Torn bedsheets: How do you salvage some use from them, after tearing?

[GammaGlobulin]

Dear Folks,

 

As some of you might know by now, bedsheets are overpriced in Thailand.

 

Therefore, some of us often use them until ..... so unfortunately.... they tear....either due to an uncut toenail....or, even more unfortunately, due to untoward antics in bed.

 

 

 

I have about 5 bedsheets with tears, all saved up.

 

What is the best way to salvage these sheets, or, at least, put them to a better use.

I hate to discard good cotton.

 

Also, I do not want to try to use them as "rags" for mopping up spills.

Because, this kind of cloth is just not designed for that.

 

Additionally, I do not want to save them for Halloween, since we are already too old for that....

 

Once again I will say that I refuse to discard perfectly good bedsheets....just due to a few tears, here and there.

 

Any advice will be much appreciated.

 

Thank you.

 

Regards,

Gamma

 

Note:  As for new sheets for sleeping....  I will buy in China, where the quality is good and the price is right.

 

I buy ONLY 100-percent cotton sheets. (Very high thread-count, too, and I like heavy sheets...not that crappola garbage...)

 

And, last time I tried to buy a mattress protector in Thailand.....it was an absolute disaster.  Never again will I buy curtains, bedsheets, or anything 100-percent cotton in Thailand.... 

 

The price here is OUT OF SIGHT.......

 

 

 

Also, I have tried to just ignore the tears, and be blind to them...

But, no matter how much I try....to close my eyes....the tears just...keep on....

Getting bigger.

 

If only this were not so.

 

 

[RSD1]

41 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Therefore, some of us often use them until ..... so unfortunately.... they tear....either due to an uncut toenail....or, even more unfortunately, due to untoward antics in bed.

It never happened.

[GammaGlobulin]

44 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Also, I have tried to just ignore the tears, and be blind to them...

But, no matter how much I try....to close my eyes....the tears just...keep on....

Getting bigger.

 

So sorry, but I forgot to mention the tears....

Of the clown.

 

That was to be Note4, but I forgot.

Therefore, I must post this short addendum.

Normally, I do not reply to my own Topics.

But, this is a special case, since I forgot....

 

Also, any chance I get, I LOVE to mention MOTOWN Records, which is one of the greatest labels there ever was, back in the time.

 

MOTOWN....

 

Tears of a Clown:

 

 

English spelling is strange and confusing.

And, this is what is so very good about English.

 

[Lacessit]

Not a problem. My GF ensures my toenails are kept short.

 

Perhaps the OP should ask his lady friends to give him a trim, before any consummations.

[Ralf001]

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

they tear... due to an uncut toenail....

 

Never happened to me, maybe you should trim the nails once in a while.

[GammaGlobulin]

2 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Never happened to me, maybe you should trim the nails once in a while.

 

Yet.

Not yet.

 

Also...

Keep your BIOS updated....routinely.

 

[RSD1]

 Globs, it's thanksgiving day and yet all you can think about is having a gay toga party with your torn up bed sheets. How unpatriotic!

 

[Lacessit]

Cloth may be salvaged by folding, and sewing two sides to form a bag about 20 cm X 10 cm.

 

Fill the bag with uncooked rice, and sew the bag shut.

 

Place in a microwave with a cup of water, and heat for 2-3 minutes.

 

One then has a heat bag which can be applied to aching backs and joints for 5 minutes.

 

Not predisposed to leaking, like the plastic blue gunk-filled bags that are sold in pharmacies.

 

Who knows, the OP could start a cottage industry in Thailand, if he has enough sexual interludes.

[GammaGlobulin]

2 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Cloth may be salvaged by folding, and sewing two sides to form a bag about 20 cm X 10 cm.

 

Fill the bag with uncooked rice, and sew the bag shut.

 

Place in a microwave with a cup of water, and heat for 2-3 minutes.

 

One then has a heat bag which can be applied to aching backs and joints for 5 minutes.

 

Not predisposed to leaking, like the plastic blue gunk-filled bags that are sold in pharmacies.

 

Who knows, the OP could start a cottage industry in Thailand, if he has enough sexual interludes.

 

In addition:

 

If one had a bag like this, with oven-dried rice, it might even serve as a dehumidifier.

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

32 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Solid advice, lets hope !

 

What he does not realize is that, in fact, I have always enjoyed gallows humor.

 

Gallows humor is probably the best.

 

 

UNFORTUNATELY....these days...due to changes in this world.... Gallows Humor is now called Black Comedy....WHICH, in itself...is a COMPLETE JOKE!!!!

 

 

So...then...what is this world coming to?

 

Go ask NOAM.....

But, so unfortunately, these days....

He cannot talk.

 

So then, just read his books, and listen to his lectures.....

 

 

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/dark-humor

 

Maybe, someday, we will not be able to open our mouths, to speak.

