Last night I slept in my first wicking nightgown and I’m ready to report.
I bought the “Joy” nightgown from Haralee. I picked it because I wanted thin straps (maximize coolness) and something that was a little fitted a under the bust (a place I happen to sweat.) On the website it describes this nightgown as their “sexiest” gown. I’m not feeling particularly sexy as I’m lying in bed sweating. While this gown didn’t make me feel like a sex bomb it does makes me feel pretty (in fact I’m still wearing it as I write this.) It has shape to it which I appreciate. My husband kept saying I looked like I was wearing an evening gown but I think this was out of a sense of shock to see me in something other than a sleeveless cotton sack.
As to the sweating/wicking thing…yes, wearing this nightgown helped. I was still hot but in my cotton nightgown I can wipe moisture off my body, last night I didn’t. Sitting on a leather chair this morning I was able to get up and not have my nightgown cling to the back of my legs because of sweat.
The website says the fabric used is “wicking polyester.” Don’t be put off by that, it has a nice feel. I want to try the Polartec Powder Dry fabric offered on Discovery Trekking. (Sorry, didn’t want to figure out how to insert the trademark symbols.) So, I’ll report back after I check out some other fabrics and styles.
[This was first posted as part of this conversation ~ Eds.]
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Only the wicking nightgown so far, and the fan going over head. Plus it would help if one of the dogs didn’t feel the need to plaster himself to my side all night.
In my search for a nightgown I’ve learned a lot about fibers. As Haralee mentioned in the previous thread, the cotton council has done a good PR job of educating us on “the touch, the feel” of cotton. I sew for a hobby and I was listening to a podcast on fibers where I learned more about one of cotton’s properties – absorbing water. If you think of drying a bunch of your china with one of your favorite kitchen cotton towels you know it’s pretty damp by the time you are done. Transfer this idea to wearing a cotton nightie and no wonder you can’t stay cool. You are lying surrounded by your sweat, no wonder one feels icky. (FYI: Still lovin’ the gown, wearing it again as I write.)