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Stargazer | 22:40 Sun 11th Apr 2010 | ChatterBank
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Candlewick bedspreads?
Nylon sheets?
Brentford nylon counterpanes?
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Avatar Image benny3008
What era were they from???
22:40 Sun 11th Apr 2010
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Avatar Image craft1948
I had a couple of near accidents with nylon sheets in the 70's....they were very slippery.
22:42 Sun 11th Apr 2010
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yep!
22:43 Sun 11th Apr 2010
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Candlewick bedspreads and dressing gowns were popular in the 1960's and thereabouts. Brentford nylon prodducts were popular in the late 60's and early 70's.
22:44 Sun 11th Apr 2010
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I do, back in the days of sheets and blankets. Now we have the duvet.
22:46 Sun 11th Apr 2010
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Yes and candy striped sheets and stone hot water bottles (although to be fair that was my nan's)
22:46 Sun 11th Apr 2010
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and bolsters.........
22:47 Sun 11th Apr 2010
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I remember the weight of blankets, sheets and eiderdowns. You could hardly turn over in bed.
22:47 Sun 11th Apr 2010
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Nylon sheets? Were'nt they for kids that wet the bed?
22:48 Sun 11th Apr 2010
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I remember being in hospital in 1963, and once the nurse had 'tucked' you in for the night you couldn't move!!
22:48 Sun 11th Apr 2010
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Nylon sheets were just that, Horrible shiny nylon or brushed nylon, both awful and sweaty.
22:49 Sun 11th Apr 2010
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My OH still puts a "throw" on his side of the bed.
22:50 Sun 11th Apr 2010
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Stargazer so in summer you'd wake up in the middle of the night thinking you were in a paddling pool!
22:52 Sun 11th Apr 2010
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Candlewick bedspread? I've still got one!
(And it does get used too!)

Nylon sheets? I think that I might have some of those in the attic.

Brentford Nylons? Yes I remember them but I've just had to look up 'counterpane' to find out what you're referring to.
22:52 Sun 11th Apr 2010
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Yes but they dried really quickly and didn't need ironing!!
22:54 Sun 11th Apr 2010
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Is counterpane a very old fashioned term for a bed covering then?
22:54 Sun 11th Apr 2010
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Prudie sounds like a great present to buy single men!
22:56 Sun 11th Apr 2010
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I remember a friend who had a double sized candlewick bedspread in white and the mess it made all over the darker carpet. I never had one after I saw the mess that it made.
22:56 Sun 11th Apr 2010
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Brushed nylon sheets,late 1970s hated them, and we had a pale lilac and a pink candlelwick bedspreads, that never wore out.
22:56 Sun 11th Apr 2010

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