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Tell me about duvets

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BikeRunSki · 17/09/2018 17:01

Our duvets is nearly 20 years old and could do with replacing. It’s duck down, and has summer and winter layers which button together.

Should we go for down again? Are there are ethical down duvets? What about wool? Silk?

The last polyester duvet I had (as a student in the 1990s) was a stiff, lumpy thing with many cold spots. Presumably nicer ones are available!

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BikeRunSki · 17/09/2018 19:50

Anyone ?

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IAmcuriousyellow · 17/09/2018 19:54

Completely recommend a wool duvet. Wonderful. We chose it because of the live-plucking thing, and it could be that wool duvets not sourced in UK could have similar ethical issues to Ugg style boots, but ours was from Devon Duvets. Not cheap mind you. However dust mites etc don’t thrive in wool.

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BikeRunSki · 17/09/2018 20:22

They look lovely Iamcuriousyellow. I like the made in UK/ethics etc.

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Earslaps · 17/09/2018 21:01

We also have a wool duvet and I love it. We don't actually change it between summer and winter as we went for a mid weight one.

We got a Baavet and got it from the bargain section as it was a second. The only problem with it was that the bobbin ran out halfway through one line of stitching so it stops and starts a bit. I honestly couldn't see the 'flaw' and it's under a duvet protector and duvet cover anyway. We were so pleased with it we got another for DS, plus we bought a wool mattress topper and wool pillows!

To clean they recommend just popping it in the sunshine as wool is naturally anti-bacterial anyway. As I said, we use a duvet protector so every now and then I take it off to wash and bung the duvet outside to soak up the sun.

NannyR · 17/09/2018 21:11

I love my baavet too. I like it because it's made by a small British company and its lovely and cosy and very lightweight. I bought mine from the seconds part of the website too, it was slightly heavier weight than it should have been.
One very minor thing I don't like about it is that it has a dark cream, almost yellowy cotton cover, and it shows through slightly when I use white duvet covers.

HemanOrSheRa · 17/09/2018 21:11

I've got a wool duvet too! I absolutely love it. It's a mid weight one from the woolroom. They use wool sourced in the UK. Wool duvets aren't as 'puffy' as normal ones so they do feel a little different. My night sweats have reduced since switching to a wool duvet - I can actually snuggle down in bed now!

CanYouHearThat · 17/09/2018 21:50

I had a baavet wool duvet and i loved it. I had the winter weight one as i like a cold room, but a warm duvet. The only thing that was a bit different was that it didn't drape comfortingly around you, it was sort of stiffer and there was a danger of draughts coming down your neck, but i loved it. A word of warning though, my elderly cat was very ill on it and it needed washing. The first time (wool cycle) it was ok, but after the second time it happened (cat really wasn't well at all), the duvet had significantly shrunk and no longer reached both sides of the bed. As i needed a bit extra to tuck round me (to compensate for the non drapiness), i had to retire it. I now use it as a mattress topper in the caravan. I couldn't afford another duvet that couldn't withstand washing, so i went for a john lewis synthetic which is like sleeping under a cloud. Lovely, but if i could get a washable wool one (that doesn't shrink) i think the wool one has the edge,

sadnessin · 17/09/2018 21:58

I have a down filled silk duvet which cost nearly as much as my car (ok I'm exaggerating but it was ridiculous) but it's literally like sleeping under a fluffy cloud. So so dreamy. I'd recommend, definitely

gobbin · 17/09/2018 22:17

I have 3 duvets to cope with the seasons. They are all outstanding. A lightweight feather/down IKEA one for summer, a mediumweight wool Baavet for spring and autumn, and a 100% goosedown John Lewis (which cost £200 but has been wirth every penny).

All are totally breathable and give the right amoung of warmth for the season.

Bang-for-buck I don’t think you can beat IKEA natural duvets. I caught an end of line 90% down double duvet a few years ago for £25 which has coped with years of uni life for DS.

atomicfission · 17/09/2018 22:51

HeManOrSheRa how come a wool duvet reduces night sweats? Is it just lighter? Or more breathable? Do you have any other handy hints to reduce night sweats? Asking for a friend, ahem.

HemanOrSheRa · 17/09/2018 22:59

Here you go atomic. The first two sections in the link explain how/why wool duvets help.

www.thewoolroom.com/blog/why-wool/

HemanOrSheRa · 17/09/2018 23:01

A bit more info...

www.thewoolroom.com/sleep-health-and-advice/night-sweats-and-sleep/

LoveB · 18/09/2018 07:28

We bought our down duvet from John Lewis (it's amazing) got it from there because of the ethical issues. Rang up dusk to ask where their down came from and they said it's from China, I think it's a good factory... Hmm

atomicfission · 19/09/2018 22:33

Thanks HeMan!

atomicfission · 19/09/2018 22:38

But doesn't a wool duvet get really yucky if it's absorbing all that sweat? 😳 What's the best way to wash it?

surlycurly · 19/09/2018 22:41

Another one here with a wool duvet. I love mine! I wash mine in the washing machine and then tumble it. Probably terrible but it's served me very well!!!

NannyR · 19/09/2018 22:45

I've had my wool duvet for three years and not washed it or dry cleaned it. It looks and smells as clean and fresh as when I bought it. I think that wool has natural anti bacterial and anti dust mite properties.

atomicfission · 19/09/2018 22:48

Thanks for the info!

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opinionatedfreak · 20/09/2018 00:07

Down here. John Lewis.

Love it.

SuperLoudPoppingAction · 20/09/2018 00:16

Soak and sleep do good ones I think. I've got a mid weight synthetic one and its nice and light.

I have a silk one for winter. It's a bit heavier but not too bad.

gobbin · 22/09/2018 16:06

But doesn't a wool duvet get really yucky if it's absorbing all that sweat? 😳 What's the best way to wash it

It’s recommended that you chuck it over the line on a sunny day. We’re too obsessed with clean these days. Mine’s 4 years old and never been washed, but the wool is inside a cotton cover which is inside a cotton duvet (some people also then use a sheet between them and a duvet). There’s a couple of sweat-absorbing layers there before you get to the wool.

Honeyroar · 22/09/2018 16:17

LoveB from what I understand, John Lewis is one of the only places that sell kinder produced, but you're right they still come from China, and personally I can't equate China with ethics towards animals, so I still avoid them. I also can't see why they (JL) can't buy feathers from the uk - we kill enough hens regularly...

Interesting to see people loving their wool duvets. My sil bought one and thought it too hot in summer. I bought the pillows, which I initially liked, but it went lumpy and took a lot of work to de lump! I've always been tempted to try the duvets.

MorningsEleven · 22/09/2018 17:54

I too got a seconds box baavet. It had a tiny hole that I stitched. It's brilliant.

MsJolly · 22/09/2018 18:00

I have just ordered a soak and sleep one-they are more ethical also I think.