Where do you buy your duvet covers from?

SquirrelSmall

Apologies if this is too obvious, but have you tried ironing them damp?

That requires organisation beyond my means! (As does ironing anything other than bedlinen)

carlislelass

Where can I get covers which open full width along the bottom? trying to get a double into a small gap drives me nuts!!!

Kim_kim

House of Frazer, during the blue cross sale

SuzieSue

carlislelass wrote: »

Where can I get covers which open full width along the bottom? trying to get a double into a small gap drives me nuts!!!

Yes, I got some like that from John Lewis and they ended up tearing and I had to fasten them with nappy pins. Who in their right minds would design a duvet cover like that?

I am also thinking of cutting open the 2 sides of my new duvet covers and putting poppers along the sides so that they open on 3 sides. I have a superkingsize duvet and it is a lot of effort changing the cover.

mandragora_2

Another vote for TK Maxx.

OH used to work for Sheridans, which is lovely quality bed linen, and we had a huuuuuge stock of everything we'd ever need for beds for years, but over the decades I've eventually whittled my way through it. The styles were far too floral, dated and loud for my taste (our teenage lads weren't too keen on it either) but at the price we got it for from the factory shop, I couldn't refuse it. I didn't half get a shock the first time I bought some from Mr T's when the supplies we had started to run down- really rough to sleep in.

I've ended up at TK Maxx because that's the only place I can find that has stuff of a similar quality in terms of feel without breaking the bank.

vivatifosi

Most of mine are from Next apart from one really old but lovely set from Habitat.

I given them a nice big flap, then fold them and hang them over the top of a door. Never need ironing then. I hasten to add that's a good quality poly-cotton, not pure cotton. I have one PITA to iron real cotton set from Descamps that I keep for when it is really hot and only cotton will do.

marvin

Biggest problem we seem to be having at the moment is finding quality (well ones my wife likes always prefers pure cotton) flat sheets and not these horrid "fitted" things.

Purple_kitten

We've just bought a 310 count set from Ikea, there was some lovely quality bedding at Dunelm, however because it tends to be buy the duvet and then the pillow cases etc so before we knew it, it was heading to pricey, the Ikea set is lovely, we had a 350 count set from them previously

thriftwizard

Jumble & car boot sales! That's not quite the OS answer it appears; I buy old bed linen for several different reasons & purposes, but the main one is that older bedlinen that has survived tends to be of far higher quality than anything I can buy within my perfectly-reasonable budget now. I'm now 55, and my younger daughter is still using a Terylene/cotton duvet cover I had when I was 16; older daughter has used it too, and two nieces before them, and it still looks pretty good.

But I also trade in vintage fabrics; good quality old duvet covers in nice colours or prints are quite a profitable item for me, as I can cut them up & sell them in the sort of quantity that patchworkers like, for quite a bit less than they'd have to pay for new fabric. They are pre-shrunk and the "handle" is a lot softer, yet the thread count is often much higher than anything you'd pick up at your typical local fabric shop.

If I really have to buy something new, it's generally from IKEA - decent quality, reasonable prices, sensible designs.

littlepinkbiscuits

The last duvet cover I bought was from Poundstretcher, a king size cover with two pillowcases which opens with buttons across the whole bottom seam. I think it is percale and it is very soft and cosy and doesn't need ironing, and cost less than £15.

I've tried to buy from charity shops but have been caught out with sizes :mad: