Duvets

[grannie39]

I am getting a new duvet, it is a long time sinceI bought a new one, so what do any of you good people out there recommend, should I get feather or hollowfibre, thanks
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[Prudie]

It's really personal choice. I prefer feather because they're lighter and mould around you, always find fibre ones a bit stiff and not so snuggly but feather are a pain to get cleaned and fibre are washable.

[gingejbee]

A decent natural duvet is down, or down and feather....not just feather.

[gness]

You can't beat a Devon Duvet sheep's wool duvet....absolute bliss....x

[Maydup]

I always worry that natural would make me sneeze, plus I like to wash duvets now and again. My sister has a goose down duvet and its mighty heavy, but suits some people. I prefer 4 tog summer max and 10 tog winter max.

[tonyav]

4 season duvets are good.
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[KARL]

Much depends on your budget. If you can afford eiderdown with a good fabric around it that is so tightly woven that dust mites cannot get through it then that is what is generally regarded as unbeatable - treated properly these will last you as much as two decades without needing to be cleaned. Musk duck down is second best. For a good one (both of the above) you will likely need to source from abroad, for example Denmark (owner's manual included). TOG is, to the best of my knowledge, a unit only known in the UK (and pretty meaningless at that in practical terms) and you will only need different items for different seasons if when indoors in winter you are subject to outdoor weather (i.e. do not heat your dwelling adequately).

[heathfield]

Eiderdown?!! A new eiderdown will cost over £4000!! This is due to the tight restrictions placed on gathering the down by the Scandinavian and Canadian governments. The best way to get an eiderdown is to frequent the auction sale rooms, and see if any come up. Sometimes childrens bed size ones come up for sale. I bought three in this way over a period of time and used the down to make a full-sized duvet. Wonderful. The down clings together, preventing the thin spots you can get with goose down duvets.