How to secure your sheet to the mattress so that it never slips?

Methods for securing sheets to a bed or sofa

Nowadays the choice of mattresses is huge. They vary in height and design: orthopedic, spring, filled with foam rubber, cotton wool. This makes it difficult to secure the sheets to them.

It would seem, how can an ordinary sheet ruin your sleep? Yes, a night's rest will not be complete if she:

• moves out;
• forms folds;
• gathers into a ball;
• makes you wake up from a feeling of discomfort.

What needs to be done to get rid of such troubles, and the sleep itself becomes even, deep and calm? Our life hacks will help you.

You can secure an unruly product to the mattress using fasteners, a sewn-in elastic band, or changing the size. Here we will look at each option in detail.

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Sheet cover

Nowadays, European models of sheets with elastic around the edge have become very popular. They stretch over the mattress like a cover and never slip off. You can easily turn an ordinary sheet into a similar cover with your own hands.

How to do this, instructions:

1. Fold the sheet at all edges by 1-1.5 cm so that the elastic band fits into the fold.
2. Sew the sheet around the perimeter, leaving a hole to thread the elastic through.
3. Insert the elastic through the hole, stretch it across the entire sheet and fasten the edges with thread.

Tip: For convenience, secure the ribbon to a pin, this way it will be easier to thread.

We fasten the sheet using holders and fastener clips

The simplest and most reliable way is to secure the product with special fastening holders.
What it is? Highly elastic wide tape with metal or plastic clips at the ends. Sets of fastening modules are produced by domestic, Chinese, German or English manufacturers. They are quite cheap and come in various versions:

1. In fasteners with two clamps, elastic bands at full stretch reach a length of 30 cm for corner ones and up to 1.5 m for those passing entirely under the mattress. When installing them, an elastic tape is attached to one side of the canvas, passed under the mattress, and attached oppositely - on the other side. Double clamps are used to secure the four corners.
2. In triple holders, the middle clip is secured in the corner. They are convenient not only for bedding items on beds, but also for bedspreads and blankets on sofas. Such holders hold children's bedding well. They are safe and do not cause allergic reactions.

All fastener options hold the canvas very firmly. If they are loose, simply increase the distance of the clamps from the corner. The holders are not visible from the outside; they are additionally pressed against the sides of the bed, so they do not come loose.

Fitted sheets made of jersey or satin

After studying many reviews on the Internet, you can come to the conclusion that the best option for dealing with unruly underwear without the help of fasteners is to use tension options with an elastic band. You can find similar models in many different sizes in stores. Starting from large squares of two meters on each side, ending with smaller mattress covers, measuring 60 by 120 cm.

Such options are produced by many factories, including Russian ones. They are made from high quality knitted materials using threads and pure cotton. You can still find satin sheets on the market. A wide variety of design solutions in products allows you to choose the right set for your bedroom.

Such a sheet is fastened along the entire perimeter, which allows you to get rid of slipping.

Method of attaching sheets with holders with clips at the ends

Using the example of a double holder, let's look at how to attach a sheet to a mattress:

• spread the product over the mattress, level it;
• attach the retainer clip to one of the sides closer to the corner;
• drag the elastic band under the corner part of the mattress, lifting its corner, and attach a second clip at an equal distance on the adjacent side of the sheet;
• do the same procedure with the other three corners;
• Adjust the tension of the fabric using the clamps.

The greatest tension effect is achieved by a triple holder made of three fastening modules. One of them is attached to the corner, and two on the sides, maintaining the same distance, thereby improving the fixation of the fabric.

This method may seem time-consuming and even complicated to you. But after two or three changes of bedding, the procedure will take place “automatically”, without difficulty and will take very little time.

How to make it stay on the mattress

In the store you can purchase many accessories that can help you cope with the problem of crumpling:

• clamps;
• holders;
• clamps.

Fasteners resemble trouser suspenders in appearance and are considered the most convenient devices. They are produced in different configurations. They come in two-pointed and three-pointed types, and can also have width adjustment. This is a wide elastic band with plastic or metal latches at the ends.

A double-ended fastener on the back of the mattress is attached to the sheet at an angle to the mattress. The three-pointed T-shaped one consists of three elastic bands and clamps, allowing you to also grab the fabric from the corner. The kit includes 3-4 clamps. But it’s better to take four to hold the product along all edges.

