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The Problem:
Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night frustrated at your partner for ripping up the bottom sheet and making you sleep on the bare mattress? Well, chances are it's not his/her fault. Some sheets just don't fit as well as others. That was the case for me when I put on our "winter sheets" that were a little looser than our previous ones. Irritating, huh!?
The Solution:
The concept is simple; make the bottom of the sheets immobile. There are actual products that claim to do this, but for $15 I didn't feel it was worth it (yes, I'm that cheap!). Even still, no single product provided six points of contact. It was always just the corners. I find the sides to rise up just as much, if not more, than any of the corners. So I put a little bit of brainpower to it and, voila! Sheet Straps made from items laying around the house...well, almost.
Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night frustrated at your partner for ripping up the bottom sheet and making you sleep on the bare mattress? Well, chances are it's not his/her fault. Some sheets just don't fit as well as others. That was the case for me when I put on our "winter sheets" that were a little looser than our previous ones. Irritating, huh!?
The Solution:
The concept is simple; make the bottom of the sheets immobile. There are actual products that claim to do this, but for $15 I didn't feel it was worth it (yes, I'm that cheap!). Even still, no single product provided six points of contact. It was always just the corners. I find the sides to rise up just as much, if not more, than any of the corners. So I put a little bit of brainpower to it and, voila! Sheet Straps made from items laying around the house...well, almost.
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All you really need is six hangars that have pressure-clasps. They aren't just spring-loaded clamps, but use a lever-based action to hold the two sides of the hangar together. It's important that these are the hangars used because any spring clamp is likely to pop open under the weight of the mattress. I found the wooden ones seen in these pics at Wal-Mart for less than $10. That was the only thing I bought, but any hangar with the same function will suffice. These just have a bigger surface area to grab onto.
Other items to have are some rope, twine, 20lbs. test fishing line, or whatever. A blade to cut it with and a lighter or matches to dress up the frayed ends, if you're using rope.
Other items to have are some rope, twine, 20lbs. test fishing line, or whatever. A blade to cut it with and a lighter or matches to dress up the frayed ends, if you're using rope.
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Food for thought... Ill have to cut up some old suspenders and see... but dont use the giant garter type clips... they are terrible.
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-In step 3, you can see in the 3rd and 4th photo of all hangars attached and tied up. It works pretty well, even though it doesn't match up perfectly. Nothing will...even the small suspender straps.