Yet other duvet cover sets will include more than one duvet in matching sizes for either two duvets on one bed, or to be used on different beds. The bottom line is that it is important to read carefully the packaging and information on a duvet cover set to know and understand exactly what kind of set it is that you are buying.

Each morning be sure to fluff and shake the duvet. Try to make sure that the filling material weather it’s true feathers or polyfill is evenly distributed.

By using a duvet cover the duvet itself will rarely need cleaning. It will stay clean for months if kept in a duvet cover.

If you do need to wash your duvet most recommend a large commercial washing machine instead of dry cleaning as the chemicals used may damage the filling material.

Drying a duvet in a dryer requires you to stop it from time to time to shake and break up any wet clumps of the filler material. Use low heat.

After washing and drying, you may wish to let it air outside for 24 hours to ensure that it’s dry before replacing it on the bed.

To care for the duvet cover:

Wash and care as the manufacturer of the duvet cover has suggested. Usually there will be a tag on the duvet cover or instructions when you first purchased it on how it should be cleaned and cared for.

Down filled comforters and pillows are even more ideal habitats for dust mites than other types of bedding and for this reason it’s important that if you use a down comforter, that you find a duvet cover that blocks allergens such as dust mites from either entering or escaping the down comforter.

Allergy Armor is one of the brands of duvet covers that blocks allergens such as dust mites and they even have designs which can block the smaller allergy producing particles such as pet dander.

These are easy to care for as the duvet cover can simple be taken off and machine washed with either warm or hot water and they can be comfortable and soft because they use tightly woven fabrics to act as a barrier to allergens instead of using a urethane membrane as backing.

What is a Duvet Cover?

A Duvet Cover is simply a cover for a down comforter. This cover can help prevent stains as well as being decorative with different patterns or designs. Duvet Covers also can help protect the duvet (which is the french word for down as in “down comforter”) from such things as dust and dust mites. I would imagine then that allergists would likely highly recommend duvet covers for allergy sufferers as dust mites can be impossible to eradicate, but can be controlled with such things as frequent cleaning and useful coverings such as the duvet cover.

For more information on the Duvet, we thank the Wikipedia for this information:

A duvet (RP IPA: [ˈduːveɪ], GenAm IPA: [duˈveɪ], from the French duvet “down”, IPA: [dyˈvɛ]) (or continental quilt or doona) is a type of bedding — a soft flat bag traditionally filled with down or feathers, or a combination of both and used on a bed as a blanket. Duvets originated in rural Europe and were made from the down feathers of the Eider duck, known for its usefulness as an insulator.

History of the Duvet Cover

In Westphalia, an English travel-writer observed with surprise in 1749,

“There is one thing very particular to them, that they do not cover themselves with bed-cloaths, but lay one feather-bed over, and another under. This is comfortable enough in winter, but how they can bear their feather-beds over them in summer, as is generally practised, I cannot conceive.” — Thomas Nugent, The Grand Tour 1749, vol II. p. 66

Duvets are still commonly used in Europe (especially in northern Europe where it is the most common form of bed covering), and have become popular throughout the world in the late 20th century.

Duvets reduce the complexity of making a bed, as it is a single covering instead of the combination of bed sheets, blankets, and quilts or other bed covers, which is traditional in many parts of the world. The cover is called a “duvet cover” or a “quilt cover“.

In modern times, a duvet is sometimes filled with silk, wool, cotton, or artificial fibers (such as polyester batting or other artificial material); it is sometimes confused with a comforter. Although comforters go on top of the traditional sheets and blankets, duvets are used by themselves.

Duvet Covers around the World

In some European countries, any thick, warm blanket is subject to being called a duvet, as this has become a popular name for these kinds of blankets.

In Australia, a duvet or down quilt is often called a “Doona”, which is a genericized trademark (registered to the Tontine Group) which is derived from the equivalent common Scandinavian term dyne and popularized by the retailer IKEA in the 1970s. Originally the term continental quilt was the standard name used across Australia, and some regions continue to use this term.

In Pakistan, duvets are known as ralli quilts, and are mostly used in the southern province of Sindh.

In the US, confusion often occurs as the word “duvet” is sometimes used to refer to a comforter cover rather than the down blanket itself. For example, this is how the term is used by a large retailer:”For those of you enjoying a down comforter, or even just looking for a change for your bedroom, a duvet could be the perfect answer. Since you will be placing your comforter inside the duvet, it is important that the appropriate size be selected.” — Bed, Bath and Beyond, Sizing Up Your Bedroom.

The term “Duvet day” is used in some countries to describe an allowance of one or more days a year when employees can simply phone in and say that they are not coming in to work, even though they have no leave booked and are not ill. The provision of this benefit became fashionable in the late 1990s with many larger companies in the UK.

Standard sizes for Duvet Covers

Modern manufacturing conventions have resulted in a large number of sizes and standards.

Thermal Performance of Duvet Covers

Manufacturers usually rate the performance of their products according to their tog rating. This enables the purchaser to select a duvet appropriate to the season. The higher the tog rating the warmer the duvet.

A few manufacturers have marketed combined duvet sets consisting of two duvets; one of approximately 4.5 tog and one of approximately 9.5 tog. Used individually or combined, a tog rating could be made to suit all seasons.

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