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Some time ago, I bought satin sheets (not real satin - some sort of acryllic).
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I quite like the texture, but they are a bit cold, and very slippery.
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Do you like satin sheets? Or do you have another favorite? What about bear skin
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rugs? Let me know what you like to lie on.
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:: Peter ::
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Talk about dissapointments. I was given a set of satin sheets as a gift some
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time ago. THe feeling was rather sensual at first ....BUU
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...BUT.....I couldn't get any traction at all which turned out to be quite a
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handicap for lovemaking. Furthermore, my partner and I found them impossible
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for sleeping...we wound up getting up and changing them in the middle of the
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night. Damn pillows kept slipping away!!
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Seems satin sheets were better as a fantasy.
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jSteve
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Dear Peter,
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I've slept on satin sheets once, and decided that they were *much* better to
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look at than to lie upon. I"ll stick to wearing the satin, thank you! <smile>
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I have a flannel comforter on my bed that I'm rather fond of. I know that
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flannel is a rather homely fabric, but the texture is lovely and it is soft and
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warm.
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...Rebecca
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Dear Rebecca
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I wonder why satin sheets have such a sensuous image? Nobody has yet come out
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in support of them.
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Are there any textures other than flannel that you like?
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:: Peter ::
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Dear Peter,
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I'm still rather undecided about satin sheets. Sometimes they feel quite good
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to lie down on, especially after a long, hard day.
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They're rather interesting to make love on, seems one's...ummm... mobility (?)
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is increased due to less friction underfoot (or under-whatever).
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On the other hand, I find them difficult to sleep on. They alternately seem
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hot and sticky, or cold and clammy. The covers keep sliding off the bed, as do
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the pillows!
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Like you, I've only tried the "artificial" kind. I wonder if the real thing
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would be any better?
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(regardless...they *are* pretty!)
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....paula
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Dear Steve,
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<grin>
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I love it! I left my message *before* reading yours!
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One of the most disconcerting experiences I've ever had was my "satin" encased
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pillow creeping slowly off the bed in the middle of the night! I nearly got up
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for a safety pin to attach it to the sheet!!!
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Maybe what's needed is one bed for sleeping and another for lovemaking? Kind
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of a satin covered "passion pit?"
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Oh, but you didn't like the lack of "traction," I forgot. Personally, I kind of
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liked that "slithery" sensation!
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....paula
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Dear Rebecca,
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have you ever tried flannel sheets?
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I have a friend who swears by them, but they just don't appeal to me. But
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then, I've never tried them. I did have a satin and down comforter once. I
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*loved* that with a passion. The satin was on the *outside*. Looked gorgeous,
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and felt nice under my chin and under my fingers, but didn't slide off the bed!
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(see previous message about the sheets!) <grin>
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Anyway...what about those flannel sheets?
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Peter,
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I think one thing about satin sheets is that the very idea of sleeping on
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*satin* is soooooooo decadent! I mean, this is a LUXURY fabric! Not really
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used for such fundamental purposes as bed linen, for heaven's sakes! <smile>
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Seriously, don't you think it has that same decadent, impractical appeal as
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does a champagne bubble bath?
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....paula
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Hmmm....textures to lie upon....
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Well, I've once slept on *real* linen sheets, and those were wonderful. They
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were crisp and heavy--- I'll be really tacky and say that they felt expensive,
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and that was the kick <smile>.
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Fur has never done a lot for me, although I don't think I've ever lain on any,
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come to think of it.
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Part of the charm of the comforter is that it folds around one, whether you are
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under it or on top of it. You can literally snuggle into it, which I like.
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hugs!!
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...Rebecca
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I've never tried flannel sheets, although I have looked at them. I sort of
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enjoy the contrast between the crisp percale I sleep on now, and the soft
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comforter. They contrast in textures, and the colors underline that: cool
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blue sheets, and a warm pink comforter.
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*Very* nice!
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Rebecca
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Dear Paula,
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Well, the lack of traction depends on what you are doing, ahem!!! From
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time to time I found it difficult to maintain my position!! This led to some
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rather hilarious situations. I wonder if Newton had Satin sheets in mind when
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he put forth his third law?
