Swopping over to natural wool bedding.
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@Gill I avoid petrochemical fibres near my skin wherever possible, and always seem to sleep better on and under natural materials. Currently on an organic latex mattress with organic cotton cover, buckwheat pillow, wool blankets. All of which were budget friendly as all second hand, although that does worry some people.
I certainly sleep a lot better. I'm cosier, and sweat less, don't need so much heating on in the bedroom, and can sleep with the window ajar, getting fresh air into the room , so I'd say it's a big win on all levels.
A lot more people are allergic to various wools than polyester. If one is not, wools tend to be warmer and handle moisture better than the cheaper hydrophobic PES fibers now mostly used instead of hydrophilic ones.
Great thing is, you can buy extra wool stuffing, or take it out, and adjust support as required, something you cannot do with any other pillow.
Sometimes they seem to get realy flat, but they plump up realy easily. One thing I'd suggest is to get a spare casing, as you will want to wash the cover now and then. That way, you can simply transfer the stuffing into the fresh casing and carry on, while the other is in the wash.
Saves loosing all your fluff all over the bedroom!
Wow, at that price I will stick to my down quilt....but I am a Tengu, having feathers is perfectly sensible for me...
But I do have a supply of wool blankets, I just got another the other day, form the charity shop £4.
And I try to look after them, Im finding a use for one which is decidedly past it, and another one I used for work, -made a tunic and wrap which is very effective.
(it can be cold in Iron Age Scotland).
But, interestingly enough, I do possess another piece of bedding.
Its a old sleeping bag of wool batting with a cotton cover. I have removed the zip and use it as a mattress on my folding bed. Its very comfy.
But I do have a supply of wool blankets, I just got another the other day, form the charity shop £4.
And I try to look after them, Im finding a use for one which is decidedly past it, and another one I used for work, -made a tunic and wrap which is very effective.
(it can be cold in Iron Age Scotland).
But, interestingly enough, I do possess another piece of bedding.
Its a old sleeping bag of wool batting with a cotton cover. I have removed the zip and use it as a mattress on my folding bed. Its very comfy.
Yes this is a very good tip, and when I ordered a second time I did exactly this.
I don't really understand quite how the Baavet wool duvet is so capable in winter and through to much of summer (all but the very hottest of days). It's great stuff and the bargain bin is definitely worth keeping an eye on.
Unforyunately my wife does not do well when sleeping under wool blankets. The itching drives her mad and she develops issues with the airways clogging up.
So many years ago we got a lama wool duvet and that works wonders!
So many years ago we got a lama wool duvet and that works wonders!
Ive sewn the ragged blanket into a pillow shape; it needs a bit more stuffing. I will sort out some wool scraps.
I assume the quilt is just a blanket with a cotton cover?
So I could make one using the old quilt cover unstuffed? I have several old quilts. I need to sort all my bedding out.
I assume the quilt is just a blanket with a cotton cover?
So I could make one using the old quilt cover unstuffed? I have several old quilts. I need to sort all my bedding out.
I guess if you had two blankets that fitted a quilt cover, you could tack or sew (quilt?) them together(otherwise they will move and wrinkle) and fill the duvet cover with them.
I think you'd need a king-size cover, double duvets are quite a bit smaller, as they don't need to be tucked in like a blanket.
The wool-filled duvet is not like a blanket in a cover, it's somewhat closer to a feather duvet just much less loosely filled. Here's a video showing it being made for Baavet, showing the wool sheets much more fluffy than a wool blanket.
That's a most interesting video. I do like to know how things are made.
What I was suggesting to Tengu was realy an easy way of making an old fshoned bed quilt rather than a duvet, which would add extra warmth and keep the blankets cleaner. Often, in older times a quilt was made with a blanket instead of synthetic batting,( ie the middle layer. )
Nowadays synthetic batting is usualy used since wool fell out of fashon, as its easier to wash.
What I was suggesting to Tengu was realy an easy way of making an old fshoned bed quilt rather than a duvet, which would add extra warmth and keep the blankets cleaner. Often, in older times a quilt was made with a blanket instead of synthetic batting,( ie the middle layer. )
Nowadays synthetic batting is usualy used since wool fell out of fashon, as its easier to wash.
Do youmean for home insulation?
NO! That is treated with something or other.
Just use your blankets. After all, if you'd use them on your bed as blankets, they'd work just as well in a king-size duvet cover, or between two large sheets sewn up to make a cover, which you could then use as a duvet.
It won't be like a normal wool duvet, but I reckon it would work just as well. After all, it's still a wool padding.
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