I need to restock the linen cupboard

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Where should I be looking? Especially with sales coming up ! I need loads of pillow cases and bottom sheets. Only looking for white and 100% cotton.
Not made of money the two DD that left this Autumn saw to that, passed on the grot older stuff.

Thread count is important so at least 200 or best 400

White company is delicious if you can afford it.
John Lewis now do thread counted stuff which felt nice
There's also random catalogues I like Stowalls of somewhere my Nanna bought from.

Ah Scott's of stow I had to google it!

Matalan do egyptian cotton, but not sure what their thread count is

TKMaxx have some amazingly lovely stuff sometimes, I'd look there first

Do you know you have got me now, I love getting into bed...
I have a padded feather mattress topper. Then a jersey cotton sheet (and pillow) then white company bed linen. It's the jersey layer makes a huge difference
And goose feather duvet.
Goodnight .....

maydaychild Wow sounds sooo luxurious. Dreams..... But the basics needed first!

John Lewis definitely a good choice.

I had some "high thread count" stuff from TK Maxx and it bobbled. Not as bad as godawful polycotton, but enough

my TKMaxx egyptian cotton is the nicest I've ever had - like satin

It's taken many years to get to this! All sale purchases as well.

Costco sheets are lovely and very reasonable

Just been digging around t'net and came up with Wallace sacks linen. Any idea?

Do you shop at TK Maxx online?

Doesn't Costco need a membership card?

I have bought 100% white cotton bedding from TK Maxx, is nice but very thin, not sure how hardwearing it will be. Looks lovely until the dogs climb on it though.

TKMaxx homewares seem to be in person only - is there one anywhere near you?

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£40 for a double sheet though...

No don't want thin. Think it needs to last this time!

you def need to do this physically - I have bought pillowcases from TKMaxx, to use as liners, which were very thin, but that didn't matter so much

for sheets it matters

you need to feel before you buy

Oooh,aaah, very Carry On. Would always feel before buying!

oooh matron

Wallace sacks us hit and miss. I've got sone pillow cases from there that aren't 'square' the seams are skewiff, and a duvet cover where one seam is all gathered and puckered

I've got some other bits that are better quality but overall I'd hesitate to recommend them

John Lewis sale, surely? Almost all my linen has come from there: I go for second on high thread count, white Egyptian cotton. I've been building my collection over a few years, and it is all wearing really well, in fact much better than my White Company set!

northern nights from qvc my mum swears buy them good high thread count and washes really well fab quality really.

Thanks for that PV I thought they might be 'seconds' but don't say as such.

White sheets, do you know the life expectancy of a white sheet in this house?
It's about the same as a fair ground gold fish!

OKay-how old are your sheets? I think that some of the singles that have appeared for my DDs were mine.

No, no, no, no, no.

You are all rank amateurs.

The best site anywhere, and tbh I am letting you into the secret with enormous reluctance lest they get complacent and put up prices, is King of Cotton. I'm afraid I am a rank amateur when It comes to links but it comes up on google.

Honest to gods. I buy everything from them and it's all amazing including the towels. Lasts for ever, no bobbling. You don't have to go mad on the thread count - think all my stuff is 400. Very white, plain, classic stuff.

John Lewis - sale starts soon!

eBay

Antique, monogrammed, French linen over 80 years old.

Tis stuff of the Gods.

Feel like Marie fecking antoinette every time I get in.