Problem with Fitted Sheets

I make my own fitted sheets as commercial ones are never deep enough. And I also attach some coloured tape on the ‘short side’ so I always know that it’s either top or bottom.

Thanks Mollygo. I just bought a chisel tip one from Amazon

Caleo

Thanks Dee , but those would not go in the washing machine

I've had them on my towels for some time now and to be honest, none have come off in the washing machine.
Hope you find a solution though.

I have awful problems with fitting fitted sheets on the mattress , I’ve resorted to using king sized on my double bed , but it wrinkles

Sharpies are indelible marker pens.
Accidentally using one on the whiteboard at school caused me endless problems.

I suppose it's an indelibl marker. That would be the way to go. If it doesn't stain what is in the washing machine?

Mollygo, what is a sharpie?

Thanks Dee , but those would not go in the washing machine

Oh is that what those little bows on knickers are for*Caleo*🙂

I keep a sharpie on the shelf and check that the side marking has not worn off befit I remove the sheet. The marking lasts for multiple washes, but it’s always worth checking.

There is nothing suitable on Amazon. I have decided to sew a large scrap of thin cotton cloth near the elastic at the bottom end which is the end I always try to fit first . Obviously I will have to do so with the sheet in situ which will mean undoing the thing at one corner.

I bought some of these from Amazon for hand towels...I'd think you could use something similar to mark sheets?

Mine have a label in them, I put that at the bottom left.

Litterpicker, please let's have the details of how you do so. How big is the knot and where ( near the elastic or 12 inches into the sheet)? Can one buy little bows or something like what knickers sometimes have so the front can be identified?

My favourite fitted sheets are wildly patterned and would need a really conspicuous marker . There really should be something I could buy like a big satin made-up bow.

The answer is always obvious….once a clever person has pointed it out! Litterpicker thats genius!

I sew a knot of contrasting thread in the middle of the ‘top’ end - once I have established it!