Fixing or Replacing the Elastic on Fitted Bed Sheets?

pujamalhotra999

August 27, 20130 found this helpful

Hi.. I am a Textile Designer... I know buying fitted sheets is not easy as sometimes it is not available or you may not get the perfect fitted sheets size. So here's a solution for all who wanted to make a fitted sheet or who wants to repair the elastic.

Step 1 - Take your bed sheet and measure it from all corners in inches. Then measure the size of your mattresses because it may vary.

Step 2 - Then write the size of your mattress on a paper like
Length -76" (May vary)
Width -64" (May vary)
Depth -4" (May vary)

Step 3 - Then on the back side of your bed sheet mark with a pen and scale all the inches. Then make a line by joining all those marks and make a square box. Now cut the sides from corners.

Step 4 - Join the corners by stitching them. Now repeat with all 3 corners also. And you will see your bed sheet has become round from corners.

Step 5 - Now take bed sheet from one side and fold it from a corner side a little. Fold your bed sheets corners by leaving a little space to put the elastic inside that.

Step 6 - When you are done with folds. Where from you started and where you gonna end just stop a bit before, you join both ends.

Step 7 - We didn't join the both ends so that we can put the elastic inside that through this vent we have not stitched.

Step 8 - Now take a plastic stick attached with a thread already at its back. Knot the elastic with that thread at the plastic stick and put the elastic in that space we have made.

Step 9 - Take elastic by measuring the all 4 sides now. According to the above measurements you take 10 meters of elastic. After putting the elastic before cutting it and making a tight knot.

Step 10 - Put the fitted sheet by the help of someone over your bed. Make it fit properly. Now tell to hold the elastic from the side you started putting it inside. And start pulling the elastic from another side and at last when you feel that its enough then make a tight knot with both ends. Cut the extra elastic.

# Your fitted sheets is ready and you can also replace your elastic easily with this. And note never wash your fitted sheet in warm water otherwise after every wash you will need to change your elastic.

Thank you

mamasuzer

March 23, 20180 found this helpful

THAT is the biggest bunch of GOBBLEDEGOOK that I have ever heard. Why the hell would you cut the damn sheet? ARE YOU NUTS?????? All anyone wants to know is HOW THE HELL MUCH ELASTIC DO YOU NEED FOR A FITTED SHEET???? It depends on the size. I am looking to replace the elastic on a KING size fitted sheet. Simply REMOVE the old elastic and then subtract inches to make the sheet tighter as the old elastic has gotten all stretched out.

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And as one who is a PROFESSIONAL in the laundry department, I always wash my sheets in HOT water....and have NEVER EVER had to "replace" the elastic. YOU are NUTS and don't know what the hell you're talking about.

 

b9356

February 25, 20220 found this helpful

Can you tell me how many inches of 1/4 " elastic I need to replace the elastic on my queen size fitted sheet? Thank you for your help,Janice

 

Calligal

November 9, 20110 found this helpful

You asked that a year ago! I have been looking for the same thing and had to figure it out on my own. A queen size mattress is 60 in. x 80 in. making it about 7-3/4 yards all around. But of course it would depend on how deep (thick) the mattress is too.

porky08060

August 13, 20190 found this helpful

Thank you
It took forever on a simple question. Everything else is written but how much elastic for a queen sheet, I removed the old one. It got thrown out accidentally

 

Robert B.

September 8, 20131 found this helpful

I have done a ton of remedies for the weak elastic. Now I have drawstring sheets and they work great. No elastic to mess with. They go on really easy also since the loose drawstring is not going to fight you. Once they are tight that's it. No hiking up or popping off. They're also are much more comfortable than any sheets I have ever owned since they are flat and smooth all the time like when the bed is just made.

karenradzik

April 24, 20180 found this helpful

Great idea. What are you using as your drawstring? Thanks

 

plombardo291

January 5, 20140 found this helpful

I bought an 8 yard stretch of elastic. I have pinned at the moment 4 yards in a queen size fitted sheet for a pillow top mattress. I have it pinned for tonight and will see how it handles being slept on.

This is unbelievable complicated..If I had to go through all this I would throw the sheet out and buy a new one! Sorry but this was of no help to me.