All You Need to Know About Duvets [2]

There are two types of duvets: natural and synthetic Duvets filled with natural fillings such as duck feather, dawn and goose dawn are called natural duvets. They are usually imported, lighter and are able to trap more air than normal feather and so offer better sleeping insulation.

Synthetic duvets on the other hand are; hollowfibre, permafresh (anti-allergy) and spindawn.

Hollow fibre is a collection of fine siliconised polyester hollofibre which provides good comfort and warmth.

Permafresh, on the other hand, is a special fibre made from a blend of poly propylene fibre and polyester fibre. It provides built-in protection against bacteria and dust mites and remains intact after repeated washings.

Spawn dawn contains a blend of the finest microfibers giving superb softness and excellent insulation properties. The filling is fine and more thermally efficient so less is needed to achieve same warmth as the conventional duvet. It also weighs less and can be washed with a domestic washing machine.

There are two ways to make a duvet
·         Channeled or coverlet
·         Pocketed or quilted

A coverlet or channeled duvet prevents the filling from moving from side to side but allows it to move up and down the duvet. Therefore, if the sleeper feels warm, they can adjust the duvet by pushing the filling down to reduce the level of warmth. In contrast a quilted or pocketed duvet keeps the fillings fixed in pockets, hence the name. It makes the filling has less chance of moving up and down.


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