Very old duvet - any uses?

ceridwen

silvercharming wrote: »

ceridwen, we have loft ladders as well. what I did was attack it to the flap on the opposite side to the ladder. I put a loop on the end of the duvet and after I've used the loft I use the pole thingy that you use to put the ladders back to manouvre the duvet into position before closing the hatch quickly! I'm sure there's a more intelligent way of doing it, but that works fine for us. We live in a bungalow and the loft hatch is in the hall right next to the door to every room that leads off it. We used to find there was a current between the loft and the front door, and even after the front door was properly insulated you could feel the cold air if you stood underneath the hatch. Not any more!

I've just read that back to myself and it didn't make the slightest bit of sense. Do you get what I'm on about?

Errr....I'm working on it....thinks....thinks....I'm pretty useless sewing-wise - so the thought of attaching a loop to the duvet would be "beyond me". I was wondering as well how you attached it to the flap. Hmmm....maybe a photo might help - now wondering if that is even physically possible;)

Picasso7

Came here for inspiration - there is so little on the web about this. Did find a suggestion that they can be stuffing for floor cushions. I've not tried that but did do two things.

First, some time ago I bought a new larger Minky ironing board and was so disappointed that the pad under the cover was so thin. (It doesn't have a good way of attaching the cover either so I don't recommend them.) I complained to CS and they sent a thicker pad but the edge of the ironing board still marked clothes. So I used an old duvet for a pad. It was a bit bulky at first though immediately useable but now it's just a lovely thick pad. V pleased with myself!

Second use was today. I've been washing the sofa and armchair covers. It's one of those squishy designs and the stuffing has shrunk a bit. So I added a layer of duvet and it looks like new, all clean and plump!

In the past I've also added a strip of old duvet to the side of my thinner duvets as I find they don't quite fill the duvet covers. And I'm thinking of padding out some disappointingly insubstantial pillows by making pillow protectors with thinner old duvet.

If anyone sees this old thread, I hope it helps. And I'd love to see other ideas people have.