Love, Love these flannel sheets. I have owned them for about 4 months now and they are washed weekly......they are so soft and cozy you hate to get out of bed!
I am very disappointed by the amount of pilling in these sheets after only a few months' use. The bottom sheet is so pilled that it feels like the bed is full of sand. I bought sheets with the same pattern a few years ago and they are holding up well, but these must be made of a poorer quality fiber. Sorry, L. L. Bean. You have done better in the past and I hope you do better by your customers in the future. Unfortunately I am returning these sheets.
I have two sets of these sheets and have been using them happily for the past six years. They are soft and strong and show little or no pilling. But I bought another set in the spring of 2013 and am very disappointed with them. They are pilling a great deal in the areas where they get the most wear, so much so that it felt like the bed was full of sand the last time I used them. Sadly I am planning to return these sheets because they are simply not comfortable to sleep in. I have trusted the LL Bean name for many years. Hopefully there will be a return to high quality in this product.