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I would never, ever buy THIS, but I know people who would, and I have to admit that at one point I might have been one of them.*

Nonetheless, I thought those of you so inclined might prefer to be alerted to it as a crafting idea. Stencil it? Embroider it? Up to you, of course. One good thing here, aside from your money not going to Rick Santorum's career (hopefully) is being able to choose the kind of sheets you use - organic? high thread count? etc.

It's kind of similar to some ideas in some books I've been looking at lately. There's a wonderful book by Paige Gilchrist that came out a few years ago and is called Decorating Your First Apartment. One of the projects is a stencilled or transfer-printed sheer curtain hung behind a bed, with a dictionary definition page including "love" printed on it. It's hard to explain but it has great visual impact, especially for anyone who loves words and typefaces.

Also try Wall Words, although I have to say that I think many of their quotes are on the simpy side.

* On the other hand, despite my general resistance to buying from UO, I really like THIS LAMPSHADE... wish I could afford one or two of them.

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It doesn't say anything about thread count as far as I know... it only says that they're cotton/poly. The most they would be is 200 thread, I think, and more likely 180 (which is standard for cheaper sheets). I think I've been at 100% cotton for at least the last 10 years and wouldn't ever go back! And I just wouldn't buy anything less than like 270-thread sateen, unless all my sheets had been burned in a freak accident and I had to start from square one with no money. It's not like all my stuff is super-expensive... we've gotten a lot from, like, Sam's Club, Overstock.com, BB&B store brand on sale, that kind of thing... but it IS all cotton and cuddly.

I concur! I do appreciate good cotton sheets (and during the winter -- flannel) ;)