by S. Heisley » Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:14 am
People being people, I sincerely doubt any hotel washes their duvets after every usage, no matter what they may tell you.
Comforters can be difficult or almost impossible to wash and expensive to have dry-cleaned. The thicker or bigger the comforter, the harder it is to deal with. I used to have the biggest, a Calif-King comforter. It wouldn't fit in my washer and would barely fit in the biggest washer at the laundromat. Using a duvet on that one was almost a necessity! Putting it on wasn't that difficult. Here's how I did it:
1) Remove the pillows, so you have a flat surface to work on, and lay the duvet on top of the bed with the closure area (zipper or buttons towards the foot area.
2) Fold the bottom up, over the top until the bottom portion of the duvet is inside out and is folded over its top portion, like a sock cuff.
3) Insert the top of your comforter into the duvet, getting the comforter corners all the way up into the duvet corners and ensuring that the top seams are even with the corners.
4) Smooth/lay the comforter out flat, as if you had just made the bed.
5) Carefully pull the duvet's edges down over the comforter, unfolding the 'cuff' area as you do this.
6) Once the duvet is in place, secure the zipper or buttons at the foot.