Night Lark duvets

Elegran

Bazza

Whilst I love the idea of not wrestling with a duvet cover, I’ve only ever had down duvets and pure cotton covers, so do these feel synthetic?

Bazza My NightLark ones are covered in a waffle cotton, so no chance at all of them feeling "synthetic".

In fact I think the covers are synthetic too they are just either seersucker look or linen look.

It was very difficult to find anything not covered in a manmade fabric, so I was pleased with my waffle cotton.

Hi

Well, thanks to this thread and Elegran, I've gone ahead and ordered one from Nightlark. I'm looking forward to it arriving.

Mine came and I love it. DH is a bit concerned about the lack of weight.l

I’m delighted with mine which I ordered last weekend after reading the thread.
I think one poster queried whether the cover is cotton. It certainly feels like it is and the label is printed as 100% cotton.
The final test will be when it’s washed and dried.

The lack of weight is what I like about them. I take them on holiday as I can no longer bear a conventional duvet with cover.
I use the lighter version all year round and may I point you in direction of Temu (sorry) who do beautiful Mulberry Silk pillow cases for about £6 each; excellent quality and the soft gold they do matches night lark cream. They wash at 40 and keep your face smooth and hair clean and feel fabulous.

Well it's arrived and looks lovely. It feels very light though. Will see how I get on tonight!

I have the same one Aveline and the lightness is the best thing about it.
Feels lovely on and “ just right” I do hope you like it.

As I said on my OP the pillowcases are rubbish.

We have that one too. Love it.

Well I had a strange night's sleep. The duvet is so light that I just didn't feel it somehow. It was like sleeping in warm air! I had the silky side next to me. However, it remained in place and, once I got used to it I seemed to sleep well. So far so good!

Is that the seersucker one?

I have 3 of these from Fine Bedding. They’re brilliant and have made life so much easier however I’ve just looked at their website with a view to buying another to see the prices have rocketed since I last looked 😱

The duvet is great and I have no issue with it. The pillowcases, however, are a different thing altogether. They are absolutely HUGE! They are not comfortable to sleep on either, as they are so slippery. I have had to go back to my previous pillow for sleeping. This is a pain because the extra pillow has to be put in a cupboard for the daytime so as not to spoil the look of the bed.
To be honest, if it weren’t for the fact that the duvet is so good, and I had already washed the pillowcases before use, I would have sent them back. Unfortunately, I am now stuck with 8 of them.
I do find that it is very difficult to buy things online without something or other being out of kilter.

Elegran yes it's the seersucker one. The pillow slips seem OK so far

Is it essential that they are dried in a tumble drier? If not, how long to dry on a Molly Maid drying rack indoors in a laundry at about 18ºC? I realise that times will vary dependent on conditions, unlike with a tumble dryer, but can it be dry in a day? Thanks

I'll let you know as that is my hope too.

I don't dry mine in the ancient tumble dryer - it (the dryer) is in the cellar, with a hosepipe to the outside to carry off the steam. It gets very little use, and carrying a wet duvet down the cellar steps would probably leave me and it in a heap at the bottom.

I drape the washed duvet over a horizontal clothes horse (the kind with wings) in the conservatory in the summer sun, or in winter in front of a south-facing window. It is usually ready to put back on the bed the same day.

If the weather has been particularly cold, wet and dark and I don't trust it or the central heating to dry the duvet in time for bed, I either postpone washing it for a while, or I sleep under a spare single (also coverless) duvet for one night.

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Is it essential that they are dried in a tumble drier? If not, how long to dry on a Molly Maid drying rack indoors in a laundry at about 18ºC? I realise that times will vary dependent on conditions, unlike with a tumble dryer, but can it be dry in a day? Thanks

It should dry on your drying rack if it is washed in the morning. Turning it over at halftime would help, by getting the warmth on the other side, as quite a lot would hang down at the sides, keeping the underside from drying as fast.

In winter we hang ours up on the landing, suspended between two doors.
Extra exercise ducking under if you need the bathroom.
It’s dry by the afternoon.

I wash mine 1x a week & dry on the line unless it’s raining/damp. In the sun it’s takes less than an hour. Then fling it over the bannister at top of the stairs to air. DD put GDs duvet in the drier and managed to shrivel part of it so, no, I would not recommend putting in the drier. No need as it dries so quickly outside or over an airer even in winter. It’s magic ✨🪄. Best thing since sliced bread!

I didn’t get any pillow cases with the one I bought last week but as it’s white, I just use some pretty pillowcases I’ve also recently bought.

I dry the duvets outside on warm or breezy days (if it looks a good ‘drying day’ I’ll wash it there and then) or in the TD if needs be. That’s never been a problem, they come out fine. I also have an airing cupboard which gets very cosy so I can drape a duvet over the tank in there to dry.

The cotton waffle pillowcases that I bought to go with the duvet are good quality. Perhaps the fabric used for the other duvets isn't suitable for pillow-cases?

If they are too big, why not turn them inside out and machine stitch new seams? A quarter inch or so on each seam would make them an inch smaller in each direction. You don't even need to trim the extra fabric, it will be invisible inside once the pillow is in.

The pillows that came with my duvet were were just plain ones. No complaints and the same size as all my other ones.