Here one can buy duvets from a wide range of tog. As Steve says, light summer ones (probably about 4 tog) up to my super-duper 15 tog (the maximum) They can be filled with pure goose down (most expensive),goose feather-and-down, duck down, duck feather-and-down, or synthetic fibre, which is hypo-allergenic. One can also get 'all seasons' duvets which comprise two, a winter and a summer one which can be joined together to make a very warm duvet when required. I have the bedroom windows absolutely wide open all year round, and the bedroom can get like a fridge, but the duvet is my saviour, and I need the oxygen! . I like to do patchwork quilting, which is a traditional craft in many parts of the world. You join small pieces of material together in lovely tessellating designs, then attach a sheet of 'liner' (synthetic warm quilting pad) and stitch through the lot in various patterns. I watched a film once at our sewing club about the Amish people in USA making a quilt like this. Rap, that raven blanket is beautiful.
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