Coverless Duvet

[FlyingUnicornWings]

Anyone got one? Are they worth it? Fit in the machine etc? Any recommendations?

So over the faff of fighting with the duvet cover once a week!

Isn’t the faff of washing and drying something so big (never mind the cost/inconvenience) worse than the pretty simple task of putting a duvet cover on?

I considered these when I had holiday lets but on investigation it turns out they need a LONG time in the tumble dryer. 2 hours wasn’t uncommon. Defeated the object, for me. Also at the time they were only available in a seersucker fabric and I didn’t like that style as I was into immaculate pressing!

I am also interested in this. I've got a new bigger washing machine, but as my small dogs sleep on a throw on my bed, I may need to be washing it more often.
The ones I've been looking at on Amazon are about £30, but I wonder if the more expensive ones are easier to wash?

Ps, I'm quite disabled and have arthritic hands so putting on a duvet cover is very hard for me 😖

I got both my daughters them along with the pillows and I love them. So much easier and they look really nice! It also gave me alot more space with storage as I got rid of all duvet bedding!

I usually wash them in the morning and either hang to dry or in the dryer for an hour.

We have The Fine Bedding Company Night Owl (now renamed Night Lark), I wash them first thing in the morning and either hang on the line or over the banister rail in bad weather and they are always dry in time for bed.

Those who have them, what size washing machine do you have? Size of the duvet & tog? Do they fit well?

I mean, I’m considering getting one so I’m going to go with no. Personal preference/circumstances.

@ohsuzannah I’m sorry to hear this. I’m also physically challenged so I think we’d be onto something here. I’m looking at the Silent Night one, also they have a nice green one on George.com

@FlyingUnicornWings obviously it personal preference. I just assumed that because you were considering it rather than already decided you were open to thinking about the downsides. My mistake.

@Salvor yes to storage space! That would be an added bonus!

They're quite thin. Mine keeps getting tufts of stuffing sticking out of it.

@cardibach v interested in the potential downsides, the reason I want one is so I don’t have to fight with the duvet cover. 😩 It’s not easy for me.
Mainly want to know if they fit in the machine as you’re right about cost/inconvenience if having to lug to laundrette once a week! If I can pop it in my machine it’s all good for me.

We have heaps of the Night Owl ones. The only one which we struggle with washing/drying is the King Size winter weight waffle one- it fits in our 10kg machine but only on the 10kg long wash cycle (otherwise comes out soaking) so takes about 3.5h to wash. Generally it needs a tumble dry plus a night on a radiator to be fully dry (but our tumble dryer is annoyingly inefficient heat pump one). The non-wafffle ones are pretty much dry on coming out of the machine and only need a quick tumble or dry outside on dry days.

@Goodornot where did you get yours if you don’t mind me asking?

I’ve got 2 of the night owl ones and would never go back. Wash in the morning, hang over the banister and dry for bed time. King size fit in my normal size washing machine.

I have washable Ikea duvets for the kids beds.

I used to spend ages putting covers on them, but now I just use extra blankets in winter, a sheet in summer (when the duvet will be kicked off anyway) and wash the duvet rather than mucking about with covers (I've considered dying it so it's not so obvious)

I don't find it takes a long time to dry at all - goes in at 60 in the morning, fast spin, then hang it up and it's dry by bedtime.

Yes, I agree. I do not see the point in these coverless duvets unless Amazon you use it over a sheet and don't wash the duvet all the time.

You have to wash it on its own in the machine which is so wasteful.

it's more convenient because I'm not wrestling with a duvet cover, not cursing myself for forgetting to button it back up and now it's eaten everything else in the machine and won't spin properly/tied itself in knots in the dryer, and now I don't need to store half a dozen duvet covers either.

Win win win all round.

@ICanSeeMyHouseFromHere yes yes yes. All of this!

It's a night owl one.

It's only me sleeping under it. I don't live with anyone. Within a few weeks a seam had split and I keep getting tufts of stuffing sticking out of it. It's very thin too.

We have a king size bed but we use a super king duvet. So even if I wanted to use a coverless duvet (which I don't) it wouldn't work because I don't think there is any chance of being able to fit a super king coverless duvet in a washing machine.

I can understand that if people are disabled then they won't be able to deal with duvet covers but you can get duvet covers with zips all the way round.

Yes, I'm surprised that people are able to fit a winter duvet in a washing machine.

But it might be better to buy two and use them together in the winter and just wash one of them.

I think I've seen something on Amazon where you can attach duvets together.

I think it would be even better to use a bed sheet under the coverless duvet and then you only have to wash the bed sheet. You should be able to attach the bed sheet to the coverless duvet somehow.

People who struggle with changing linen - have you tried the Burrito method? It's very easy, and you don't need to do the shaking out of the duvet, which requires a bit of strength.

Objectively, laundering a duvet cover is easier than laundering a whole duvet weekly, surely?

Love these.

The largest one I have is a king size night owl waffle one. Also have a double M&S one in another room. And some kids singles.

Pros-
I wash the entire duvet weekly, and I think the bedrooms smell a lot fresher for this (not just having the cover washed).
I always try to wash the bedding and have the same bedding back on at the end of the day rather than faffing about with second sets, storage etc. Making the bed at the end of the day is so much quicker and easier when it doesn't involve getting a duvet cover back on.
Much nicer to sleep with, without that feeling of your duvet moving about inside a cover.

Cons-
For king size, you do need a reasonable sized washing machine (mine is 14kg) and tumble drier, and be prepared to unload and reload in tumble dryer to move it around. That said I much prefer this to the faff with a duvet cover.

Tips:

Put the washing powder directly in the washing machine drum, not the drawer for good distribution. Give your machine an extra spin before tumble drying.

Wash and dry the duvet cover alone -better circulation of detergent/rinsing, better spinning and drying. And do the duvet cover first thing.

Don't (necessarily) bother getting winter weight versions. They are all lightweight by nature, to make them easily wash and dry-able. It's possible you might want a weightier blanket and bedspread on top if you are used to the feeling of something heavy to help you settle to sleep -you can just vary what you use depending on the time of year.