Down Comforter Bedding

Just the word comforter makes you feel cozy and warm, not unlike the down comforter. Once you have tried one, you will agree - nothing beats the feel of a feather down comforter. You won’t ever want to be without your down comforter, once you have gotten used to the feel of sleeping neath the fluffy down. It really does put the bliss into blissful sleeping as anyone who has one will confirm. With around one third of every day spent sleeping, comfort at bedtime should be a priority for everyone.The best down comforters are considered by many as a luxury item, and they are. And like any other luxury item, you are going to pay the price to get the best. But with the right care, your luxury down comforter will last for years and years. So yes, a down comforter, can be a little pricey, but they really are worth the expense as few things are as comforting and cozy on a cold winter’s night.The most expensive comforters will only have pure white down in them, but less expensive ones will have a mixture of down and feathers. Don’t worry, they will also do the job quite nicely at less cost. But you don’t have to take my word for it. You can find out for yourself. Step into the world of blissful sleep neath a comfortable down comforter from Sleepy Down Comforters.

Only 226,000 people live in Iceland, but they are resilient and resourceful. For more then 1,000 years farmers and fisherman dangle over rocks and cliffs to pluck feathers from the nests of eider’s on Vigur Island to the west. For these people, down collecting is an integral part of their way of life. “Eiders are totally protected in Iceland, and in return they give their precious down,” says an ornithologist with Iceland’s Museum of Natural history. On Vigur Island in Iceland’s West Fjords, a farmer, Baldur Bjarnason, takes down from 4,000 eider hens. Each week in season, Baldur’s son Bjarni and the rest of his family gather feathers that line the ducks’ nests.

The female lays 4-6 eggs in the nest, lined with down which she plucks from her breast, there it becomes loose by the time the eggs arrive. She arranges the down underneath her and around the eggs; an extremely useful and productive measure in a cold climate. Watching the nests takes up to 4 weeks and in due course the female leaves the nest. The down, having served its prime purpose, is blown away by the wind or, more usefully, gathered by the eider farmer. The down is dried immediately after it is gathered, then heated to about 110 Degrees Celsius and kept at that temperature for a certain time; the heat sterilizes the down and makes it easier to clean. About 35 nests yield one pound of down at approximately $300.00 per pound.

The down is mechanically cleaned, in machines specially designed for the purpose, the process being based on age-old methods for cleaning eiderdown. With this equipment the down can be cleaned without damaging its special properties which give the down its insulating properties, cohesiveness and elasticity. No chemicals are used in the cleaning process. Although the machines do a good job of the cleaning, the down undergoes further checks in which any feathers or knots are removed by hand. Eiderdown exports from Iceland are subject to weight and quality control by an authorized quality inspector. Nothing beats the feel of a goose down comforter.

Down comforters and duvets are warm and cuddly, soft and smooth. Down comforters made from white goose down, down feather pillows and featherbeds are available factory direct to you, depending where you order it. Down Comforters promote better rest and health. All goose down pillows, goose down comforters and featherbeds are crafted with pride and made with the highest quality goose down and highest thread count fabrics that can be found. A full assortment of top quality down products like down pillows, feather sleep pillows, hypoallergenic pillows, decorative pillow inserts, feather beds, goose down comforters and duvet covers are readily available to improve your sleep experience. Goose Down Comforters provide added warmth for cooler months. If you ever sleep under a down comforter one time you will never go back to the old blanket, I promise. The price is right at this time of year.

So many people today are sleep deprived. Once it was taken for granted for most of us to sleep a good 7 or 8 hours restfully. Instead, it is now considered the new luxury. Something most of us would love to have yet find elusive in attaining.

The stress of modern life, working longer hours, balancing family and work leaves us longing for this luxury of a good night’s sleep, but there are just not enough hours in the day. So what is the solution? We must acknowledge that a good night’s sleep is very, very important to our overall health. This rejuvenating sleep will improve productivity, counter stress, boost our immune system and help us take on the challenges of the next day. Once acknowledged, then you are on your way to finding solutions.

You can get a good night’s sleep by using a high quality goose down pillow and having a down comforter to go along with it. We will get back with you on more ideas about the good night sleep.

We had no idea we could save so much money on a very nice down throw blanket. The people are so nice to deal with. I think I will shop there again. We’ll never get gouged at the department store again.