We will only open them to eat...ultra-processed glop....

 

 

 

 

[Ralf001]

18 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

What he does not realize is that, in fact, I have always enjoyed gallows humor.

 

Gallows humor is probably the best.

 

 

UNFORTUNATELY....these days...due to changes in this world.... Gallows Humor is now called Black Comedy....WHICH, in itself...is a COMPLETE JOKE!!!!

 

 

So...then...what is this world coming to?

 

Go ask NOAM.....

But, so unfortunately, these days....

He cannot talk.

 

So then, just read his books, and listen to his lectures.....

 

 

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/dark-humor

 

Maybe, someday, we will not be able to open our mouths, to speak.

We will only open them to eat...ultra-processed glop....

 

 

 

 

 

So this week or next will do us all a favour and neck yourself ?

[novacova]

2 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Torn bedsheets: How do you salvage some use from them, after tearing?

Prison escape out the window 

[GammaGlobulin]

13 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

So this week or next will do us all a favour and neck yourself ?

 

No.

Not this week.

Not next week.

 

Premium sotton sheets are expensive in Thailand, in case you might not know.

 

(Did you mean a favor, or a flavor?)

 

Just one sheet can cost USD80.00, or more.

Most likely...MORE.

 

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

13 minutes ago, novacova said:

Prison escape out the window 

 

I am trying to stay IN, not get OUT.

 

Tomorrow, I will order MDF to completely board-up my windows, for example.

 

 

[RSD1]

Great for capturing wild elephants up in the north of Thailand. Take all the torn bed sheets and tie them end to end in a row. Then tie one end to the door handle of the front door of your house. Then take the other end and head out into the jungle with it. Then tie that end to the leg of the first elephant you see. Thank me later. 
 

[chickenslegs]

44 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

So this week or next will do us all a favour and neck yourself ?

I think you may have stumbled across an answer to GG's original question.

 

Tear the sheets into strips, plait them into a rope and ...

[mokwit]

Take them to your nearest Indian tailor and get some shirts made up.

[KannikaP]

11 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

No.

Not this week.

Not next week.

 

Premium sotton sheets are expensive in Thailand, in case you might not know.

 

(Did you mean a favor, or a flavor?)

 

Just one sheet can cost USD80.00, or more.

Most likely...MORE.

 

 

 

Do you mean COTTON or SODDEN sheets? 555

[Bday Prang]

just stitch them together as best you can and cut off any trailing or frayed ends, I'm sure you will get another 10 years out of them

[BritManToo]

How about ............

[actonion]

They make good polishing rags  for the car / bike

[mikebell]

2 hours ago, mokwit said:

Take them to your nearest Indian tailor and get some shirts made up.

I agree with the OP.  Bedding is extremely expensive & (often) of poor quality.  I bought my 100% cotton sheets from an Indian suppliers near TukCom.  They tore very quickly. My TGF cut them and sewed them together.  She sleeps muffled in a duvet and I get the (now) single sheet. 

I would be grateful for a tip on where to buy the afore mentioned Chinese stuff.

[FriscoKid]

Cut them up and make senior adult reusable diapers out of them. Then send them off to Trump as a gift. He will be forever grateful.

[Grumpy one]

Use them as bandages for your upcoming sex change surgery in Malaya  

[thaibeachlovers]

Make bandages in preparation for WW3.

[thaibeachlovers]

15 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

I am trying to stay IN, not get OUT.

 

Tomorrow, I will order MDF to completely board-up my windows, for example.

 

 

MDF is useless when it gets wet. Use plywood.

[Ralf001]

19 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

MDF is useless when it gets wet. Use plywood.

Maybe he boarding up the glass on the inside.

[Gandtee]

Go to your local roadside seamstress and ask her to make pillow slips for you. I'm getting worried about you. I think you may have led a very sheltered life, with some of the questions you come up with.😉

[Airalee]

7 hours ago, mikebell said:

I agree with the OP.  Bedding is extremely expensive & (often) of poor quality.  I bought my 100% cotton sheets from an Indian suppliers near TukCom.  They tore very quickly. My TGF cut them and sewed them together.  She sleeps muffled in a duvet and I get the (now) single sheet. 

I would be grateful for a tip on where to buy the afore mentioned Chinese stuff.

I wouldn’t trust the Chinese stuff myself (without seeing it first) and would be willing to bet that what is delivered won’t meet expectations.   I have always brought sheets back from the US (Bought at Macys) and sometimes, the discounts are so deep that it’s probably worth buying on the International Macy’s website and just paying the shipping/customs charges.

 

Ebay is also good as there are people who buy from places like Macy’s in bulk or are just selling a set that they purchased and never used.  I like Charter Club and Hotel Collection brands myself.

[GammaGlobulin]

7 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

MDF is useless when it gets wet. Use plywood.

 

Marine plywood, maybe.