Duvets

Mindy_2

Don't know if anyone can help me.

We have a winter/summer combination duvet - 10.5 tog for the winter one and 4.5 tog for the summer one - we have just done the changeover from the two together to just the thicker one - or we would have done except there is a problem.

Where the duvet is stitched into squares, some of them have no feathers in at all and some are very full - it seems as most of the squares around the edges are empty and the ones in the middle are full, we have also checked the lighter one and it is the same.

We don't want to buy more duvets when these ones can probably be fixed, but how?

Any suggestions gratefully received.

hardpressed

Have the feathers moved from one suqare to another? If so, can you shake them back and then put a few stitches in to stop them moving again?

Mindy_2

Yes, they have moved from one square to another, but no amount of shaking will get them back again!

We stood and had a mega shaking session - on and off for over half an hour between us and all that has happened is that the full squares look fluffier than before

hardpressed

Hm, can you unpick some of the stitching to let the feather go back and then stitch them up again? I would have expected the feathers from the middle to have gone towards the edges not the other way round. Feathers do disintergrate over time and go powdery, could this have happeded?

Mindy_2

I have had a quick look at them, there is a line of stitching for each square, however the outer material of the duvet does not seem to be close together at the stitching but there is definitely something holding the feathers in the pocket - will there be another layer of material underneath?

How old would the duvet have to be to dintegrate - dredging back through my memory we have definitely have had them 7 years as a certain puppy we had then nibbled some of the poppers that hold the 2 together!! that puppy is now a 7 year old. We may have had them as long as 10 years.

hardpressed

There is usually a 'little wall' between each pocket. The reason why the edged may be thiner could be because that's where the duvet gets handled most and the feathers get crushed and break down. You could try opening up the edge of one of these pockets and see what's happened to the feathers. If they heve disintergrated you could use the feathers from the thin duvet to refill the empty pockets on the thicker one. Rather a messy business. Or buy a really cheapo synthetic duvet and use the stuffing from that to refill the pockets round the edge. You might get a few years extra wear out of it.
I've never had a feather one myself so don't know how long they last.

[Deleted User]

Hi,

here's my technical reply,

a feather has a thin end and a fuller end, it may be that over the years of use and shoogling that the feathers have moved around, allowing them to slip through the stitching in the duvet, but will not be able to slip back, a bit like shoving a closed umbrella through a hole, but open it and then try to get it through the same hole, not easy.

Logical? :rotfl:

Mindy_2

[Deleted User] wrote:

Hi,

here's my technical reply,

a feather has a thin end and a fuller end, it may be that over the years of use and shoogling that the feathers have moved around, allowing them to slip through the stitching in the duvet, but will not be able to slip back, a bit like shoving a closed umbrella through a hole, but open it and then try to get it through the same hole, not easy.

Logical? :rotfl:

Yes, very logical and I understand completely!

We have decided to "borrow" our son's thicker duvet (he gets hot at night and is already on the thinner one) until September - although his is double and all our duvet covers are king size - and then buy the thick/thin combination then so as to keep the money going towards our debts and not into things that we can do without for now.

Thank you for everyone's help on this one.

[Deleted User]

hardpressed wrote: »

I've never had a feather one myself so don't know how long they last.

Hi,

just jumping off topic,

I always had feather, they're more comfy and snuggle in to you better, (I'm home alone, so I need something to snuggle in to me), :rotfl:

anyway, with my last one, I thought I would give it a wee spin in the washing machine, managed to kick it in, went through the cycle fine, came out in lumps, ok, I thought, will be brand new when dry.

Result.........LUMPS.

There's more,,,,,,

so bought a 13.5 tog hollowfibre from Argos, never again, it's a wrestling match every week when I change the cover, it just won't go into the corners, I've nearly got to climb into it to sort it. :rotfl:

I'll suffer it for now, but back to feathers for next winter, feathers are the bees knees, :rotfl:

oh, maybe that's what the lumps were. :rotfl: