Talk:Bed sheet

Dual sheets

Something should be noted about the fact that dual sheets use to be used because blankets were generally made out of really rough materials.

UK sheets

It seems most UK flat sheets only allow a few cms tuck in top and bottom once the thickness of the matress is taken into account. Is this because fitted sheets have taken over for the role of covering the mattress, leaving flat sheets to be the top sheet, where it doesn't need to be long enough to cover the mattress top to bottom? -- Ralph Corderoy (talk) 10:59, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

Short sheeting

I've heard of short sheeting and believe it relates to bed sheets. There's no mention in the article, but I have no expertise in the area. Josh Parris 11:51, 25 November 2009 (UTC)

It is a common school and military prank. Follow the link. --DThomsen8 (talk) 15:03, 23 April 2011 (UTC)

Quilt covers

The article doesn't discuss any of the bed sheet type commonly used in the nordics and expanding use throught where IKEA sells its goods. Namely the "quilt cover", where two bed sheets are sown together with one end left open. You then slide the actual quilt inside this. The benefit being that the quilt and the bed sheet never become separated from one another.

I was just wondering if there is another more formal name for this? 12:15, 21 August 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nasula (talk • contribs)

A quilt cover isn't a sheet, it's a cover for a duvet. MidlandLinda (talk) 12:13, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Hmm. Then what do you call the bedsheet that you place the blanket inside of? Nasula (talk) 09:51, 7 September 2011 (UTC)

A blanket doesn't go inside anything. You put a (bottom) sheet over the mattress, then a second (top) sheet over that (you sleep between the two sheets. Blankets go over the top sheet and a decorative bedspread over those. Everything lies flat over the bed and all except the bedspread are tucked under the side and bottom edges of the mattress. That's why duvets caught on, they replace the top sheet, blankets and bedspread. MidlandLinda (talk) 21:10, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

I'm not sure if you see what I'm referring to. I'm fully aware (via travelling and living abroad) that it is customary to put a top and bottom sheet on the bed and then placing a blanket/quilt/whatever on top of the top sheet and then you sleep between the two sheets. What I'm referring to is a different type of top sheet. This type of a top sheet encloses the blanket/duvet within itself. This way the blanket always stays clean and attached to the sleeper. In the UK website, IKEA calls this a "quilt cover", which is a bit odd since you don't put the top cover (the duvet) in it. You put the blanket/duvet in it. If I look at the Wikipedia entry for duvet, they mention a "duvet cover", which appears to be what I'm referring to. But what is it really called in different places? Is IKEA for example using the wrong term?

As to "it is not a bedsheet". Hmm. It replaces the top cover and makes making the bed simpler and is made from the same fabric as a normal bedsheet by sewing two bedsheets together on three sides. So why is it not a type of bedsheet? Nasula (talk) 09:29, 29 May 2012 (UTC)

importance

What is the main importance of a bedsheet Alvin kipchumba (talk) 19:34, 13 September 2020 (UTC)