We discovered a great company in the UK called betweenthesheets where they make custom bed dressings in all kinds of different materials. Leather, polyurethane, silk, satin, bamboo, latex and any colour or colour combination you can wish for. They even make custom designs on request and deliver worldwide. We fell in love with a black and purple set which was shown on the website. The great part of it is that the duvet cover is custom colours, so you can pick and mix the colours and materials. We had been looking for satin sheets for a while, but none could be found in normal stores. Since the guest bed where we wanted to use the sheets is located in the cinema room, we also wanted them to be of a subdued colour as white reflects the light from the big screen. In addition, Rhiana has managed to spill her milk and cookies on the bed before, so having something with a water-resistant surface was even better. Betweenthesheets created a custom sheet with purple satin on one side and black polyurethane on the other. The silk is very sensual to lie in and the PU is excellent in repelling water or oils. Thus far, the sheets have resisted ice cream, smarties, lush massage bars and someone grabbing hold of the side and pulling herself up on them with sticky hands. And best of all, it only takes a wipe down with a wet sponge to keep the glossy PU clean. For complete cleaning, the sheets can be washed at 40°C as well. The PU is very resilient and made from the same made from the same material as PU clothing with a very strong and flexible backing. Even the satin is very sturdy and feels very heavy and luxurious. Shipping is very affordable and the Parcelforce tracking system means you always know where your package is. We’ve ordered there two times and both times, the package was sent in about a week time with excellent customer service.
Archive for November, 2009
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009Day at the Beach
Thursday, November 12th, 2009ilse, Rhiana and me went to the beach yesterday and it was an excellent place to try out my camera gear.
Some lessons I have learned:
- Remember that every canon setting (p, Tv, Av) remembers it’s own setting and that changing picture size in one mode doesn’t set it for all modes.
- Partial averaging is a bad idea when your subject is wearing a black jacket.
- Changing the autofocus setting for continuous AF is don with the AF button on the right of the 1000D and not in a menu (and i wasted minutes looking for it there)
- Always remember to set the white balance back to automatic after having used it on manual mode
- AI focus = let the camera choose focus mode; AI servo = keep the subject in focus by tracking it
- Put one lens and a flash on and stick to it, cause kids run around too fast to keep up.
- Seagulls are bloody hard to track with a 250mm