Sheets and blankets or duvet

Also does anyone know where to buy semi fitted top sheets? I can only find singles from health supplies. Does a top sheet under a duvet work well? I too am finding duvet cover changes a struggle.

Yes Mollygo it's not worth wrecking your washer over, mine is only 8kg capacity.
Maybe as previously said, a sheet under it and a trip to the launderette now and again

sassenach512

I like the sound of coverless duvets but a king-size wouldn't go in my washer and the spinning would grind to a halt (learned the hard way with a fleecy throw)
There is a knack to putting a duvet cover on, you turn your cover inside out, reach inside to the far corners and grab two corners of your duvet and shake the cover down over it. Still a bit of an effort but I think it's easier.

Despite the assurance on the label, our fleecy kingsize duvet which weighs less than the 10kg capacity of our washing machine, was a very tight fit. I tried it once, but the machine stopped mid spin.
Now I take it to the local laundrette and dry it over my heated airer, unless, like last week, the weather was fine and warm enough to hang it out to dry.
Still less hassle than fighting with a duvet cover, and less expensive than replacing my washing machine.

I use coverless double duvets for my son who has epilepsy and sometimes has accidents (TMI). I have a 9kg washing machine and the duvets wash easily.

I like the sound of coverless duvets but a king-size wouldn't go in my washer and the spinning would grind to a halt (learned the hard way with a fleecy throw)
There is a knack to putting a duvet cover on, you turn your cover inside out, reach inside to the far corners and grab two corners of your duvet and shake the cover down over it. Still a bit of an effort but I think it's easier.

The topic of coverless duvets pops up quite often and I’m tempted. But I’m puzzled when it’s said they can be washed and back on the bed that evening with no need for a tumble dryer.

How can that be possible if it’s not outdoor drying weather? When I hang my bedlinen to dry on an indoor clothes horse it takes 48 hrs to dry. I don’t have a tumble dryer. I can’t picture how a coverless duvet will dry the same day it’s washed.

Same question here - washing the duvets ?

Those who use coverless duvets- do you have to use a launderette to wash the larger sizes? I have just bought 2 Nighthawk singles ( half price in M&S sale) for young visitors , but am tempted to buy a king for us.

DD has gonee whole hog, sheets blankets, eiderdown and (home made) bedspread. We stick to our duvet. It is a very personal decision. can you borrow some sheets and blankets or buy some secondhand ones online and try it.

All DD's sheets and blankets are second hand. She has some beautiful linen sheets, gorgeous thick soft blankets. If it wasn't for a feather allergy, she would have a feather eiderdown, but has had to stick to polyester fill for that.

Me too. I love my Night Owl one.

Doodledog

Coverless duvets all the way for me. So much easier to deal with.

Night Owl ones are very good.

Yes! Gamechanges x

We have “Coverless” washable covers - we love them

I dispensed with duvets when I moved to my current home which is much warmer than our previous two houses.
I have a sheet, blanket and a thin bedspread-type quilt on top. It’s definitely easier than wrangling duvets into covers which I did for the best part of thirty years!

I do live in a hot country but our homes have no heating so it does get cold indoors, however I like a cold bedroom as long as I’m warm in bed.

Coverless duvets all the way for me. So much easier to deal with.

Night Owl ones are very good.

I use a flat sheet with duvet and cover. That way I don’t have to have a battle quite as often getting the cover on.

I haven’t got one myself but I’ve seen others on here mentioning a duvet that doesn’t need covers. You just wash it and return to the bed.