Coverless duvets - opinions, please?

Sounds just like an eiderdown to me but if it does the job and suits you why not.

How heavy would the washable duvet be when it’s wet?
Another option would be what I’m currently doing, owing to shoulder problems. I put the duvet cover on the bed and the duvet on top, like an old fashioned eiderdown. I would use a sheet, but that would mean buying one as all my sheets are fitted.
Some posters have mentioned using 2 single duvets, but again, for me it would mean extra purchases.

I recently bought a double 4.5 tog Night Owl. I really love it. I use a 4.5 most of the year maybe with a throw on chillier nights.
It washes really well in my machine and dries quickly on the line.

Not sure a 10.5 would fit in my machine.

sf101. Brilliant, just what I was hoping to hear. I've just looked on Amazon and some reviewers say it does not wash well.

I bought a 10.5 cover less duvet from M&S a couple of years ago and love it. It’s warm enough all year round but very light. It does fit in my washing machine but I’ve not tried tumble drying it as it dries very quickly if left outside.

However, having recently redecorated my bedroom, the colourful pattern does not fit so I’ve just bought a new one Night Owl one from John Lewis as I had some vouchers to use up. I went for a waffle pale grey one and then bought matching sheets and pillow cases from Tesco with my food order!

I have arthritis and can no longer battle with a duvet cover so these cover less ones are ideal for me. As I use a sheet under the duvet, I don’t wash it very often, I just wash the sheets regularly and the duvet a few times a year.

I’m eagerly waiting delivery of my new duvet, due tomorrow.

NotTooOld, it's far too much of a kerfuffle washing a big quilt. Have you tried the 'burrito roll' method of changing the covers?

Never heard of that, Hetty. Will look on YouTube.

Thanks, Teacheranne. So glad you are pleased with yours. The Night Owl I'm thinking of getting is a 4.5 in waffle cotton, so I don't think it will be very heavy, Hetty. Probably navy but have not definitely decided yet.

Hetty58

NotTooOld, it's far too much of a kerfuffle washing a big quilt. Have you tried the 'burrito roll' method of changing the covers?

But the cover less type duvet I have is not too large to wash, it’s very light even though it is 10.5 tog and easily fits in my washing machine. After the normal spin cycle it is almost dry so can easily be hung over a washing line or maiden for a couple of hours. I have very bad arthritis and can barely walk or carry heavy objects but find it much easier to cope with than a traditional heavy duvet.

what about blankets.
i find them easier to deal with.
i use light fluffy synthetic ones, easy to wash and dry. and useful for sofa too,
i find them more adjustable, to get the right temp, and cosiness.

I’ve got several Night Owl coverless duvets, mainly for when GC visit so I can cut out endless duvet cover changing. I’ve got one double 10.5tog but it creases badly in the washing machine. I wish I’d bought two single sizes instead, as they’re a cinch to wash and dry.

Way back in the sixties, when duvets were an exotic innovation in the Uk (they were called continental quilts then) and most people had never heard of them, I visited Germany. The beds all had enormous fluffy down quilts, in snow-white covers.

Those covers were removable, but with washable duvets with manmade fillings and polycotton covers, why do we insist on having a separate duvet cover and a separate top sheet?

Also, on the continent it is more usual to have two single duvets for a a double or kingsize bed, not one large one that is a pain to change the cover and impossible to get into a washing machine.

Recently I have been using a single manmade duvet (Ikea, white, very cheap) and not adding any cover. I can wash and spin it, and drape it over a clothes-horse indoors, and it is ready to put back on the bed that evening or even sooner. I can change the bottom sheet and the pillowcases and leave the bed open all day, and just add the duvet when I go to bed. No wrestling with the cover!

(Ikea prices - £4 to £165. Mine was called "Mysa sno" and was about £10, but they don't seem to stock that now)

I have the grey marl coverless duvet from silent night on our single guest bed and its brilliant .So much easier . Has a nice matching pillow with it as well.

My duvet is wool with a cotton cover, Elegran! No man made fibres. It’s massive so I have a cover on it and use a top sheet so the cover only needs changing now and then.

Hi, finebedding.co.uk have currently got 20% off all orders (including night owl duvets) for the jubilee weekend of that interests anyone?

I’m hovering over the “purchase button” as yet undecided whether to try the burrito roll method on my current duvet this afternoon first!!!

I broke my Bosch washing machine by overloading with a heavy ( when wet) blanket. Have learned my lesson and won’t repeat.
I use a sheet between quilt and bottom sheet so there is no need to wash quilt cover very often.

Oh just noticed yours Sue. Like minds.

I always use a top sheet - not to save changing the duvet cover so often, though. I like to be tucked in and, without that, the duvet would disappear over to DH's side of the bed! I would probably go for a coverless duvet next time I need to buy one as I can never get the duvet evenly distributed inside the cover!

I don't have a tumble dryer. Would a Night Owl 4.5 tog coverless duvet dry fairly quickly after just a spin dry?

Hetty58

NotTooOld, it's far too much of a kerfuffle washing a big quilt. Have you tried the 'burrito roll' method of changing the covers?

Another fan of this method it works well and is fairly easy for my arthritic hands and back to manage.

I use a top sheet so I don't need to battle with the quilt cover so often.

Yes, it would, Nottooold. Fling it over a bannister or a radiator, if you can’t put it outdoors, and it’ll soon be dry.

Just watched the burrito method on you tube. Going to do that next time I change my cover. I have always done it the having duvet inside out and grabbing the corners and pulling it over. But the burrito method will save my poor arms . Thank you Hetty.

If there are two of you why not change the duvet cover together? You could each take a corner and place it at the end inside the cover, then the duvet would be in place. Just shake down before releasing the end of the duvet.

Good old duvet covers for me. I've never found them a problem to change, wash, & dry - ours are king-size. It's nice having the different pattern/colours - they make a cheerful regular change in the bedroom. I don't like having a top-sheet under a duvet; IMO it's too much of a faff!