Don't they make Percale Sheet Sets anymore?
 

Seriously, I recently purchased a set of sheets for my bed. The set was very expensive, I have a King size bed. The sheets are the worst set of sheets I have ever owned. I have always used Percale sheets on my beds, but I have not been able to find any. Are they not made anymore?

I totally agree. The best sheets I have found are Member's Mark, at Sam's club. Just bought a second set today!

I have sheets from WalMart and they are a good quality. Mine were bought individually, not in a set. I don't like sets since I have extra pillows on my bed. The fitted sheets are extra depth for the thicker mattresses.

I have a thicker mattress plus a 4" memory foam top. We have to pull the deep pocket sheets down every night. I'm thinking of putting kings on or taking a flat and making it into a fitted. No quality anymore. Right now we have Wlamarts on and they are pretty good.

What is "Percale" anyway?

Not sure what percale is but use to be the only thing they used to make sheets and pillowcases from.
I bought a sheet set at Wal Mart and they are so wonderful I went back and bought another set. I have a 4" topper on the bed and the fitted sheet goes over the mattress and top with ease. The fitted sheet never comes off, it has elastic all the way around. I told my Daughter about them, she said they were better than the ones she bought at twice the price. She also bought two sets. They will probably quit selling them because they sell out every time they reorder them. Seems the way they do it at the Wal Mart I go to.

Could you provide a little more information about the sheets at Walmart?

This webpage describes the difference between Percale & Sateen sheets.
https://www.peacockalley.com/percale-sateen

I, too, like the Percale. Here in the deep south, we need everything we can to stay cool during the summer. The softer drape of the sateen is much warmer.

Sam's Club seems to have really good sheets too. Last time I purchased them was last year and they were much better than in previous years. Not sure about the percale thing; I used to look for percale sheets too but don't remember seeing that in recent years. The sheets from Sam's Club have been smooth and pretty much wrinkle-free, soft, and they are deep enough to fit our thick pillow-top mattress even with a gel topper on.

When this happens to one of my fitted sheets, I sew elastic straps on each corner.

Try Vermont Country Store .hey have old fashioned percale.

Me, too! I am always "fixing" things!

I googled "percale sheets" and many came up. I don't know if they are what you want, but worth a look.

Back in the day (I'm only 74 LOL), they made two types of sheets; percale or muslin. That was the choice. The percale sheets were smoother as they had a tighter thread count. The muslin sheets were less expensive and were not as smooth as the percale sheets. Even so lots of people liked the muslin over the percale, many people thought they felt warmer.

I bought mine at Kohl's. I need the deep pockets for a gel topper.

My WalMart sheets are 100% cotton.

I bought sheets at Walmart just this week. They are a combination of poly and cotton and are labeled as percale. 250 thread count. The are queen size and were labeled at @$24.94 but marked down to $15. They were the only ones they had in queen size so thought I best snatch them up while I could get them at that price. I got a four piece set and the bottom is to fit mattresses up to 16". They just happened to be in a color to match our blanket and other colors in our bedroom. Figured I couldn't pass it up.

I just purchased Percale sbeets in Kmart. I have some percale sheets I still use from 20 some years ago. LAST LONGER then any others.

I have done this too. Then I found "garters" at either Wal Mart or Bed, Bath & Beyond & they have worked very well for years.

Has anyone tried Bed Bath and Beyond for percale sheets? haven't shopped thee in a while, but they used to have a good selection of sheets.

I just went to costco canada and they have percale
I just bought a new bed and their sheets have an 18 inch which is great
going to get me some
Gale

I too, have looked for Percale and have not found it. I have bought Wal-mart sheets and I did not like them at all. They were limp and wrinkly. I have bought LLBean sheets and they were so wrinkly all the time. They came out of the dryer wrinkled up in a wad. They were soft and they were expensive This last time I bought sheets from Target and they were the med. expensive ones. They are pretty good but are a bit wrinkly and don't hold the crispness. Percale as I remember just was crisp and nice and not all wrinkly. I don't want sateen and Egyptian cotton is wrinkly too. It just isn't like it use to be. I don't know what percale means but I wish I could find it somewhere.

