A comforter (in American English), as well as known as a doona in Australian English,[1] or a continental quilt (or usefully quilt) or duvet in English, is a type of bedding made of two lengths of fabric or covering sewn together and filled when insulative materials for warmth, traditionally alongside or feathers, wool or cotton batting, silk, or polyester and supplementary next to swing fibers. when quilts, comforters are generally laid higher than a top bed sheet (and sometimes along with blankets). Duvets are other form of quilt, traditionally filled when feathers, even though since the late 20th century often made of synthetic fibres or beside alternatives.
A comforter is sometimes covered for support and prolonged use. Comforter covers are thesame in principle to pillowcases, usually closed in the manner of zippers or buttons.
In the united Kingdom the term comforter is not generally used. It is otherwise called a quilt (or continental quilt), duvet or an eiderdown. A duvet differs in that it is thicker and usually used without blankets or other sheets.
Sometimes a comforter is sold as allocation of a "bed in a bag", usually a skirmish of some sort bearing in mind handles that contains an entire set of bedding in the thesame or a matching pattern: comforter and top sheet, fitted sheet, pillowcase(s), and perhaps pillow sham(s). Some sets have a duvet and duvet cover (more popular in Europe) in place of a comforter and summit sheet. More deluxe sets may tally a bed skirt and pillows.
Comforters are usually used in the winter season in the manner of it is totally cold, although a variety of substitute thicknesses means that they can be used in further seasons as well, bearing in mind lighter examples being used in warmer weather. Due to the thickness of a comforter or the amount of down/feathers or supplementary filling it has, a person is insulated neighboring cold.
Comforter sizes get along with when bed sizes: twin, full, queen, king, and cal-king. Comforter sizes govern slightly larger than mattress sizes to allow for draping over the sides of the bed. Typical sizes in the united States for comforters are:
Twin Bed = 64 in (163 cm) width 87 in (221 cm) length
Queen Bed / Full = 87 in (221 cm) width 87 in (221 cm) length
King Bed = 101 in (257 cm) width 90 in (229 cm) length
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