Well, in case it's not readily apparent from the name of this post, I am kind of a fan of Dorma bedding. This stuff is great. I wouldn't normally plug a brand name of anything, and I don't have any links up trying to sell Dorma bedding sets and the like, so hopefully you'll just take this as good, honest advice.

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I bought my first Dorma bedding set close to twenty years ago, and truth be told, I can't remember the name of the pattern, but it was from that moment on that I was hooked. All I can actually remember about it was that the predominant color was green... not much help, I know. Anyway, that was for a double mattress that I was sleeping on at the time, and I probably had those sheets for five years, much longer than I hold on to the average bedding set.

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What set Dorma bed linen immediately apart from sheets I had had in the past was the feeling of quality that I got during that very first night of sleep. Again, I don't remember enough of the details to give accurate technical specifications, but the thread count felt decent, and the quality of manufacturing was obvious. I couldn't believe it, and continue to be amazed simply because whatever the thread count was on those sheets, I knew that I hadn't paid sufficiently for it. Not that I stole them or anything, they were just a very good deal... honest.

Fast forward several years, and dozens of bedding sets, and I have come full circle. Having forgotten about Dorma linen all these years, the brand suddenly popped back into my memory. I went out to several stores, seeing if I could find a new set of these sheets to recreate my Dorma bed from years ago. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find the brand in any stores, which dismayed me a bit, but looking online when I got home from that outing calmed my fears that they had gone out of business, or something similar. I quickly found them on Amazon UK, though I must say that this was a bit inconvenient as I live in the US. I'm especially confused as to how I came across them in the first place given that I was only able to find them on UK sites, but no matter.

I purchased a set of the Kalamkari sheets in a queen size (I now have a larger, metal bed), and awaited their arrival. Can you believe that I was just as pleased when I got my new Dorma bedding set as I was all those years ago? I was shocked, as I think it's an unfortunate testament to the world we live in today that so many of the brands we look back on fondly now produce substandard products and consistently disappoint us in the memories we hold of them. But, that's a little beside the point. The main point is that Dorma bedding was exactly as great as I remember it, and that's something worth noting.

Sheets in hand, I had to do a bit more research on this impressive company. Headquartered in Manchester, the company technically dates back to 1920, though it has roots from much earlier, their site claims, as two brothers originally founded the firm in 1841 as a fabric weaving company. And, not at all to my surprise, the company has done some very innovative things over the years. Not only were they one of the first company to sell their bedding to retailers in pre-packaged sets, they were also one of the first bedding manufacturers to produce printed bed linen in the 1960s, an absolutely revolutionary practice. Also added to their credits are the line of quilt covers that they produced en masse, and the cotton/polyester blends that they pioneered.

The company is still based in Manchester, which is great to hear, and I'm happy to report that they are still producing bed linens of the highest caliber. You certainly owe it to yourself to give a Dorma bedding set a shot, as it won't break the bank by any means. I am of course partial to the Kalamkari pattern, but their homepage also boasts of the Heather pattern, an equally attractive design. As I've mentioned before on this site, a great way to get a feel for a potential new set of sheets is to buy a couple of pillow cases and give them a test drive, so to speak. I am quite confident that you will fall in love with Dorma, as I did so many years ago, and will come back to order the rest of the set. Here is a link to Dorma, as they can certainly describe themselves better than I can -- check them out and see if you agree with my sentiments, I can't imagine that you'll be anything short of satisfied.

Dorma Bedding - A Review

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