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Most (but not all) duvets and duvet covers have ties/loops to tie the corners (and sometimes the midpoints) off to keep this from happening.
Honestly I never had this issue nor knew about the loops/ties until I graduated from a full/queen cover to a king size one and it became a real problem.
I have been around for 3 and a half decades and I’ve never had a duvet that’s done this in the UK
For the first three decades of my life my duvet had the loops but the cover didn’t have the ties. I just thought the loops were something to grab on to while spelunking into the cover to insert the duvet 😂
You don’t have to go spelunking if you don’t want to. Turn the cover inside out, lay the duvet on top, tie off the corners if you have ties, and turn it all back right side over.
Especially it is big / you are small, roll it up first, then flip it inside out and autobots roll out
Same, and I even buy my duvets from IKEA …
The ones I have from IKEA, no.
Obviously a different thing, but your comment unlocked a several decades old memory about my mom tying the ends of my duvet to the bed frame, because I would kick it off the bed while asleep. Wow, that memory was pulled from some very dusty and almost forgotten part of my brain, lol.
Our comforter is tied to the bed footrest on my husband’s side, because otherwise I steal it in my sleep. It keeps marital harmony!
Definitely not most. I have never seen such a thing.
It still happens especially with fabric like viscose. My duvet has ties for in-between corners too, but my comforter doesn’t, so I get what’s being described here. I need to sew some in and stop being a lazy ass.
I’ve never understood those. Clearly yes, they’re for tying the corners, but how? Wouldn’t they just slip out? Do you have to just tie really really tightly?
Anyway, my duvet is a King on a Queen bed, and I still don’t have the issue, but I don’t toss and turn too much.
Duvet inserts usually have a loop on each of the corners for the ties on the cover to tie on.
On a king I still find that it sags a lot in the middle of the edges even with the corners tied. So we got the magnetic fasteners (like on anti theft clothing tags) to pin the middle.
That’s a clever solution!
They’re actually sold for that purpose so we weren’t that clever :)
As another post said the corners have a loop for the tie. Even without those loops I’ve tied the cover around a section of the duvet corner without issue. My cover is linen, so maybe other materials don’t work as well? YMMV.
I thought I was so clever when i discovered this myself one day. Then i used it and it torn the string off the duvet cover :/
In my experience, only the fancier brands do this. But you can make your own and sew them on too.
I’m an uncultured slob that doesn’t put my blankets in giant pillowcases. I am happy in my ignorance.
Just so you know. This is unhygienic as fuck if you sleep in the regularly. It’s basically how you get bed bugs.
You get bed bugs by bringing infested items/animals/people into your home, not by sleeping in a bed with no duvet cover
You mean dust mites? You get them regardless, but I agree that it’s nicer to reduce how often you need to wash the duvet, better for the environment as well.
They’re called comforters and very common in many places. I rarely see duvets where I live. You just wash them periodically like anything else.
Bed bugs need to be introduced to the home from a source somewhere and a duvet cover won’t help if they are.
Yes, but also yes
And also: yes.
It’s stuff like this that makes me both relieved and slightly ashamed that I’m in my 30s and still don’t know quite what a duvet is.
I have my house set to a temperature i enjoy wearing mild clothing in, then I use a light blanket that matches that feeling of “lightly clothed” and i sleep fine. I dont understand these fancy bed concepts
To me having a house always set to the same temp sounds like the fancy concept. Do you live somewhere very warm? In winter we only heat the house during the day and I’ve woken up in a 14°C bedroom. Thick duvets are a must.
Ive lived in the desert and alaska, my ways have never changed though
I sleep best when I’m cold so I try to keep my house cold (summer months I just deal) and instead of a single warm cover on my bed I have multiple throw blankets. It’s not aesthetically pleasing but then I can cover up with as many blankets as my body wants and I can also layer where I’m cold. Some nights I have 5 blankets over my upper body and head and my legs are completely uncovered and sometimes my feet are freezing and the rest of me is fine.
Whats a throw blanket? Is it what i think a “light” blanket is?
Yeah pretty much. I have a couple fleece blankets of varying thicknesses and a couple that are knitted with yarn.
You’re supposed to tie the corners in
I’ve never owned a single duvet or cover in my life that had this functionality.