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Regards, Steve
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Well then, how about *silk* sheets? That would be even more decadent!
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Actually, I think silk sheets might be most *interesting*!
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Yes, I like comforters. The only problem is that when they are shared it is
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very easy for one person to steal them! They are not anchored down at either
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side. All it takes is for one person to turn over while holding the comforter,
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and the other person is suddenly left exposed! And twin comforters do not seem
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very romantic.
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I rather favor, for two people, a bed scattered with lots of pillows and
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covers--- also including many textures, too. That way if one cover goes off
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with the other, there's still plenty "around"! And pillows are *wonderful*.
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Flannel sheets are gret for cold winter nights when the primary objective is to
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keep warm. You can turn down the thermostat and save heating bills. They are,
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as you can see, prosaic, not romantic.
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Perhaps I'm missing something important here....
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Why do you feel silk sheets would be...ummm, what did you call
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it...interesting? Or was that *interesting*!?
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....paula
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Dear Robert,
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But doesn't the turning down of the thermostat also lead to more cuddling?
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(Sometimes being practical can be romantic too, don't you think?)
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a-romantic-at-heart,
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...paula
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Yes, a variety of textures would be a good idea.
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Incidentally, the name "comforter" is interesting. I wonder how it got that
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name? In England they are referred to as "continental quilts" or "duvets".
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The first time I experienced such a thing was in Russia in 1965. It consisted
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of two sheets, sewn together all round the edges. One of the sheets had a hole
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in the middle, through which a blanket was inserted and then stretched out so
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as to lie between the sheets.
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I think silk sheets would be such a nice texture! Smooth without being slippery
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and/or clammy. Don't you agree?
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Talking about hilarious situations reminds me of something I was told by a
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Welsh woman.
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Apparently there is (or was) a tradition in Wales known as "bundling". It seems
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engaged couples were allowed to go to bed together provided that each remained
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wrapped up in an individual sheet.
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Perhaps they should have used satin sheets; I doubt whether they'd have
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remained wrapped up for long!
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Scandinavian name is "dyne",rhymes with Tina.
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In colonial Massachusetts,it was done with a wooden plank down the middle of
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the bed.
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Well, the Pennsylvania Dutch just west of here, have a tradition known by the
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same name. THe way this one works is that a young man and woman who are
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interested in each other can sleep together in a "bundling bed". THis is an
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otherwise normal bed with a board set vertically down the center to maintain
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the proprieties. And that folks is your trivia for today!!!
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<grin> Steve
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I've heard "duvet", but never "continental quilts".
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Interesting---- my great grandmother used to make a lot of quilts out of worn
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blankets...she'd put them between two sheets, and then quilt them together with
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tiny little stitches. They were warm, if not particularly fussy looking.
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I don't like the really stiff down quilts and comforters....they are too stiff
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to fold close around me, so I wind up feeling cold anyhow. <hehehe> I like the
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cheaper kind, which I guesss is lucky for me.
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Another texture I'm particularly fond of is an alpaca shawl I have.... shawl
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doesn't really do it justice; it's an enormous fringed cape of soft, soft,
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alpaca wool. One side is nubby and the other is like kitten's fur. It is
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*particularly* nice against bare skin. <smile>
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..R
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Interesting idea!
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Funny, I've never seen silk sheets, have you?
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Wonder if there's a reason no one has made them. They *can't* be any less
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practical than satin can they??
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A plank down the middle of the bed? Sounds interesting. I wonder how high the
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plank was? And who was there to check who climbed over it?
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So that's what "bed and board" means!
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It seems to me that they could just climb over, but perhaps the bed was too
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narrow.
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No, I've never seen silk sheets. I imagine they would be very expensive. And
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presumably would have to be dry-cleaned at enormous expense!
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Hi Paula: I rather like cuddling beneath flannel sheets when its cold outside.
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Never having tries satin, I'm no expert but it would appear to be more exciting
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than flanel.
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And just as soon as you start having fun, these expensive silk sheets will rip
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to shreds. If you're the one who paid for them, the mood is quickly going to
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go downhill ...
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