I sleep hot.
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I → sleep → ?
My partner sleeps cold.
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partner → sleep → ?
For about four months’ worth of sleeps over the summer and into fall, we shared one queen bed, nine sets of white sheets and a 10-pound Chihuahua who doesn’t respect any personal space.
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who → share → space
That’s how to really test sheets here in New York City.
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That → ’ → City
No climate-controlled chamber, just a bedroom with an AC unit and a laundromat where every set went through five washes and five dryer cycles.
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set → control → washes
I’ve lived in New York for 20 years and have been in lifestyle media almost as long.
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I → live → media
I’ve tested everything from men’s grooming to home products, and I can tell you, when you’re elbowing your way to a seat on the 6 or fighting through the chaos of Grand Central, you don’t want to come home and wrestle with your sheets.
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you → test → sheets
A set that traps heat when your pre-war radiator is already working overtime?
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radiator → trap → heat
A top brand that dares to pill after one wash?
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that → dare → wash
Everyone wants their bed to be a sanctuary, but here, it can be the thing that helps you rise and grind or pack your bags and return to the podunk town you’ve transplanted from.
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you → want → town
So I took the sheets category for the New York Post’s Made It Here Awards with one question: Which sets actually make it in New York City?
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sets → take → City
It breathes, softens with every wash, and was the only fabric my cold-sleeping partner and I both agreed on.
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partner → breathe → wash
The trade-off: It’s quite textured, it wrinkles (if that bothers you) and it can shed for the first few washes.
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it → ’ → washes
If you only buy one set, buy this set first, and price is only half the reason.
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price → buy → set
One wash fixed most of that.
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wash → fix → that
It got noticeably softer after the first laundromat run, then improved in smaller steps.
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It → get → steps
The 16-inch pockets and all-around elastic held on my 12-inch mattress after washes and making the bed is easy.
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making → hold → bed
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It sleeps cool, which is an important factor if you live in a six-floor walk-up but the heat is controlled on the first floor.
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heat → sleep → floor
I didn’t wake up sweaty once, and it was a big step up from the microfiber and even the viscose sheets I’ve slept on.
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I → wake → microfiber
My partner, who sleeps cold, was comfortable under it, too.
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who → sleep → it
The 16-inch pockets and all-around elastic held on my 12-inch mattress after washes and making the bed is easy.
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making → hold → bed
Quince sells this set with or without a flat sheet.
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Quince → sell → sheet
The one real thing worth noting is the bits of fuzz.
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thing → note → fuzz
It fades fast, but it’s real.
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it → fade → ?
I find that is the nature of the fabric, not where the fabric is from.
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fabric → find → where
But if you hate linen’s texture, no price makes this your sheet.
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this → hate → texture
Why it beat the other linens: Cultiver was softer on night one and Sijo has the organic certification, but neither slept cooler, and Quince costs $296 less than Cultiver and $25.25 more than Sijo.
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Quince → beat → Sijo
It’s also $95 less than our percale winner and $124 less than our bamboo winner, which is why it takes best overall.
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it → ’ → best
Care: Cold gentle wash; line dry or tumble low
Sijo recommends mattresses no thicker than 13 inches
Smallest linen flat sheet, 92 by 104 inches
If you’ve been burned by scratchy linen, this is the fix.
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this → recommend → linen
Cultiver was soft the first night, with no break-in, and it kept getting softer through five washes.
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it → keep → washes
It’s heavier than Quince at 165 GSM, which gives it more drape and body.
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which → ’ → drape
I still never woke up sweaty.
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I → wake → ?
It’s an August sheet that layers fine for January.
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that → ’ → January
It came out of the dryer a little less creased than the other linens, and by Day 3 the bed still looked expensive.
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bed → come → Day
The continuous elastic kept the fitted sheet in place, and I saw no pilling and no lint worth mentioning.
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I → keep → pilling
The flat sheet is a shared queen/king size, about 110 inches wide, so expect extra fabric on a queen.
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sheet → share → queen
That’s $296 more than Quince for a sheet that’s softer out of the bag, and I can’t promise it lasts $296 longer.
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it → ’ → bag
Care: Brand allows warm wash and warm tumble dry
Shared queen/king flat sheet means a lot of extra fabric
Sijo is the linen for label readers: GOTS-certified organic French flax, the only certified organic linen here.
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Sijo → allow → readers
It’s substantial and softly textured, with more body than any of the bamboo sets.
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It → ’ → sets
Even so, it breathed.
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it → breathe → ?
…and 120 more, not listed.
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