Accessories - Housewares - Finishing Touches - redistributing down in a duvet

Hello

I was just examining my down duvet while washing the cover and realized that almost all the down is in the squares that hang on the side of the bed! There is virtually no down in the squares in the middle. I obviously have not been shaking it regularly to keep it distributed :wall: Is it now too late? It is about 3 years old and has not yet been washed. Would that help? It is stitched with squares (not box baffles) that are completely closed (no 'channels' for directing the down through)

Thanks alot
Bronski

i moved your? here hopefully the pros over here have more experience than I to answer this.

I've been waiting for someone else to reply to this thread, but that doesn't seem to be happening. I have an idea, but I don't know how well it will work. When cleaning something like this, you put it in the dryer along with a clean tennis shoe. It might be worth putting the duvet in there on just an air setting with a shoe to see what happens.

okay. Took me a few visits to figure out what happened to my post! But I eventually got it. I'll try the dryer thing first without washing. thanks.

Down comforters and pillows should be fluffed daily to distribute the down. Box or diamond stitching, if intact, holds down in place. More expensive comforters have baffles that hold down in place.

Comforters should be covered with a duvet for protection. With proper protection, down comforters and pillows should rarely if never need cleaning. Silk items and thick down featherbeds will require dry cleaning when needed. Frequent or improper washing can damage the down clusters, stripping them of their natural oils and causing them to break. Special cleaners for washing down are available. These do not strip down of natural oils. Never use bleach. Wash in commercial front loading washer. Wet down has an odor that will disappear when dry. It takes three or four hours or longer to dry a down comforter on medium heat in large commecial dryer. Tie a couple tennis balls inside white socks to help fluff the down while drying. Storage of damp down will result in mold and mildew. Do not store down in plastic, as it needs to breathe. Wrap in cotton sheet to place in storage. Do not allow infants to sleep with down comforters or in down featherbeds. They can not regulate their body temperature and may be overcome by heat and suffer from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.