses.
Types
- Fitted sheets are available in different materials, e.g. cotton, flannel, linen, satin and t-shirt fabric.
- For fitting different varieties of mattresses fitted sheets are also available in different styles.
- You may select standard fitted sheet for any regular depth mattresses.
- For mattress of extra thickness, you can select deluxe fitted sheets having deep pockets.
- You can select fitted sheets for any specialty round sheets for round bed.
Warning
Parents of kids must be little extra careful while using fitted sheets, due to high SIDS risks and babies suffocating in their sleep. It is important to ensure that fitted sheet must fit the bed snugly.
