I just passed a long weekend with friends, and the owners, at Cottonwood in Union Pier, Michigan, USA. The biggest highlight was playing Scrabble where I put down a pathetic two-point word ("on"). My opponent groaned and said, "You have no idea how strategic that was." (Well, I was hoping.) Turns out, it blocked the word "zeal" from being played, starting on a "triple word score" square. 43 points averted! My opponent still won the game, but it wasn't quite a landslide. (I need to learn more words with four o's and four i's, as that's about the only letters I had for most of the game.)
While preparing to leave, I pulled the sheet from my very comfortable bed and found the letter "Q" monogrammed on the corner and on the fitted sheet as well. How pleased I was to see a system for identifying the size of the sheet on the bed. At Cottonwood, the sheets have been discreetly monogrammed so that the housekeeping staff, who come in after a guest's visit, may correctly identify the proper size sheet needed from the stack of perfectly folded sheets in the linen closet.
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| "Q" for Queen, in sizing sheets at Cottonwood |
Another technique which is more adaptable to most homes is simply to stitch a colored thread onto a lower corner of each sheet--coordinating thread color to each room or each set of linens. Or if you prefer, when you use a bespoke linen company like Mia Tavola, you may have the name of your rooms embroidered on the bed linens--never have a stray sheet again.
9 comments:
How elegant. I adore nice linens and to have them monogramed would be lovely.
Scrabble, friends and crisp sheets - it sounds as if it was a wonderful weekend. Was there snow?
Adrienne, I too love monogrammed sheets, especially fine, older sets. I think it's very clever to have this monogram serving such a good purpose.
Mary Kay, yes, about 7 or 8 inches of snow. A warm fireplace, a cocktail or two, it was perfect. Oh, and I taught them how to roast a chicken.
"Monogramming is a good idea, but does no good unless you fold the sheet so the monogram is on the outside and can be seen. My "monogrammer" consists of a fine sharpie pen!"
--Simona
For some reason this reminds me of Catwalk, the documentary which followed Christy Turlington around one season in Milan, Paris and New York.
In a scene at Isaac Mizrahi's studio, he is chatting away about a fabulous vintage shift dress he found with a tiny 'f' embroidered on the inside seam. He is marveling that the designer had so much time before a collection for that kind of detail.
The little 'Q' on your sheets reminded me of that...
Miss Olive, what did the letter "f" mean? Was it a label for the piece within the construction of the garment? And wouldn't you love to have a clothing designer's eye for detail--must be very unique. I admire anyone who can do things with needles and threads.
The 'f' marked the front of the dress. It was a very basic shift apparently, and it may have been difficult to turn front from back in a hurry!
"just get the largest flat sheet you can find and use them for everything"
Annette
Annette, that's not a bad idea, and of course, it used to be that way anyway.
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