Coverless Duvets

Ive thought about these too Glenfinnan. I haven’t heard of anyone who has them and it would be interesting to know what they think

I love the thought of this, as long as it is easy to wash and dry 🧐

I have them! I have various makes, all discovered on Mr Amazon.

I love them a lot, no bunching, no annoying duvet cover. We use a flat top sheet (changed weekly) and wash our duvet every 2-3 weeks.

We have king size beds so does not quite fit in our washing machine so we use a local laundry services.

Yes, there has been an informed thread on GN previously. My sister was struggling with changing duvet covers and now has the coverless ones - she is delighted. When I stayed with her I found it to be warm and very comfortable.

Glenfinnan. If you put ‘Coverless Duvets’ into Search, the thread ran in August ‘24 under House and Home. My sister bought hers from The Fine Bedding Company.

I thought a coverless duvet was what we used to call a quilt!

when I used a double duvet. I put it nside out, got the corners of the duvet and held the cover, reveresed the cover over my arms - then shook the whole thing over the bannisters. Job done, no problems.

I don’t fancy taking it to the launderette every 2/3 weeks. We have king sizes

Sounds like when we had sheets and blankets with a bedspread on top. Does anyone still do that?

I have a nightowl from the fine bedding company . It's a 4.5 tog double and it fits in my washing machine easily, if it was a heavier tog not sure I could wash it though.
I can use this for most of the year with an added throw if needed. Just use my 10.5 normal duvet for the 2-3 coldest months.
They are lovely to use and much easier than changing covers.

My niece has one which she loves but I'm not sure how often she washes it!

I have no drier, except the wind and sun, so how do these things get dry even if it fits in your machine?

Also because of my allergies wash my bedding every week so it would be a pain I think- you still have to wash the thing so I'm not sure of the advantages?

You could change to having a single duvet each, and wash one in your machine each week, turn about. They dry quickly. I don't use a tumbledryer, just spin my double and lay it across a horizntal clothes horse in a sunny room or conservatory, it is ready to put back on the bed by night, and if you had spares for visitors you could use one of them if it took longer on cold or overcast days. There are advantages to having a duvet to yourself, too!

Mine is a 10.5 tog wafflecotton-covered one from Nightowl. It fit in my normal-size machine. I spin on maximum, and give it a good shake before I put it back on the bed.

sf101

I have a nightowl from the fine bedding company . It's a 4.5 tog double and it fits in my washing machine easily, if it was a heavier tog not sure I could wash it though.
I can use this for most of the year with an added throw if needed. Just use my 10.5 normal duvet for the 2-3 coldest months.
They are lovely to use and much easier than changing covers.

This is true. They are light and warm and I now take mine on holiday with me (they roll up into a duffel bag) as I can't stand the weight of hotel duvets.
One of the best things I have ever bought but I think it is fair to say the bigger togs really need a big machine although you can just get them in a domestic washing machine. You then have a big armful of damp (it never come out wet or drippy) material to dry. Unless you have a huge dryer, best to dry naturally; a small dryer will set the creases.I put mine over the ironing board for a day; air and store. Outside only in warm weather. I work with about 5 duvets, changing weekly. It is a different way of working really but worth it for such a lovely, soft and light (the heat from a 4.5 tog is amazing) bed cover.
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If the weather is really cold, and my 10.5 tog winter one needs a bit extra, I just add my 4.5 tog summer one on top of it. I then have a 15 tog duvet without having to try to stuff it all at once into the washing machine.

Gingster

I don’t fancy taking it to the launderette every 2/3 weeks. We have king sizes

I have mine collected and returned

Last time I looked they were very dull. I much prefer a duvet cover which you can wash frequently and change to suit your mood.

grandMattie I do exactly the same.
Maybe thus method will help others?

I experienced a NightOwl coverless duvet on holiday last April in Morayshire. it was very light but warm and I'm very tempted to buy one and probably would if I didn't have to order it on line, living as I do on a remote Scottish Island..... I used to use grandMattie's technique to put a clean cover on my goose down duvet but I find myself suddenly old at 75 and lacking the strength(!) to manage it without a major and quite exhausting struggle now.

I change my duvet cover every week in the winter and twice in the summer .
I wouldn't like to wash a duvet that often so I'm sticking with the covers .

seadragon

I experienced a NightOwl coverless duvet on holiday last April in Morayshire. it was very light but warm and I'm very tempted to buy one and probably would if I didn't have to order it on line, living as I do on a remote Scottish Island..... I used to use grandMattie's technique to put a clean cover on my goose down duvet but I find myself suddenly old at 75 and lacking the strength(!) to manage it without a major and quite exhausting struggle now.

I bought mine online, seadragon. no problems at all. From www.finebedding.co.uk/collections/night-lark-coverless-duvet I don't know why someone found the designs dull - There are 30 different designs on the page in the link. you just have to scroll down to one you like.

However, their delivery policy to addresses they imagine are at the edge of the known universe is, as usual, to charge more. i suppose you just have to be glad you don't live on the Isle of Man.
Copying and pasting below:-

STANDARD UK DELIVERY
Standard by DPD (Delivery in 2 to 4 working days)
UK Standard - £4.95 (FREE for orders over £75)
Please note that for shipping to areas outside the UK mainland, additional charges will apply and will be reflected in your shopping cart as follows:
Northern Ireland - £5.85
Isle Of Man - £12
Remote areas - Scottish Highlands and Islands - £9.20 (Note: allow 3-5 working days for delivery)
Affected postcodes:
Scottish Highlands
AB36-38, AB55-56, FK17-21,
IV1-39, IV52-54, IV63, KW1-14,
PA21-40, PH19-26, PH30-41, PH49-50
Scottish Islands
HS1-9, IV40,51, IV55-56,
KA27-28, KW15-17, PA20, PA41-49,
PA60-78, PH42-44, ZE1-3

I bought one for my occasional family visit. What a mistake, you're supposed to use them with a sheet, well that got taken off, getting tangled, so duvet used without, then had to try and wash, too big for washing machine. Managed to get it washed, cost nearly as much as the thing itself. Now use with a duvet cover over. Don't waste your money.

I’ve changed all our duvets to coverless ones. It’s so much easier when guests come and stay just one or two nights. Chuck all the bedding in the machine and it’s done!

I can wash my 10.5tog Kingsize duvet in my WM, though it is a larger machine. I choose a breezy day to wash it, then hang it out on the line for an hour before popping it in the airing cupboard until bedtime. I don’t use a sheet with it, why would you? 🤔

Freya5 Get individual duvets, then they fit in your washing machine. Don't bother adding a sheet - they are meant to be used without.