Brr. Lately we've spent the nights huddled underneath a down comforter and three blankets. Last night we were fantasizing about winning the lottery and promptly ordering an Eileen Fisher Seasonless Silk Comforter.
Silk comforters have been mentioned a couple of times on AT:NY: here and here. They're less bulky than down, hypoallergenic, and can be used year-round. Right now the fact that they're supposed to be warmer than down sounds pretty darn good.
Sold exclusively at Garnet Hill, the gorgeously sensuous bedding comes in five colors (chocolate, soft white, branch, bone, and parchment), and costs between $438 and $598.
is it just me or is "soft shite" a less-than-fortunate name for a colour?
less-than-fortunate typing skills with cold fingers.
soft white.
Oh poor babes, just one down comforter and three blankets? For the past month we here in Chicago have been fighting off the urge to break out the long johns just yet...
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They look lovely, but how can they be warmer than down?
My parents had one of these and it kept you warm as long as it was on the bed. These comforters are very slippery and love to slide onto the floor in the night. There's nothing like repeatedly waking up freezing because your nice comfoter has wanderlust.
They also slip inside duvets.
I have a silk comforter and use it year round. It definitely is fine all year round ( but i do have a feather duvet over it in the winter ). Like Laila said, it does tend to slide around a lot -but it's beautiful and very very cozy!
It doesn't snow in Sydney, but I bought a silk quilt many years ago from a Chinese shop. They come in different weights (in Chinese 'kun'), and I bought the warmest 5 kun. A wedding quilt is only 3 or 4 kun because you have each other to keep warm (nudge, nudge, wink, wink)
They should have one open corner so you can check the contents really are silk. The silk cover is slippery, and as the size was odd, I bought sheeting & made my own duvet cover.
They are VERY warm, but because they are tied, if the ties break and you don't repair them, the filling bunches up and you get gaps. I opened mine up to see what was going on and found 'ropes' of silk. Sorting it out is going to be very dusty work - just right for an asthmatic - & I'll need a big table. I want to reposition & tie the ropes more closely.
Chinese winter clothes are also padded with silk. Think of it as light weight wool - why is wool warm?
What with global warming & menopause, I haven't used it in 6 winters - one polar fleece blanket is now more than enough - but old people feel the cold, so I am holding onto it.
If you put the silk comforter inside a cotton duvet cover it won't slip off the bed. I found this great web site that has all sorts of info about silk comforters: www.silkcomforter.info - check it out if you want to learn all about them. By the way - Garnet Hill is just one of many retailers selling silk comforters (there's also Blue Stone Home, Kumi Kookoon, etc. etc.), you should definitely shop around before buying.
Well, silk comforter is not for kids room furniture, although you can use it, but you will surely find it on the floor. It is for big bedroom beds and for special nights when it has to go down.
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