The Egyptian Cotton Fitted Sheet 300TC Sateen is one of the bedsheets we stock at Daffodil Collections. It sits in our Fitted Sheets range, and this is the short version of what you need to know before you choose a size.
How to choose
Three things decide whether a sheet works: the pocket depth, the weave and the fibre. Depth is the one people get wrong — a modern mattress with a topper on it can be 35cm deep, and a 25cm sheet will not stay on it. Weave decides how it feels: percale is crisp and matte, sateen is smooth and faintly glossy, and that is a preference rather than a quality difference. Fibre decides the upkeep — pure cotton is cooler and creases, polycotton creases far less and irons in half the time.
Buy two sets per bed if you can. A bed that has to wait for the wash to finish is a bed that gets made badly.
The sizes it comes in
UK bed names are consistent between retailers; what is not consistent is the mattress underneath them, so measure yours before ordering. These are the sizes this one is made in, with the mattress each is cut for.
| Size | The mattress it fits |
|---|---|
| Single | 90 x 190 cm (3ft x 6ft 3in) |
| Double | 135 x 190 cm (4ft 6in x 6ft 3in) |
| King | 150 x 200 cm (5ft x 6ft 6in) |
| Super King | 180 x 200 cm (6ft x 6ft 6in) |
If your bed falls between two of these, size up: a fitted sheet that is slightly generous tucks, and one that is slightly tight pulls its corners off in the night.
Looking after it
Egyptian cotton gets softer with washing, not worse, provided the fibres are not coated. Wash warm, tumble on low, and leave the conditioner out — on towels it waterproofs the pile, which is the one thing a towel must not be.
Always follow the care label on the item itself where it differs from this — the label knows what is in the fabric, and we would rather you trusted it than us.
For hotels, B&Bs and holiday lets
Bedsheets for hotels and B&Bs are washed at a temperature and a frequency no household matches, so the things that matter are the seams, the elastic and how the colour holds. That is why the hospitality trade buys in quantity and in one colour: a matched stock of quality hotel beddings is what makes a linen cupboard workable.
If you are buying for a business, our trade account is where the wholesale beddings pricing lives — the terms are on that page and they are read from the account, not from this article.
Where it sits in the range
The current price is on the product page below, and it is the price you pay — we are not VAT registered, so nothing is added at the checkout.
Looking for something else in the same line? The journal index has our guides to bedsheets, and the product page carries the full specification, the stock position and the delivery estimate for your postcode.