Best cotton percale pillowcases?
May 20, 2022 9:41 AM Subscribe
Which cotton percale pillowcases do you recommend? Ideally they would be crisp, soft, and cooling for the summer.
I need to buy a bunch of white cotton percale pillowcases for the summer. Are there any you've used and would recommend? They would need to be sold separately from a sheet set so I could buy several sets.
I need to buy a bunch of white cotton percale pillowcases for the summer. Are there any you've used and would recommend? They would need to be sold separately from a sheet set so I could buy several sets.
This recent Ask of mine seems to indicate that vintage cotton percale is probably cooler. I haven't actually followed up to confirm yet, but there's a strong consensus.
posted by kevinbelt at 9:44 AM on May 20, 2022
posted by kevinbelt at 9:44 AM on May 20, 2022
On preview: nkknkk posted the link to my Ask as well.
posted by kevinbelt at 9:45 AM on May 20, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by kevinbelt at 9:45 AM on May 20, 2022 [1 favorite]
I have a pair of LL Bean pillowcases that I bought secondhand off ebay and they are wonderful. Not certain if they are pima or percale (as LL Bean makes both) but they are the nicest cases I own.
posted by vunder at 9:51 AM on May 20, 2022
posted by vunder at 9:51 AM on May 20, 2022
I bought the L.L. Bean Pima Percale 280 pillowcases a few months ago (maybe based on a Wirecutter review?), and am sorry to say they're not nearly as soft as I'd hoped they'd be. Maybe after a few more washes. The best, best pillowcases I've ever had were Supima sateen from the Company Store.
posted by Sweetie Darling at 9:58 AM on May 20, 2022
posted by Sweetie Darling at 9:58 AM on May 20, 2022
Nthing LL Bean-- this line in particular. Only pillowcases/sheets I sleep on at home anymore. (Target has a Threshold set that are ok in a pinch if there's been a critical f-up and both sets are dirty.) Obviously not as soft as sateen immediately but more durable and FAR less hot and clingy.
posted by supercres at 10:12 AM on May 20, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by supercres at 10:12 AM on May 20, 2022 [1 favorite]
I, my partner, and my mom are all devotees of the Bean Sunwashed Percale line. To make them even more heavenly, line dry and then iron.
posted by HotToddy at 11:07 AM on May 20, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by HotToddy at 11:07 AM on May 20, 2022 [1 favorite]
I, too, like LL Bean's percale. They are crisp rather than soft (their "sateen" line is for softness).
posted by praemunire at 8:46 PM on May 20, 2022
posted by praemunire at 8:46 PM on May 20, 2022
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posted by nkknkk at 9:43 AM on May 20, 2022