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  • http://www.ecokaren.com karen

    I bought these sheets last summer for my son (for his dorm) and for me. I love them! Very inexpensive.

    But I wonder about the colors. I couldn’t find out how they colored them. Do you know?

    • Becky Striepe

      Ooh that is a really good question, Karen, and I’m not sure! I’ll see if I can find out.

  • http://babyfood1.blogspot.com Lynne F.

    I went looking for these today and they are nowhere to be found online! Does anyone know where they went?

    • http://glueandglitter.com Becky Striepe

      Oh man….you might try contacting customer service. Hopefully they were just out of stock!

  • Patrick

    Hi Becky, I picked up a set of these sheets (brown) at Target too due to the fact that they’re organic and relatively inexpensive. One thing I noticed about them though is the fact that the sheets and the pillowcase are very smooth and shiny, almost silk-like rather than cottony (to me). Granted I’m not really that knowledgeable about fabrics at all, but I thought this did seem a bit odd. Do you think this is anything to worry about as far as the sheets truly being 100% organic cotton and of all natural materials / dyes / what have you, and have any idea why the sheets might be so smooth / silky?

    • http://glueandglitter.com/main Becky Striepe

      The shine is probably because they’re using organic cotton sateen. From what I understand, the sateen is produced by treating the cotton fibers with lye that’s neutralized with an acid bath (lye is basic, which is why it’s used in soap-making). Safety-wise, I don’t think it’s as healthy as untreated organic cotton, but it’s probably not something to worry too much about. If anyone has more knowledge/info, though, I’d love to hear from you!