Gem Genie
Registered Shopper
Yes, I have probably got out of the bed the wrong side today but even so....
Just been listening to Sam and Mikhail ramble on about Northern Nights flannel and how it is so superior to anything else you can buy. I am sick of the presenters comparing their flannel to the old itchy stuff of the 1960's etc. Susie even says sometimes that the stuff of byegone days was actually nylon.
Tosh! My Mum, God rest her always put flannelette sheets on my bed in the winter when I was in junior school. Lovely candy stripe they were and cosy and warm too, nothing itchy about them. Yes, they may have been thinner in quality than some of the modern ones but they were certainly not nylon. I think Susie is getting confused with those old brushed nylon sheet sets which were all the rage once. I remember my Mum tried those out too but we were forever getting out toenails caught in them so she soon relegated them to the back of the airing cupboard.
I have some of the NN flannel sets and I like them but they are not the best I own. In fact my warmest flannel are from Dunelm Mill and the quality is exceptional and cheaper than NN anyday. I was pleased to get them too as they do the deep fitted sheets, duvet covers and pillowcases and it is possible to mix and match. I have never come across such thick quality flannel anywhere else.
So...for the moment.....rant over but please NN, stop knocking the flannelette of the 60's. The only difference is that we now have duvets whereas in those days we were all still using sheets and blankets.
Just been listening to Sam and Mikhail ramble on about Northern Nights flannel and how it is so superior to anything else you can buy. I am sick of the presenters comparing their flannel to the old itchy stuff of the 1960's etc. Susie even says sometimes that the stuff of byegone days was actually nylon.
Tosh! My Mum, God rest her always put flannelette sheets on my bed in the winter when I was in junior school. Lovely candy stripe they were and cosy and warm too, nothing itchy about them. Yes, they may have been thinner in quality than some of the modern ones but they were certainly not nylon. I think Susie is getting confused with those old brushed nylon sheet sets which were all the rage once. I remember my Mum tried those out too but we were forever getting out toenails caught in them so she soon relegated them to the back of the airing cupboard.
I have some of the NN flannel sets and I like them but they are not the best I own. In fact my warmest flannel are from Dunelm Mill and the quality is exceptional and cheaper than NN anyday. I was pleased to get them too as they do the deep fitted sheets, duvet covers and pillowcases and it is possible to mix and match. I have never come across such thick quality flannel anywhere else.
So...for the moment.....rant over but please NN, stop knocking the flannelette of the 60's. The only difference is that we now have duvets whereas in those days we were all still using sheets and blankets.