I always loved percale sheets because they were 'crisp'. Suddenly, they seemed impossible to find. I bought some really expensive, high thread count sheets that I hated. Nothing compares to percale IMO. About a year ago, I sold my condo and moved to a retirement community. Part of my monthly fee includes weekly housekeeping and all my linens so I don't worry about it any more. :D The sheets are not as crisp but I find having someone else making the bed and laundering them makes up for it. :D :D

We also like the crispness of percale and the closest thing I have found was Wamsutta Cool Touch from Bed Bath and Beyond

The new sheets I've had are so much thinner than percale sheets were, they actually got so thin they tore! I have some old sheets I bought at a yard sale, which have the hems taken out. The owner was a quilter and bought them to use for backings. I'm thinking of sewing the hems back up and using them as sheets.

I use those sheet garters too to keep corners of fitted sheet snug......don't remember where I bought them, but easily copied...elastic and old fashioned garters.......when the elastic stretches on these, I will just replace from JAF....

also, up until 10 yrs ago, in my old house, I had a clothesline and hung linens out to dry as soon as weather permitted.....loved the crispness and fresh air smell of them in the linen closet.....getting older and I guess lazier...use dryer all the time now, although I could put up a line at this house.....life styles change.....

I looked up the definition of percale online. It is the weave of the fibers, called a plain weave, one thread over and one thread under. According to Wikipedia, this weave is noticeably tighter than other weaves used for sheets. I thought percale would refer only to cotton, but percale can also be polyester or other fiber. Thread count for percale is supposed to be 200 or higher. I'm thinking that the thread used for cotton percale sheets is probably finer and smoother than cotton threads used for other types of sheet. Also, who knows about the finishes on sheets? I have had all-cotton sheets that wrinkle a lot and all-cotton sheets that have almost no wrinkles. I think it's all about the finish. All I know is that the cotton sheets I bought last year from Sam's Club are *way* better than the ones I bought from Sam's Club and other places years ago.

When I was in a house, I hung my sheets outside. I'm in an apartment now and don't have a clothesline. I miss the crispness and scent of line-dried sheets.

And now, the HOA won't allow clothes lines in the backyard either.

One of the earlier posts mentioned Peacock sheets. You can buy those for a discount at Tuesday Morning.

If you google cotton percale sheets, you will come up with lots of companies who have them. I love the ones made of Egyptian cotton and a 600 thread count. They are NOT cheap but they last a long time. Do not buy sheets with any kind of polyester in them unless you like sleeping on plastic bottles, because that is polyester. The fabric will also pill and those little balls are horrible to sleep on. I can't even wear polyester in the heat of the summer in blouses, etc. Even those sheer lovely blouses that say polyester voile, like wearing a wool sweater.

So I look for cotton or silk voile, even some catalogs are carrying them again now. Satin polyester is the same, HOT!
Since I sew, I look for cotton, silk or lightweight cotton knits that have maybe a 40% poly. Since quilters know about the hand of a fabric, I too buy sheets singly. Your touch can feel the softness. I wash them before ever putting them on the bed, if they don't feel right, return them.

Here is the definition of percale: http://www.dictionary.com/browse/percale

Believe it or not, one said cotton or polyester. Don't believe it for one moment, my great grandmothers made sheets, 100 years ago, and they used cotton percale. Polyester wasn't even heard of then. I think one store was Bed Bath and Beyond. I always buy my cotton percale sheets at JC Penneys.

I bought a set of sheets from JC Penney and loved them, so I ordered another set. they are 300 TC and 60/40 blend.

Item number is:7231418 $69.99 for king size with an 30% off today if you use a JCP Credit Card.

IMHO...the absolute worst sheets ever are the microfiber ones. They pill terribly and feel like sleeping on sand. Just my 2 cents.

My favorite brand of sheets is now an Amazon brand, Pinzon. I've bought standard cotton sheets and flannel sheets and I really like both types from them. The flannel is thick and fluffy and so far no pills after about 2 years - hands down my absolute favorite sheets. LOVE them. The standard cotton sheets are pretty good too, I generally prefer flannel but the flat cotton is pretty smooth and nice feeling. I've only had those about 6 months so far and they're holding up well, maybe a little more stiff than I'd prefer but overall pretty nice.