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Puredown: The World of Comforter Designs

Picture the scene: You’re feeling fresh and well-rested after another blissful night’s sleep in your comforter, and now you want to make your bed, clean up and start your day, but sometimes you might feel that the down stuffing in your comforter may be shifting around and uneven, which can make arranging your comforter a real pain. How can you fix it? The answer is “Baffle Box Design”! Baffle box design is a clever way of ensuring that your duvet or comforter’s down filling is arranged evenly across the entire surface of the material. Still confused? No problem! We’ve got a brief, handy guide below to help you figure it all out:

What is Baffle Box Design?

Think of your comforter as being filled with pockets, and the walls of these pockets are referred to as having a baffle box construction, which ensures an even distribution of the down feathers, inside. So, a duvet made using baffle box construction helps keep warmth evenly spread throughout the comforter, preventing you from getting too hot during sleep. As a bonus, when air becomes trapped within the walls of each pocket it results in a fluffy, airy duvet for a more relaxing air flow.

Sewn Through Design

Another common type of duvet or comforter design is what’s called a “Sewn Through Design”. Unlike the baffle box design that is commonly sewn between the top and the bottom cover of the comforter, a sewn through construction features layered stitching throughout the fabric. Duvets and comforters with this design ensures a very secure stitch that helps make sure the down stays exactly where it should inside the material. However, whereas a baffle box design comforter or duvet ensures an even distribution of down feathering over the entire comforter, a sewn through design may generate cold spots. However, this feature is most often seen on thin duvets for summer use as they are traditionally lighter and cooler with cold spots.

Ring Stitch 

Another style of duvet design features quilted rings. The problem with this design style is that the compartments constructed are not constrained where the down is not constrained. What can happen is that the down may shift from the center of the comforter to the edges, which can create cold spots in the middle of the comforter. This leads to a similar issue as sewn through design duvets. 

Which Design is Right for Me? 

After briefly summing up the key design features of the three most common types of comforter, you may now be wondering “but which one is right for me?”. Well, the answer lies in figuring out what kind of a sleeper you are, your climate and the current season. With its 3D chambers that can trap air effectively and prevent potential heat loss, the baffle box design is more commonly seen in Winter comforters. If you tend to get cold often during sleep or live in a colder region, we absolutely recommend getting yourself a comforter with a baffle box design.

When it comes to comforters with a sewn-through design, because the two covers are sewn together this style doesn’t provide as much room for the inner down fill when compared to baffle box design comforters. This also means that sewn-through comforters can’t trap as much air as a baffle box style comforter. However, this won’t be an issue for folks who have no problems keeping warm during sleep, or who live in a warmer region. 

That’s all from us here at Puredown on the different types of common comforter design!

But if you have any further questions about our wide selection of down comforters, pillows, blankets and more, or have any other questions on comforter designs or styles, don’t hesitate to reach out to us through our support centre or social media channels! 

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