Even cheap Amazon and ikea ones have them I don’t know how you managed to buy tie-less duvets
I have never in my life seen this either. I think it might be a US only thing?
Yeah, I suspect that as well.
Not all duvets or covers have those ties. It can be annoying when they’re like that! The burrito or California Roll method works pretty well for keeping the corners in place, though.
You know, I always thought “Duvet Cover” was just a fancy word for that blanket that goes on top of normal blanket in hotel rooms and never gets washed. But after watching this video, I now realize it’s something completely different that I’m too poor to comprehend.
Never seen a blanket with strings hanging from it that can be turned inside out… What’s it used for?
A duvet is a thick bed covering, kind of like a thicker version of what is called a comforter in the US. They can be really comfortable, especially if you like your covers to weigh a little more, but it’s a hassle to wash and dry them. To reduce how often you have to wash the duvet, removable covers fit around the duvet. Conceptually it’s kind of the same reason we put pillow cases on pillows.
Because of how large and floppy the duvet is, it’s kind of hard to get them all the way into the corners of the covers, and if you don’t have them in the corners well they can migrate around and bunch up on one side. To help combat that some duvets and covers have little straps in the corners you can tie together to keep everything in place.
Ah that would explain why I’m not familiar with them: I can’t stand thick, heavy blankets! They make me sweat and feel smothered. A thin sheet and light blanket (or no blanket at all) is all I need. Plus having ADHD means that messing with a duvet cover sounds like a lot of stressful, unnecessary work.
Thanks for the info! :D
Holy shit
To where?
This gives a good idea what it typically looks like if your duvet and cover has it.
And if they don’t have this. Hand sew a shoelace to the inside of the cover, and just tie it to the corner of the duvet. Shoelace knot about an inch down the corner tight, and it won’t go anywhere.
Both my duvet and cover have little loops. But one has loops that are just long enough to pull them through the other and tie a knot. Works well enough. I feel like some country that uses a lot of duvets should set a standard requirement for all duvets to have loops and all covers to have ties.
Sometimes (but not always) there are little straps in the corners of each to tie them into place. If you’re ever buying another it’s worth looking for that!
Oh nice. I have these ancient Ikea covers that are super old but my dog likes to dig in my bed so I hang onto them because it’s ok if they get ripped.
Even with the corners tied ours slips so badly. They need more than just the corners secured.
Magnets. Not kidding. They sell strong magnets with a cloth covering so it doesn’t have edges, and you just secure the ends with them.
Do you have a link to some like these? 😮
Look for duvet magnetic clips. Amazon has a lot of varieties, and if you don’t support Amazon it gives you an idea of what to look for.
I too would love that link!
That’s a good idea.
I eventually just started using a top sheet + bottom sheet. Easier to wash, no spelunking into the duvet to find the corner ties, and can change out the top sheet if I ever want to change the feel of my bedroom! I was finding that I would put off washing the duvet just due to the effort of dealing with it 😵💫
Duvets are a pain in the ass and both the duvet and cover need to be washed anyway. Why not just stick with comforters with sheets and save yourself the trouble?
At least with down, the duvet cover can be washed more often than the duvet. Plus you can change the color or design without wasting as much material buying a whole new duvet/comforter.
It’s the bed cover that pops off the mattress every morning that shits me
Fortunately, got a new bed cover and seems fine now. Best investment ever
For future reference, these exist:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08MZPR43JSo at one point I needed these for a king size fitted sheet that would not stay comfortable, I knew they existed but didn’t know what they were called. What do I look up that gets me exactly what I wanted? Bed suspenders…
Flip it every few days. It works pretty good once you’re over the initial shock of having the feet end near your face.
blasphemy!
I’m 41 and I still don’t know what a duvet is or why it needs covered.
Come sleep over with me.
Since I’m not a native speaker, I had to Google… It’s just a blanket. I put a cover around my blankets regardless of type personally - it’s easier to wash the cover than the blanket.
and you don’t seem to understand…
I thought I was the only one.
It’s the bane of my fucking existence!
No but seriously though. Pisses me off so much!
Duvet makes no sense to me.
… There are ties to connect the corners so this doesn’t happen on every duvet+cover I’ve owned. Just buy one like that.
Right? And even on ones that don’t, it’s easy to sew on some strips of fabric at the corners
