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Occasionally I find my duvet like this in the morning, but it fixes itself when I make the bed. Only way I could see this being an issue is through using duvet covers which are incorrectly sized, or not making the bed (properly) before getting back in.
I wonder if this is a case of people using duvets but having not been shown how to make a bed with one… For the benefit of the uninitiated, stand at the foot of the bed, grab the bottom corners of the duvet and hold them wide apart. Lift up to shoulder height then use a quick downward motion - the top of the duvet should flick out like a whip. This will push the duvet back into the top corners of the cover and redistribute any loose filling which may have migrated down through the night.
Also never seen ties in a duvet - seems pretty pointless to me.
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.
Definitely not most. I have never seen such a thing.
In my experience, only the fancier brands do this. But you can make your own and sew them on too.
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.
The ones I have from IKEA, no.
I dont know about the previous commenter’s fancy duvets/covers but the ikea ones have switched between snaps and loops and none at all between product lines. I have noticed though that the cotton covers tend to stick well to the polyester duvets such that they stay in place without
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 :)
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.
Same, and I even buy my duvets from IKEA …
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!
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 why I abandoned the duvet lifestyle
Yeah I don’t agree with that lifestyle at all.
I have a rather heavy duvet and linen sheets, so the whole duvet often slides down the bed as I’m kicking and thrashing in my sleep because RLS. Then I wake up with the top of the duvet at my waist so I have to grab the sheet with my toes to stop it bunching up as I pull the duvet up again. This happens 2 or 3 times a night and I wake up feeling like I fought a fucking bear.
Safety pins exist. Do people not know to pin the corners?
Ive done this but the pins get loose really quickly and become a hazard
I have special duvet pins. They’re like the anti theft tag pins on the clothes at stores but smaller. The pins themselves have ridges along them that get caught by the counterpart. You have to press a tiny button in to release it, but that button is tucked underneath the head of the “receiving” side so it’s not really possible to press it accidentally while tossing around in the bed.
I bought a pair for dirt cheap. One of the best dollar store purchases of my life honestly.
I am literally in bed literally dealing with this as we speak. Life is tough, man…
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?
To where?
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.
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.
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.
Holy shit
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
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…
I have learned to just accept that and live with it. Works about 60% of the time
I’m so picky about my blankets.
I think I could make a fortune going around teaching people how to do their bed, cause I never had huge existential problems like these. It’s crazy.
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 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 😵💫
Oh yes.
