Duvets...I mean "Comforters!"
Nov 14th 2017, 5:59 am
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Re: Duvets...I mean "Comforters!"
Nov 14th 2017, 1:56 pm
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Re: Duvets...I mean "Comforters!"
I still have my 13.5 and 4.5 tog duvets from John Lewis. Won't ever use anything else. I've bought covers over here and they fit just fine.
Nov 15th 2017, 5:33 am
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Re: Duvets...I mean "Comforters!"
This thread is very pertinent to me as I've recently acquired a king size bed and need a duvet. I've been researching and have gone off down.. not sure how the down is collected and not sure I want to know. I'm going for a wool duvet and duvet cover! Organic, ethical and environmentally friendly so I've read. Ohhh I hope it's going to be warm. They are a bit expensive!
Nov 15th 2017, 3:56 pm
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Re: Duvets...I mean "Comforters!"
Ours were a fetching slate blue-grey in a weird satin fabric that did slide about a bit, but they were warm. Does anyone else remember those candy stripe flanelette sheets? Is bedding more robust now, as I remember wearing holes in my sheets as a kid. Or maybe because we weren't well off they were used much longer than we do these days. 
I do like flanelette though - a few years ago I tracked down flanelette duvet covers and pillow cases, now they are COSY!
Nov 15th 2017, 4:14 pm
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Re: Duvets...I mean "Comforters!"
No, no no, eiderdown on top of the candlewick! Ours were a fetching slate blue-grey in a weird satin fabric that did slide about a bit, but they were warm. Does anyone else remember those candy stripe flanelette sheets? Is bedding more robust now, as I remember wearing holes in my sheets as a kid. Or maybe because we weren't well off they were used much longer than we do these days.
I do like flanelette though - a few years ago I tracked down flanelette duvet covers and pillow cases, now they are COSY!
Ours were a fetching slate blue-grey in a weird satin fabric that did slide about a bit, but they were warm. Does anyone else remember those candy stripe flanelette sheets? Is bedding more robust now, as I remember wearing holes in my sheets as a kid. Or maybe because we weren't well off they were used much longer than we do these days. I do like flanelette though - a few years ago I tracked down flanelette duvet covers and pillow cases, now they are COSY!
We also had the candy striped flanelette sheets in winter.
Nov 15th 2017, 4:17 pm
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Re: Duvets...I mean "Comforters!"
This thread is very pertinent to me as I've recently acquired a king size bed and need a duvet. I've been researching and have gone off down.. not sure how the down is collected and not sure I want to know. I'm going for a wool duvet and duvet cover! Organic, ethical and environmentally friendly so I've read. Ohhh I hope it's going to be warm. They are a bit expensive!
Nov 15th 2017, 6:58 pm
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Re: Duvets...I mean "Comforters!"
No, no no, eiderdown on top of the candlewick! Ours were a fetching slate blue-grey in a weird satin fabric that did slide about a bit, but they were warm. Does anyone else remember those candy stripe flanelette sheets? Is bedding more robust now, as I remember wearing holes in my sheets as a kid. Or maybe because we weren't well off they were used much longer than we do these days.
I do like flanelette though - a few years ago I tracked down flanelette duvet covers and pillow cases, now they are COSY!
Ours were a fetching slate blue-grey in a weird satin fabric that did slide about a bit, but they were warm. Does anyone else remember those candy stripe flanelette sheets? Is bedding more robust now, as I remember wearing holes in my sheets as a kid. Or maybe because we weren't well off they were used much longer than we do these days. I do like flanelette though - a few years ago I tracked down flanelette duvet covers and pillow cases, now they are COSY!
Nov 15th 2017, 10:01 pm
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Re: Duvets...I mean "Comforters!"
No, no no, eiderdown on top of the candlewick! Ours were a fetching slate blue-grey in a weird satin fabric that did slide about a bit, but they were warm. Does anyone else remember those candy stripe flanelette sheets? Is bedding more robust now, as I remember wearing holes in my sheets as a kid. Or maybe because we weren't well off they were used much longer than we do these days.
I do like flanelette though - a few years ago I tracked down flanelette duvet covers and pillow cases, now they are COSY!
Ours were a fetching slate blue-grey in a weird satin fabric that did slide about a bit, but they were warm. Does anyone else remember those candy stripe flanelette sheets? Is bedding more robust now, as I remember wearing holes in my sheets as a kid. Or maybe because we weren't well off they were used much longer than we do these days. I do like flanelette though - a few years ago I tracked down flanelette duvet covers and pillow cases, now they are COSY!
Nov 16th 2017, 12:30 am
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Nov 16th 2017, 3:33 am
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Re: Duvets...I mean "Comforters!"
I think we had yellow flannelette sheets as a kid, and white ones to change with.
Does anyone remember those awful brushed nylon sheets? They were cold, gave you an electric shock when you touched the things and if you had a nail that was a bit rough, it always used to catch on the sheets.
Does anyone remember those awful brushed nylon sheets? They were cold, gave you an electric shock when you touched the things and if you had a nail that was a bit rough, it always used to catch on the sheets.
Nov 16th 2017, 3:43 am
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Re: Duvets...I mean "Comforters!"
We like a top sheet now too; much easier to toss regularly into the wash.
In the summer when it's hot, & even the lightest duvet is too much, a cool cotton top sheet's just right. In the winter we use a flannelette top sheet under the (covered) duvet for another warm layer.
In the summer when it's hot, & even the lightest duvet is too much, a cool cotton top sheet's just right. In the winter we use a flannelette top sheet under the (covered) duvet for another warm layer.
I think we had yellow flannelette sheets as a kid, and white ones to change with.
Does anyone remember those awful brushed nylon sheets? They were cold, gave you an electric shock when you touched the things and if you had a nail that was a bit rough, it always used to catch on the sheets.
Does anyone remember those awful brushed nylon sheets? They were cold, gave you an electric shock when you touched the things and if you had a nail that was a bit rough, it always used to catch on the sheets.
