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Because the woolen blankets have many layers but the cotton sheet has only one layer so it traps more heat.

Brett Lorimer

I think its more to do with air pockets not layers, I was in Norway in -40 degress in the army and the best equipment we had was fishnet long johns! full of airpockets and toasty! British Issue stuff was layered but no air pockets.

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