WHO INVENTED THE FITTED SHEET?
Posted by RUBY RUSSELL, FOUNDER/CEO BEFITTED BEDDING on Aug 7th 2023
Necessity is the mother of invention. The meaning is a creative effort to solve a problem. Before the invention of the fitted sheet, flat sheets were folded around the mattress using techniques such as the hospital corner to keep the sheet snug. These sheets would rarely stay put.In 1957, Bertha Berman applied for a patent for a fitted sheet. Her idea was that the mattress needed a cover to keep it clean. Ms. Berman’s sheets needed elastic garters to keep the sheet on the bed. With these attachm