Warm clothes for indoors

[MoriaRoseForever]

So as the temp is starting to drop, and energy prices going up, am realising need to get some indoors clothes to keep warm as want to put my heating on as little as possible !

Am looking at clothes but also bedding as well.

Don’t want to spend a fortune, so can’t afford cashmere , also don’t want to spend as much as a heating bills I, trying to save !

I am also a size 22, which does limit a little where buy things .

I have a fleecy zip up cheap large hoodie I bought last year . It was good, but not enough with no heating on.

Thanks in advance .

One thing I found last year is that dresses keep me warmer than e.g. jeans and a thick jumper as they stop the cold getting in to your back. I tend to wear thermals and leggings or heat gen tights with them as well as wrist and ankle warmers! Crew had some knitted jumper dresses in their sale recently. Pinafores with jumpers under work too.

Dunelm have fleece bedding. It looks really warm

I had never heard of wrist and ankle warmers , although remember leg warmers !!

Any recommendations where to get ?

So wrist better than finger less gloves for indoors working ?

Thanks everyone.

Layers and quality fabrics is key.

In winter I wear: thermal vest and/or long sleeve thermal top, sometimes a shirt, cashmere or wool jumper, sometimes cashmere hoodie on top or a cashmere poncho.

Yes, wrist warmers. Sometimes a hat. (Again, indoors, we have a cold old house and I just can't bring myself to put heating on when it's just me at home....which is another issue altogether)

Sheepskin slippers/ boots for round the house. Bamboo socks and boots outdoors, with tights when wearing dresses. Always a slip under a dress, and sometimes a thermal top under too.

Most of my cashmere is from eBay. It doesn't need to be expensive and it genuinely keeps me so much warmer than cheaper new jumpers.

Sheepskin insoles for boots and slippers

Fingerless gloves can get a bit bulky. Wrist warmers that have a thumb hole are perfect in my experience. If you have any old socks with holey toes, cut the feet off, snip a hole near the cuff for the thumb, and you’re sorted.

I've just bought fingerless gloves from Turtledoves - if you're going to buy from them, be aware there is a price increase coming. The gloves are quite long, so wrist covers too - I just bought the lucky dip ones where you choose a colourway and they send what they have. Haven't worn them yet.

For the last two years of WFH, I've just layered up with long sleeved cotton tops and a hoodie - and that's with heating on. I get cold sitting there online, so this year, I have invested in some thermals from M&S to supplement what I already have. I've got an Oodie on this evening - fugly as, but it is cosy. I am thinking, I could put it on when working and not on screen.

I find that plugging any gaps , wrists, ankles , waist , neck helps .
So , long sleeves with tight cuffs , long socks or tuck trousers into socks, a tucked in vest and a silky scarf all work for me.

I spent a lot of time WFH in a cold room last winter.
Basic outfit,:
Merino/mountaineering thermals
Thick t shirts
Normal jumper
Fleece/fur lined hoodie or thick handknit jumper on top
Plus turtle doves mittens (worth every penny) , snood/neckwarmer, mountaineering type socks, fur lined boot slippers (Next)
Plus a blanket

I got one of these coats from M&S.
M&S coat
My boys tell me I look like I'm wearing a sleeping bag with the bottom cut off, but it is the biz. Super warm for around the house.

Wrist warmers are better than gloves as they warm up the wrist where gloves don't usually reach and it's the wrist that needs to keep warm. (You could wear fingerless gloves over the wrist warmers though).

I find the Turtlegloves a bit snug but they may do different sizes.

I find lots of cheap fleece blankets are very useful, last year I used them underneath me as a bottom sheet (I washed them with bedding) and had some on the sofas as a throw.

When working from home I had a fleece blanket on my chair and over my knees and would rest my feet on a hot water bottle.

I bought some knitted trousers last winter and it made a huge difference to how warm I felt sitting at my desk all day. My bum and thighs always get cold when I sit still and I was always wearing layers on top but overlooking my lower body and sitting with a blanket over my legs or hot water bottle on the small of my back.

They were just from Primark so not expensive, but definitely warmer than leggings/joggers. The high waisted wide leg pair I got were the best because of the lower back warming properties as mentioned by PPs but they were also tidy enough for doing kids drop off and errands. I wore them with leggings or tights underneath on super cold days.

Blankets of sleeping bags are good. I use cheap fleece ones from poundstretcher, had them for years!.
Use them over you on sofa or sit on them on normal chair.
An unzipped sleeping bag does the same if you have one as designed to keep you warm.

You say budget is an issue so no cashmere but I find buy one good quality thing is often better
I have a long grey slouchy cashmere cardigan which I’ve thrown on for last 5 years when it’s chilly

Merino vest and longjohns, and a merino buff, with layers of whatever wool I have on top! Look on sports direct for cheap baselayers and definitely check mens for a wider size range.

Dunelm also have onesies for adults! I'll be living in mine all winter 😂

A snood is great - as well as keeping your neck warm it seems to trap heat that would otherwise come out the top of your jumper / other clothes. Slippers and fleece blankets are my other go-tos, plus I have a thin Uniqlo down jacket which is great as an extra layer indoors.

Just ordered a pair od these, the price was £19 which seemed ok.

They seem to always have offers.

Was pondering their 'oodie' as well.

www.kudd.ly/shop/komfies/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=kuddly&utm_campaign=3FLASHSALEKOMFIESVIPSEPT18&gclid=CjwKCAjwpqCZBhAbEiwAa7pXeYgKzzihMJWhGbE1bC9t2FruG8H-0EBbHJUN2xQ5pzAK0mRA3g1CFhoCwPwQAvD_BwE&first_utm_source=awin&first_utm_campaign=default&first_utm_content=kuddly

So should thermal clothing not be tight ? I thought it would be fine for a tight cami and leggings that go under clothes .

Just had a look at their site.

The ankle warmers look very much like leg warmers !

They do just one size for women, but a larger size for men . Cost more. Wonder if they are then too large?

Sorry I haven't replied to everyone, but its all really helpful (and hopefully for others) and I am following up ideas .

Thanks .

So should thermal clothing not be tight ? I thought it would be fine for a tight cami and leggings that go under clothes .

They do clothing needs to be close fitting, but not too tight. It works by trapping air course to your skin, which warms up from body heat. You need to give the air space.

Turtle doves are a small business, you can put a note on the order if you want a slightly larger fit.