What can I do to soften the fabric. After washing, the sheets are very rough.
144732
It usually takes several washes for them to become real soft. I washed mine in warm water 3 times before putting them on my bed. We've washed them about 5 times total now and ours are super soft.
144733
I would return them. Cotton sateen should be soft and silky!! Mine are softer now than they were when I washed them for the first time.
144734
Use a fabric softener such as Downey in the wash and/or Bounce in the drier.
686409
I've washed ours several times in the machine (and dryer). It's getting softer actually - very pleasant. No problems at all with washing/drying.
430229
I think you have to take to the dry cleaner. I have a cover for feather bed that can be washed with regular laundry.
1407849
It is actually better after a wash and tumble dry. it is getting softer each time it gets washed. :-)
680602
They need to be washed before using to soften them up. I was pleased with these after washing them, using them (in the tropical heat of Haiti, working outside) and then washing them again. A bit of fabric softener does help, too. I liked the color assortment!
204160
I would say they've gotten a bit softer, but haven't changed dramatically. I LOVE these sheets though!! Give them a chance, unless you really want a dramatically different feel. You may have to go w/ synthetic fabrics to get it though.
1768712
I wash them on the gentle cycle with my dusting cloths and other floor pads that I use in my basement and set it at extra heavy soil. I use cold water, no fabric softener. I never put them in with regular clothing or anything other than cleaning rags.
870027
The label says: machine wash warm with like colors - only non clotine bleach when needed. tumble dry low. remove promptly. medium iron if needed. I say: it looks ok w/o ironing until you sleep on it - then the top sheet gets pretty wrinkled. I still turn it down & just try to smooth it with my hand. It certainly does NOT look crisp if you are going for that look. I really like the set & will put up with some wrinkles.
1285639
I have not yet put them on my bed...I was disappointed in the softness of the sheets...not sure I will keep them
2119020
We use them a lot with stray cats and wildlife--I use unscented laundry detergent, and throw them in my washer on a regular cycle-sometimes, a gentle cycle depending on how many I am washing-I use a warm/warm or a hot/cold water setting-then I dry in the dryer, no scented sheets or fabric softeners and I set the dryer on a gentle or no wrinkle--they dry really really fast so keep an eye on them, if not I air dry and it does not take long--they come out a bit softer but clean and just as insulating and warming as before. Hope this helps youPatricia
839609
Fabric softner can be oily/moist like lotion and may change the texture of the pads. I wash them the same way I wash my kitchen towels - liquid detergent, NO fabric softener, set the washer to do an extra rinse and into the dryer (no softener sheets). No "lotiony" feel, just clean. I hope this makes sense and you find it helpful.
2216629
We put a few layers of cotton cloth over the mattress and that seemed to do the trick. We were told that the mattress needs to be quite firm for a new born and so did not venture into making the surface too soft.
676731
I shake the big stuff off in the trash the rest comes off in the wash. I don't use any fabric softener to keep them absorbent.
1876443
Separate from regular wash - avoid fabric softener, etc... [I do wash with microfiber towels.]
1835321
Yes, and I just did them in my new LG dryer on the correct setting, still wrinkled, but once you spread them out on the bed, they seem to relax (except for the top rim) Guess if we want the sheets our Mom's did for us, it is back to the ironing board as they are all cotton. I do however like the feel of them when in bed. (use little heat when drying)
346525
Mine were very absorbant after just one wash. What kind of detergent did you use? You don't use fabric softener in the dryer do you? I just use All Free & Clear and they worked great immediately.
438639
Yes. I would wash it with hot water and fabric softener. I would then dry it in the dryer on high and pull out before it cools down. That should do the trick. A light iron also helps.