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TIL not everyone uses a duvet (also TIL that that thing’s called a duvet). That’s really surprising to me, so some people just use the blanket directly? What do you do when it gets dirty, they’re really hard to wash?
I think you mean a duvet cover, a duvet is a thick (cotton or down filled) blanket. Also called a comforter or quilt in America.
I find it absolutely insane that someone would use a duvet without a duvet cover… I change my duvet cover once or twice a week, can’t imagine these people are washing their entire duvets once a week.
So I shower, put on clean pajamas washed every 1-2 days, comforter is separated by blanket or sheet depending on temp, most of the year it’s just a sheet anyway, blankets and sheets get washed 1-2 times a week and comforter maybe once a month, maybe that’s gross but without surveying a bunch of Americans I’d say that’s pretty common. I don’t really see how it’s gonna get but so dirty with 3 layers of fabric between me and it.
As posted further down, here’s my understanding:
- duvet - bag w/ filling, such as down
- duvet cover - something to wrap a duvet in to keep it clean
- comforter - duvet + cover
- blanket - single layer
A duvet is hard to wash, but a blanket is about the same as a duvet cover, it’s just thicker and thus takes up more space in the washing machine. My washing machine does a good job of spinning out the water, so it doesn’t take forever to dry.
A duvet by definition is down. Duvet is the French word for down. Though I’m sure most people don’t realize this and use duvet to refer to just about anything blanketlike.
it’s only a duvet if it comes from the Duvet region of France, otherwise it’s just a sparkling blanket
I was also gonna ask why you couldn’t just put your weighted blanket in a cover, only to realize that I don’t know the right words in English. Also weird that people just don’t use covers for their blankets, but if you’re not happy with the color of your blanket, that would be a good reason to start using one.
