Do you remember....?

[Stargazer]

Candlewick bedspreads?
Nylon sheets?
Brentford nylon counterpanes?

[benny3008]

What era were they from???

[craft1948]

I had a couple of near accidents with nylon sheets in the 70's....they were very slippery.

[poodicat]

yep!

[Stargazer]

Candlewick bedspreads and dressing gowns were popular in the 1960's and thereabouts. Brentford nylon prodducts were popular in the late 60's and early 70's.

[caslass]

I do, back in the days of sheets and blankets. Now we have the duvet.

[Prudie]

Yes and candy striped sheets and stone hot water bottles (although to be fair that was my nan's)

[craft1948]

and bolsters.........

[Stargazer]

I remember the weight of blankets, sheets and eiderdowns. You could hardly turn over in bed.

[bigfoot3000]

Nylon sheets? Were'nt they for kids that wet the bed?

[craft1948]

I remember being in hospital in 1963, and once the nurse had 'tucked' you in for the night you couldn't move!!

[Stargazer]

Nylon sheets were just that, Horrible shiny nylon or brushed nylon, both awful and sweaty.

[caslass]

My OH still puts a "throw" on his side of the bed.

[bigfoot3000]

Stargazer so in summer you'd wake up in the middle of the night thinking you were in a paddling pool!

[Buenchico]

Candlewick bedspread? I've still got one!
(And it does get used too!)

Nylon sheets? I think that I might have some of those in the attic.

Brentford Nylons? Yes I remember them but I've just had to look up 'counterpane' to find out what you're referring to.

[Prudie]

Yes but they dried really quickly and didn't need ironing!!

[Stargazer]

Is counterpane a very old fashioned term for a bed covering then?

[bigfoot3000]

Prudie sounds like a great present to buy single men!

[Stargazer]

I remember a friend who had a double sized candlewick bedspread in white and the mess it made all over the darker carpet. I never had one after I saw the mess that it made.

[askyourgran]

Brushed nylon sheets,late 1970s hated them, and we had a pale lilac and a pink candlelwick bedspreads, that never wore out.