And with the variety and selection to choose from, you can’t go wrong. If you don’t see what you are looking for, don’t give up. Just let us know what you are interested in and we will do our best to find something to satisfy your needs.

Question: Is it safe to machine wash a down comforter? Answer: Most down and synthetic-down comforters are machine washable. Be sure to use a mild detergent (such as Woolite) and a cool temperature setting. Dry the comforter on a delicate setting, and throw in a couple of tennis balls to help keep the down from clumping.

Remember: Frequent washing will affect the down’s fluffiness, so keep the washing to a minimum. Twice a year is often enough to keep your Down Comforter clean and soft like you like it. (Include the job in your annual spring-cleaning , once the weather turns warm.) If you use a Duvet cover to protect your comforter, you can prolong the life of your comforter and you can stretch the time between cleanings to every three to five years. To control dampness between washings, hang the comforter inside or on a clothesline.

There are a few things you should know when shopping for a down comforter. For example, a down comforter has a fill power rating. This number corresponds to the comforter’s fluffiness — the higher, the better. Over 800 is considered the most luxurious — and most expensive — but anything over 550 is good.Thread count is another important consideration when shopping for a down comforter. Thread count measures the number of threads per square inch. Again, higher numbers are better as this makes a lighter, softer comforter. All of these things are meant to increase your comfort and enjoyment of your goose down comforter.

When you decide to purchase a down comforter you are selecting the warmest, most luxurious and comfortable way to sleep. Possibly you want to be warmer in bed, feel luxurious or just sleep better. There are a lot of down comforters out there, many without any real information for the consumer to make an educated purchase. Considering you spend 1/3 of your life in bed you should consider buying a high quality down comforter from a down bedding specialist, otherwise you will be replacing your down comforter every 3 or 4 years, and you will not be able to use it year-round. Choose a high quality goose down comforter from a down specialist and you will enjoy it year-round for many years, plus if they offer cleaning and renovation services, you will have it for life.

Here is what you really need to know:

1) All down is not created equal. Goose down is better than duck down. Down from mature geese that live in cold climates produce larger down clusters that trap more body heat keeping you warmer as well as lofting up to produce a comforter that is puffy without weight. Fill-power is the measurement of a down cluster’s ability to loft up after compression. 650 fill-power and up is considered luxury quality. The higher the fill-power the greater the thermal properties and the puffier the comforter. There is also cluster count to consider. This is the percentage of whole down clusters as opposed to pieces of broken down known as “fly”. Canadian White Goose Down, considered to be the finest in the world, Siberian, Hungarian and Polish white goose down are the best except for the very rare Eiderdown, the ultimate in softness and warmth without weight.

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Our down throw is filled with 10 oz. of white down. The cover is a super soft microfiber shell. It comes with a matching pillow sham that converts the throw in a travel size pillow. Diamond box construction keeps the fill in place. Super sized 50 x 70 . Great for summertime or back to school. Perfect for the students with that dorm room to decorate. No longer available in olive,sorry. No one is quite sure why DOWN-filled products and outerwear have moved from the pages of Field & Stream to fashion magazines. Those within the industry say its the energy crisis, as more folks turn down their thermostats at night and snuggle under a soft DOWN comforter. True, the back to nature movement, sleeping with your bedroom windows open, the good-health kick and the fact that many medical doctors suggest that electric blankets are not ‘best’ for the human body–all add-up to DOWN comforters’ popularity. Sleeping under one for a few nights makes a believer out of you.

The Impressions pillow has a high density memory foam core that conforms to your shape yet provides gentle cradling support for your head, neck and shoulders. A high loft 575+ white down surrounds the memory foam core for added softness. It is finished with 100% cotton down proof zippered shell that provides comfort & protection. Goose down comforters and down throws are finally affordable. At Sleepy Down Comforters we pride ourselves on our budget-friendly pricing, our professional, speedy service and the quality of each of our products. If you have ever shopped for pillows, you will noticed that they come in three different levels of firmness. Some are rather hard, while others are so soft that you sink practically to the mattress. The degree of firmness all depends on how you sleep. For the person who sleeps on his back, a medium thickness of pillow supports the neck and the back. The side sleeper will need a firmer pillow with enough height to support the head evenly with the shoulders. For the stomach sleeper, a low, soft pillow will keep the head and body in proper alignment. The down pillows are a great choice for a good night’s sleep.