• ccunning@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    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.

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      I have been around for 3 and a half decades and I’ve never had a duvet that’s done this in the UK

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        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 😂

    • RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world
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      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.

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          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.

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        11 days ago

        As another post said the corners have a loop for the tie. Even without those loops I’ve tied the cover around a section of the duvet corner without issue. My cover is linen, so maybe other materials don’t work as well? YMMV.

    • idunnololz@lemmy.world
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      I thought I was so clever when i discovered this myself one day. Then i used it and it torn the string off the duvet cover :/

    • Tot@lemmy.world
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      In my experience, only the fancier brands do this. But you can make your own and sew them on too.