The holders are made on the principle of alligator clips for curtains or clasps in grandma’s bra. They grab the fabric from the inside and outside and prevent it from moving.

For this purpose, you can also use special clamps, using them to grab the fabric of the sheet and the body of the mattress on the sides.

Handy devices that hold the sheet on the bed

If you do not have the opportunity to purchase factory-made fasteners for holding sheets, you can use improvised devices. They are not reliable enough, but they will help if the need arises. They can be simple and even unexpected things:

• clothespin holders (“crocodiles”) from curtains or small office clips. Take 4 or 6 pieces for each side and attach the edges of the sheet to the mattress;

The rings from the clothespins must be unfastened so that they do not cling to the material.

• elastic bands or soft ribbons sewn on each edge of the fabric at an equal distance from the corner of the mattress;
• a sheet tucked far under the mattress on all sides;
• fabric valance made with a sewn-in thick elastic band. It is put on over the sheet, pressing it along the perimeter of the sleeping place;
• adhesive tape, buttons, loops.

Stationery clips and clothespins from curtains tear the material, especially thin ones. Their use is often not recommended.

It happens that the product is attached to the mattress with pins. But there are a number of disadvantages:

• they are difficult to unfasten every time before changing bed linen;
• they can tear the coating at the attachment points;
• It is easy to prick yourself with such a pin.

Why do the sheets wrinkle?

Even if you take a large sheet and tuck it tightly under the mattress, in the morning you will note with regret that it has crumpled up during the night and exposed part of the sleeping area. And it doesn’t matter what kind of mattress you have: orthopedic, foam rubber, cotton or spring.

The sheet will wrinkle on any of them unless you take immediate action. You will have to use fasteners or replace the fabric.

The sheet can wrinkle for various reasons:

• too short in relation to the mattress;
• too slippery;
• too thin.

Also, the cause of wrinkling during sleep can be a slippery mattress and too active tossing and turning of the sleeping person at night. The first problem can be solved by purchasing a special mattress cover on which the sheet will not slip. And you can hardly make a tossing and turning person sleep peacefully, so you will have to use additional things.

Sew an elastic band into a sheet

The bed linen market is represented by a rich assortment. The most convenient and popular are sheets with an elastic band: from small dimensions of 60 cm x 120 cm to squares measuring 2 m x 2 m. They are the most comfortable and practical of all.

But what if there is no elastic band, the product slides and comes out, and you don’t want to bother with different holders and devices?

The answer is simple - sew on the elastic yourself. This is not difficult to do. We'll tell you how to sew in an elastic band step by step:

• take the finished product;
• Mark squares with sides of 30 x 30 cm at the four corners and cut them out;
• in each square, sew the cut out sides together, finish the inner seam with an overlocker;
• stitch the cover along the edge for the drawstring;
• insert a linen elastic into the drawstring, the length of which should be 25 - 30 cm shorter than the perimeter of the mattress.

Voila, the sheet cover is ready.

It is best to sew elastic into satin or knitted items. The material perfectly follows the shape of the mattress, lies without folds not only on its surface, but also on the sides.

If you don’t want to cut the bedding from the set, then it’s easy and simple to sew it from natural fabric - cotton, linen, satin, calico. For this:

• Measure the dimensions of the sleeping area. The product must exceed them in length and width by the thickness of the mattress + 10 cm on each side.
• At the corners of the canvas, cut out squares, each side of which is equal to the thickness of the mattress + 10 cm.
• Connect the cut sides.
• Finish the seams.
• Sew the drawstring.
• Insert the rubber band.

For children, it is advisable to use only sheets with elastic. Having run all day long, the child sleeps restlessly and moves around in his sleep. A loose sheet will definitely bunch up. And the sewn-in elastic band will give your baby a restful sleep.

Crocodiles for curtains

In order not to bother with this problem for a long time, you can use ordinary “crocodile clips”, which are made specifically for fixing curtains on the curtain rod. However, many craftsmen manage to use these devices to secure bedding.

These crocodiles are sold with rings that can be easily removed. Since these devices are needed for use on a bed, when choosing, you need to pay attention to their size and removable additional accessories.

How to fix a sheet on a mattress? To do this, just attach a few crocodiles to the sides.

You can always use crocodile clips for curtains

How to fix a sheet on a sofa

Based on the information above, you might think that all the recommendations apply to the sofa, as well as to the mattress, but this is far from the case.

