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[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 62 points 12 hours ago (7 children)

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.

[–] Tot@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

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

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

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 :/

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 53 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

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

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 15 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

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 😂

[–] save_the_humans@leminal.space 9 points 8 hours ago

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.

[–] d00ery@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

Same, and I even buy my duvets from IKEA ...

[–] AbsolutelyClawless@piefed.social 8 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Lyrl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 7 hours ago

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!

[–] NullPointerException@lemmy.ca 13 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

The ones I have from IKEA, no.

[–] Antares@fedinsfw.app 6 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

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

[–] Malyca@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 hours ago

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.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] velma@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Duvet inserts usually have a loop on each of the corners for the ties on the cover to tie on.

[–] Dultas@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] velma@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Dultas@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

They're actually sold for that purpose so we weren't that clever :)

[–] heatermcteets@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours 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.