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Sleep like a king with duvet covers

Duvet in French (old) language meaning "Down" pronounced as "due-vay" which is same as down comforter used in European countries. They are cloth bags filled with down and also feathers. It has different names - down comforters in Europe, duvet insert in America and federbetten or featherbeds in German. It originated in the rural areas of Europe. In earlier days it was filled with different kind of feathers, in fact whatever kind of feather they could lay their hands on. But the most desirable of the lot were Eiderdown feathers.People in US sometimes refer to the duvet cover also as a duvet, while the Europeans and Canadians call the down comforters Duvets or super king doona cover. The duvet cover is actually the decorative protective cover put over the down comforter (like the pillow and the pillow case). So before purchasing it would be a good idea to clear the air as to what you are exactly planning to buy.

Today's Super king duvet cover are much more than just the cloth bag and the feathers. This modern luxury item is now made from down proof fabrics that are luxuriously soft to the touch and stuffed with super clean, de-dusted, highly processed sanitized down of white goose. The bag is in box construction to make it the state-of-the art down comforter. With this kind of filling and construction, it stays warm and fluffy for a long time.But what is the need for a duvet?The best way to beat winter in north European region is to have a feather tick over you and a feather filled down comforter below you and however cold the winter is you will always have a warm and refreshing sleep.The feathers are loosely quilted within broad channels that prevent the feathers from flocking together at one corner. This also allows them to expand, hold warm air and keep you comfortable for a long time.As the fame of the duvets caught up, innovative ideas sprung up and now silk duvets are also available to provide you the ultimate in comfort. Some claim that these silk duvets can actually regulate your body temperature as you sleep. And with this concept gaining popularity, the market has been flooded with a variety of silk duvets making it difficult for the buyer to decide. The factors that decide which silk duvet is good are based on three broad factors - silk quality, tog ratings and the duvet casing (whether it is made of cotton or silk).

Before buying a Super king duvet cover , make sure you know what type of silk has been stuffed in. If it is long fiber variety of mulberry silk then you can rest assured you are taking a good product. There are other types of silk material used but none will give you the comfort like long fiber mulberry silk. That could be the reason why these are more expensive than others. Cheaper variety of silk duvets would invariably be filled with silk and polyester and sometimes chopped strand silk.As of today there is no tog rating in British Standard set making it difficult for the buyer to get quality products. What you could do is measure the grams of silk filled in the duvet per square meter. If it is 250 gsm then it is 2.4 tog, if it is 400 gsm then it would be 7.9 tog and 600gsm would be 10-13 tog.