We spend months under our duvets over the years and they require surprisingly little care. If you observe the following hints your duvet will provide many years of enjoyment:
1. Shaking
Shaking daily is sufficient to loosen the filling and to remove any residual moisture from the night before. shaking also helps to keep the down airated and keeps the loft high. This helps to keep your duvet as warm as the day you brought it home.
2. Airing
Duvets should be aired out regularly by hanging it on a line outdoors when it is dry. Direct and intense sunshine, fog and rain should be avoided. a few hours should do. When you bring it in, the smell is incredible.
3. Brushing
The cover is so dense and smoothly woven that dust cannot stick to the fabric. Therefore it is sufficient to brush the duvet lightly from time to time. Use a slightly damp cloth or lint roller.
4. Do not beat or vacuum
Please do not use a beater or vacuum cleaner. This can damage the finely pored cover to such an extent that down could penetrate outwards. This will shorten the life of your duvet.
5. Wash your duvet
Most duvets are machine-washable and can be washed occasionally with a standard commercially available wool washing powder ( small drop of dish soap works as well) in a warm water washing machine and then dried using the coolest dryer setting. Make sure that your duvet fits in both the washer and dryer before laundering. It is sometimes better to use a professional service, or a commercial laundromat.
It is recommended to get thorough, professional care by a specialist company every five years or so, where the duvet can be cleaned and refilled as necessary.
For more information on duvets, check out our guide to duvet bedding. | 
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