Improvised methods will not work here. It is not advisable to sew on a ribbon, an elastic band or do anything with binders or crocodile clips, since the daily assembly and disassembly of the sofa before bed will take much more time than it should. Especially in those moments when you want to lie down as quickly as possible.

In this case, those same two- or three-pointed holders will help you; they will fix the sheet even on a folded sofa if you do not remove the bed sheets.

Video: How to secure a sheet without an elastic band using special holders

What methods are there to hold a sheet on a mattress?

Sheets with elastic bands are comfortable in their own way, but difficult to wash and iron. In addition, if you actively toss and turn in your sleep, you can also pull them off the mattress.

Such sheets should be selected to match the size of the mattress with special care and attention - incorrect sizes will only aggravate the situation: the linen will move even more actively. If it turns out to be too small for the mattress, it will be difficult for you to tighten it, and when you put it into bed, the ends will simply jump off the mattress, especially if it is wide

If the sheet with an elastic band turns out to be too large, then even the elastic band will be unable to hold it in place, in a word, you will not get any effect. Moreover, sheets with elastic bands are quite difficult to find; they are usually purchased separately and not as a set, and this makes its own adjustments to the formation of your bed linen sets.

For those who want and can solve the problem of slipping sheets with their own hands, there are the following examples of fastening:

• Sewing buttons on sheets and loops on a mattress (or vice versa),
• Sewing Velcro onto the mattress and sheets (BUT: this method is insidious in that after washing the Velcro becomes unusable almost immediately),
• Sewing ribbons on both sides of the sheet, which are then tied directly under the mattress,
• Sewing a sheet to a mattress is not the most convenient method, since every time you change the linen you have to rip off the dirty sheet and re-sew a fresh one.

One of the easiest ways to combat crumpling bed linen is a device such as sheet holders. You can also find other names for this “device”, for example, clamps or clamps.

Holders, clips and clamps for fixing sheets

An excellent solution for those who are used to waking up on a bare mattress and have come to terms with the fact that the sheet constantly slides and gets knocked down is to buy a holder.

Holders are a convenient modern tool, invented by the best minds of humanity, in order to rid the world of such a pressing problem as a crumpled sheet.

To prevent the sheet from sliding on the mattress, experts recommend using clips that allow you to secure the bed linen in its “rightful place.”

The clamps securely hold the laundry on four sides: they are rubber fasteners, at the end of each of which there is a plastic fastener. It can also be made of chrome. The main “body” of the clamps is made of a wide elastic band that can stretch up to 50 cm in length.

The very principle of fixing sheets is similar to the principle of fixing stockings using suspenders. The “legs” are fixed with one end on one side of the sheet, the other on the other, the bottom of the fastening runs along the bottom of the mattress. Most often you can find models with two “legs”, but for more reliable fixation, the modern product market also offers models with three “legs”.

Such fasteners are suitable not only for fastening, although in this case they begin to serve as sheets with elastic bands, but also for fixing rugs, blankets and bedspreads on a bed or sofa. In addition, the holders are perfect for children's beds. Children's sleep is a particularly active process, so your child may well need the same device. The fasteners are hypoallergenic and will not injure your child if you choose fasteners made from soft materials.

How to properly secure a sheet using fasteners?

The algorithm is extremely simple and clear:

• Fold the ends of the sheet under the mattress, and if there is not enough length and width, then simply lower them along the sides of the mattress;
• Attach the fasteners first to one end of the sheet, then to the other, choosing the required distance for a well-tight elastic band;
• You can thread the fastener either from the bottom of the mattress or from the side - it all depends on the size of the bed linen;
• Make sure the clips securely hold your sheets to your mattress so you can enjoy sleep and relaxation without the constant lumping of bedding.

Where can I buy sheet clips?

It is most convenient to purchase fasteners in online stores; they are most often sold in a set of 4 fasteners. The cheapest options can be purchased on the well-known AliExpress website. Prices on this online sales platform for sheet clips start from 30-40 rubles. Very inexpensive, especially if you want to test the “device” on your bed. If you like the item, but the Chinese quality does not satisfy you, you can order fasteners from a better and more reliable supplier, for example, German or English.

If you want to get rid of the problem of crumpled sheets, if you are tired of waking up on a bare mattress, then buying fasteners is the right solution for you.