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butterfly20 Posted: Nov 22, 2003 03:39 PM+

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Posted: Nov 22, 2003 03:39 PM

whats a duvet?

i know its bedding...
it looks like a comforter, how is it different?

sonia Posted: Nov 22, 2003 03:47 PM+

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Posted: Nov 22, 2003 03:47 PM

Re: whats a duvet?

it's just the cover for a comforter. it has buttons and you slip the comforter inside. i just discovered this last year hehe.

Nora101004 Posted: Nov 22, 2003 03:50 PM+

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Posted: Nov 22, 2003 03:50 PM

Re: whats a duvet?

They are good because you can change them out depending on your mood or season. If you're good with a sewing machine, you can make your own.

butterfly20 Posted: Nov 22, 2003 04:01 PM+

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Posted: Nov 22, 2003 04:01 PM

Re: whats a duvet?

hmmmm.... so its not stuffed like a comforter then

sonia Posted: Nov 22, 2003 04:30 PM+

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Posted: Nov 22, 2003 04:30 PM

Re: whats a duvet?

Posted by butterfly20

hmmmm.... so its not stuffed like a comforter then

nope!

yabbobay Posted: Nov 22, 2003 04:38 PM+

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Posted: Nov 22, 2003 04:38 PM

Re: whats a duvet?

actually a duvet is a plain (usually) white (usually) down conforter...that you can put duvet covers on...

if you have a regular comforter...you can also use a duvet cover on that...

so a duvet is actually a blanket
duvet covers can cover duvets or other comforters...

xjulietx Posted: Nov 22, 2003 05:12 PM+

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Posted: Nov 22, 2003 05:12 PM

Re: whats a duvet?

A magazine put it best by saying that a duvet cover is like a big pillowcase for your comforter

Maribelle7777 Posted: Nov 22, 2003 07:10 PM+

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Posted: Nov 22, 2003 07:10 PM

Re: whats a duvet?

It depends....the comforter cover idea is correct but I know my FH calls his down comforter that he used to have on his old bed his duvet. So sometimes it means the comforter itself. But I think both definitions are correct.

yabbobay Posted: Nov 22, 2003 09:59 PM+

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Posted: Nov 22, 2003 09:59 PM

Re: whats a duvet?

I think your DH is right Maribelle....this is what it was always called when I was growing up

from dictionary.com

du·vet ( P ) Pronunciation Key (d-v, dy-)
n.
A quilt, usually with a washable cover, that may be used in place of a bedspread and top sheet.

but I think many stores have been calling the cover...a duvet...instead of duvet cover...this makes a lot of sense though...why my family doesn't use flat sheets...the duvet cover is the flat sheet substitute

Maribelle7777 Posted: Nov 23, 2003 12:49 PM+

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Posted: Nov 23, 2003 12:49 PM

Re: whats a duvet?

Yabbo...yes my FH doesnt' use a flat sheet, just the fitted sheet and the duvet.

I had to get used to no flat sheet. I don't really like it but I figured it isnt' the worst thing in the world. The only thing is I wash my comforter (it doesn't have a cover over it) more often. Hmm. Oh well.

Yabbo your family is German - I think the duvet w/ no flat sheet is more european in nature.

yabbobay Posted: Nov 23, 2003 02:18 PM+

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Posted: Nov 23, 2003 02:18 PM