How to Keep Silk Sheets From Sliding Off the Bed

Silk sheets look nice, but are sometimes hard to maintain.

Silk sheets are beautiful to behold and feel almost buttery on the skin. However, it is sometimes a pain to maintain a silk-fitted sheet. The silky surface slides around while you’re sleeping, which causes the sheets to come undone from the mattress. Fixing this problem is a simple matter of picking up a few handy, inexpensive gadgets called sheet straps or sheet suspenders from your local home goods store.

Things You'll Need

• Cotton mattress pad
• Set of two sheet straps (sized for your bed)

Instructions

1. Place a standard cotton mattress pad on the bed to help stop silk sheets from sliding. Put your fitted silk sheet on the bed as usual and pull it taut.

2. Go to one corner of the bed. Clip one end of the sheet strap at that corner of the fitted silk sheet. Lift the mattress and toss the other side of the sheet strap to the opposite corner of the bed. It helps to have a buddy handy for this task.

3. Go to the other corner of the bed and lift the mattress back up to retrieve the sheet strap. Clip the other side of the strap to that corner of the fitted silk sheet.

4. Repeat this process once more for the opposing corners. The result is a crisscross “X” pattern under the mattress that helps keep the fitted silk sheet securely in place.

5. Place your silk top sheet on the bed after the fitted sheet is secured. Tuck the ends of the top sheet under the mattress on all sides to keep it from sliding off the bed as well.

References

• My Luxury Mattress: How Can I Keep Fitted Sheets and Mattress Pads on My Bed?; Will Robertson; October 2007