We spend about a third of our lives sleeping, so investing in bedding that keeps you warm and relaxed makes sense to ensure that sleepless nights are kept to a minimum. But make sure you know what you want before you part with some money with tog scores, fillings and size to think about.
We've outlined everything you need to know to help, including what kind of children to get and how to keep your duvet clean. Don't forget to invest in a nice set of pillows and a high-quality mattress, too, so every night you'll sleep soundly.
Fillings For Duvet
When it comes to duvets, there are two forms of filling: natural and synthetic. If you suffer from allergies, Optic is for a synthetic duvet, whereas natural duvets are lighter but still just as soft.
Fillings Of Natural Material
Natural duvets are soft and, compared to synthetic materials, allow your skin to breathe more easily. Typically, they are either packed with feathers (duck or goose) or down.
Down-Filled Duvets
Down-filled duvets Hungarian, Swedish or Canadian down are common choices because in extremely cold weather the down from these chilly places is naturally built to keep warm.
Feather-Filled Duvets: Typically less costly but heavier than down alternatives, as the feathers are bigger, stronger and stronger.
Silk
For those suffering from allergies but also having a natural filling, this is a perfect option. It's lightweight, strong, hypoallergenic, and by trapping warm air next to you in the cold and pulling it away from you when hot, it controls your body temperature. The washing machine and tumble dryer can also deal with it.
Wool
More natural option, due to its chunky texture, wool is great at trapping air. And it helps regulate body temperature by wicking away excess heat and moisture when needed, as well as being naturally hypoallergenic.
Duvets That Are Synthetic
For those that are allergic to feathers, down or dust mites, synthetic (also called non-allergenic) duvets are excellent alternatives, since they are also hypoallergenic. Sweat is often wicked away by the synthetic fibers and can be washed even more often than natural fillings. They can be categorized as microfiber or hollowfibre.
Fillings Synthetic
Hollowfibre: The duvet is packed with hollow fibers, but they are thicker and more wire-like than microfiber, so it can easily trap air. These are hard-wearing solutions that are also coated with anti-allergy medication.
Microfiber: In order to make a high-quality duvet that feels as comfortable as natural down choices, extra fine fibres are used. They are much lighter than duvets packed with feathers.
Ratings For Tog
You'll want to know how warm it'll keep you when buying a duvet, particularly in winter, so it's important to find out its top ranking. You've probably already seen it splash across duvet packaging, as it relates to how well the duvet can trap warm air around you and so keep you insulated at night.
The scale varies between 1 tog (the coolest) and 15 tog (the hottest). You need a 1-7 tog duvet for summer, whilst 10.5 tog or above is suitable for winter. However, buying multiple duvets might not be practical, so it is a nice option to use around a 10-top duvet all year round. All-season options are also available, but later on there's more to this form.
And note, the weight of the duvet is not related to the weight of the duvet. Feather-filled or down-filled duvets naturally have stronger thermal properties than synthetic versions. This implies that to reach the same ranking, you don't need as much filling, also making them lighter.
Tog does not weigh silk duvets, so they are measured in grams of silk per square meter (gsm). A 250gsm filling is roughly the same as a 2-4 tog rating, 400gsm is about a 7-9 tog rating, and 600gsm is about 10-13 tog equivalent.
How Is A Duvet Produced?
Duvets are made through box stitch or baffle box, if you want to get really technical. Box stitch is when the duvet is sewn in a crisscross pattern that forms lots of tiny boxes together. There is an equal amount of filling in each box, ensuring it is spread equally around the duvet and there are no cold spots. Yorkshire Bedding online store visit for buy duvet togs products.
Baffle boxes are not very different from cubes (instead of boxes) and are produced between the top and bottom layers of the duvet by stitching extra strips of material. This configuration raises the structure's volume so that there is more space for the filling to trap air and warmth. These are also used for larger duvets and are usually more costly.
