Washing bed linen.

[Tilly2]

According to my latest copy of Prima magazine, 500,000 British people wash their bedding only three times a year.

Flipping 'eck. I do mine every week.
What about you?

[Graham-W]

The stinky buggers. Once a week for me too.

[coccinelle]

It depends on bedding. I don't wash my quilt cover every week as I use sheets but these get washed regularly, I just love clean sheets.

[Tilly2]

There's nothing nicer that getting into a freshly made bed. (Well there is, but you know what I mean.)

[gsr600]

would that be 500.000 students, get it washed at term ends by mum.
I never wash my sheets (thats womens work) lol

[Tilly2]

It doesn't specify students in the article but that would make sense, gsr.

[Robinia]

Looks like it's an old survey, maybe they've had a wash or two since then :)
I'm the same as coccinelle, I have a top sheet because battling with a duvet cover's a bit much every week.

http://www.telegraph....ree-times-a-year.html

[Tilly2]

Yes, robinia. It does look like an old survey. It's written about in this coming November's Prima magazine. They are obviously behind the times.
It is a good article though telling you how often pillows and duvets should be washed and what to do with your matress.

[Mamyalynne]

I hire out my grandsons to change duvet covers - a bit like slave labour but they are very good at it.

[craft1948]

My pillowcases get changed twice a week, the sheets once a week, and the duvet cover once a fornight.

[Tilly2]

I enlist the help of my OH. I just can't reach the corners by myself. I can't shake it out myself, either.

[Meg]

Put chip clips on the lower corners of the quilt.

Our linen is changed every Friday, like clean bedding.

My best friend died 4 years ago, her other half, now has anybody between his sheets.

And I don't think they get changed!