A question about the bed making thread.

Ruth n Jersey

Ruth n Jersey

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I read through all the posts on making or not making the bed. I don't know what a duvet is. I have a comforter that I use on top of a flat sheet and when it really gets cold I may add a thin blanket. I looked it up and it was described as sort of a large sack that you put the comforter in. If this is so, does the sack come in colors and patterns? Why put the comforter inside, mine are pretty enough to double as a spread and the sheet underneath protects it from becoming soiled. So many of you know what they are. I'm in the dark about this.
 

I didn't know what one was either Ruth. Years back my mother in law used to have comforter/bedspreads with a thin zippered cotton cover. All I remember is them bunching up inside there. I just use the comforter or spread, wash and dry them in my machine when needed.
 
A Duvet is really a quilt, I see that you might call
them comforters.
You get covers for them that are sold as sets with
one duvet cover and 2 or 4 pillow covers.

Have a browse round an Ikea site and see.

Mike.
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
I read through all the posts on making or not making the bed. I don't know what a duvet is. I have a comforter that I use on top of a flat sheet and when it really gets cold I may add a thin blanket. I looked it up and it was described as sort of a large sack that you put the comforter in. If this is so, does the sack come in colors and patterns? Why put the comforter inside, mine are pretty enough to double as a spread and the sheet underneath protects it from becoming soiled. So many of you know what they are. I'm in the dark about this.
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Yes, if you look online, a lot of duvet covers are available with matching drapes, etc. They're not a whole lot cheaper than comforters or bedspreads, it's just an option. I have one on my bed. Maybe offers a little more warmth, I don't know. If you buy a down filled or even the fiber filled "duvet" some of them are of different thicknesses so it could be warmer than a standard comforter.
 
Yes,they are for down or fiberfill comforters,which are almost always white. A duvet is a cover to put it in to have a color or pattern variety.They either button or snap along the bottom edge.
 
I have a duvet cover on the bed in the spare bedroom (my grandson sleeps there when he comes to visit). The comforter slips inside it and mine has buttons to close it at the top. If it gets dirty, just rip that sucker off and throw in the wash! No worries about having a big down comforter cleaned!
 
Mrs. Robinson said:
Here are some examples....https://www.google.com/search?q=duv...ved=0ahUKEwjyr4-DrbPPAhWk8oMKHaBFAokQ_AUIBygC
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Thank you Mrs. Robinson, for the examples. I had no idea these things existed. I guess I saw them and figured they were comforters. Live and learn. Thanks to the rest of you for your input as well. I see the advantage of not having to wash the heavy comforter. It might be good if you get tired of the comforter you all ready have and it is still in good shape. I could change it out for a whole new look.
 
I'd never heard of a duvet when I moved to the UK. Duvets themselves do not have covers on them. They are white and you wouldn't use it without a cover. Our bed is continental size - between a queen and king - so our duvet is continental size (from Ikea). We have a winter thickness and a summer thickness. Since it is a huge pain in the butt to change the duvet cover every week, I put a top sheet on the bed so I can change it less often.

When we go to B & B's there is often just the duvet and no top sheet. So they have to change the duvet cover each time there is a new guest, unlike with a bedspread.
 
When we got married (43 years ago) we were given a duvet as a present. They were not so common then in the UK and were usually known as 'continental quilts'. We were also given quite a lot of blankets which were never used. We too use a top sheet so we don't have to change the duvet cover too often. We just changed from the summer weight duvet to a heavier one this week. If it's cold in winter, we can 'popper' the two duvets together to give a really warm one. They contain a 'hollowfill' fibre.
 
Duvets are a mostly European thing and people northern climates (think Scandinavia) have been making and using them for centuries -- traditionally they are filled with feathers (the feather quilt), and covered with a removable case making a top sheet unnecessary. As a child I always slept under a feather quilt and since then have used duvets covered with a hand-sewn cotton covers that I make myself from two nice cotton sheets or colorful cotton fabric, much nicer than those expensive stiff ready made covers. Duvets are the best thing for me since I'm a such a restless sleeper and need something warm and light.
 

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