Candlewick Dressing Gowns

[greengoose21]

Could anyone point me in the direction for a posh cotton candlewick dressing gown...googling hasn't helped much, well not with the posh bit anyway.

Are they not called candlewick any more? Perhaps I'm seeing them all over the place without realising.

What is candlewick anyway? I remember weird bedclothes with little fabric trenches...

[greengoose21]

I found some online via Kinnaird Ireland, but they're out of stock and the company seems a bit suspect from reviews...so no joy there.

[Goldenhedgehogs]

Greenhouse, just bumping your thread.ni love your description of candlewick-trenches completely sums the pattern up. My gran had them they were funny pink blankets going completely over the bed with funny patterns in them caused by those trenches. We were modern with duvets

[Goldenhedgehogs]

I am fascinated why would anyone want a dressing gown made of the fabric. It would be so heavy.

[BikeRunSki]

I had one when I was a teenager. It was much lighter than terry towelling.

[PickAChew]

No heavier than towelling.

[greengoose21]

According to my DM (who is after one), the one she used to have was the warmest thing she's ever had.

Plus, cotton...natural fibre, environmentally more friendly etc.

[DC73]

Hi GreenGoose21. I was just looking up the same thing - and not sure if it is what you are after, but the one I found, which is actually what I was looking for was a 'waffle' dressing gown. Hope you managed to find what you were looking for all those months ago

[tldelano]

These days Candlewick dressing gowns are also known as Chenille robes. Some manufactures use the quality cotton version, some use a blend, cotton/poly, still others use a polyester material. Please do not confuse the Chenille used for clothing with the Chenille use for furniture or drapery; which is much heavier.