buying guide

Choosing the perfect duvet can be a confusing experience, our buying guide explains the difference between the various options and will help you to select the right duvet.

To find the perfect duvet you need to firstly consider whether you prefer a natural or synthetic fillng?

Synthetic Benefits

• Non-allergenic and washable - synthetic duvets make a practical alternative for those who are sensitive to natural fillings
• Advances in fibre have led to synthetic duvets becoming lighter, more breathable and feeling more like down-filled duvets.

Synthetic Products

• Perfectbalance has a unique blend of microfibre and lysoft. It has the luxurious feel of down and is amazingly breathable for incredible comfort.
• Spundown has an incredibly fine microfibre filling enabling all sizes to be washed in a domestic washing machine at 60 degrees - the temperature that kills dust mites which are a common cause of asthma and allergies
• Cotton Touch is ideal for all the family with a 100% cotton cover - a practical solution.

Natural fillings

• Natural duvets have the benefit of being both durable and naturally breathable
• The lightest of all natural fillings is down which comes from the breast of the bird and has a unique ability to trap air making it exceptionally light. It is also luxurious, soft and fluffy, as it does not contain quills
• As feathers with quills are not as thermally efficient it takes more to create the same level so will weight more
• Our natural filled products have a fill power rating to measure the quality of the feather and down. The higher the fill power, the better the duvet
• The covers of our natural filled duvets are constructed with cassette pockets to keep filling evenly distributed, preventing cold spots

Natural Products

The Fine Bedding Company range includes Hungarian Goosedown, Goosedown, Goose Feather and Down, and Duck Feather and Down.

The next consideration is how warm you want to be?

The tog rating of a duvet indicates this. Tog is a measure of warmth, the higher the tog the warmer the duvet.

• 13.5 tog is wonderfully warm so is ideal for the winter months
• 10.5 tog offers medium warmth for spring and autumn
• 4.5 tog is cool so ideal for the warm summer months

The Four Season option consists of a 4.5 tog duvet and a 9.0 tog which can be used seperately and combined to suit every season.

The Mulberry Silk duvet is available in two different weights - Light weight and Medium weight.

• Light weight is the equivalent to a 4 tog duvet and is perfect for summer nights or for those that prefer to be cooler
• Medium weight is the equivalent to an 8 tog duvet and is ideal for most people all year round. It is light enough for summer and warm enough for winter in a centrally heated home.
• The duvets can be buttoned together for added versatility