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the next Cozee Home TSV is on the 06/12/17 (the one after next weeks)
It's on Jackie Kabler's blog - it's a set of two, one floral and one dots in the above colours
http://blogs.qvcuk.com/getting-christmas-sorted/
Quite nice - what do you reckon, about £85 inc the P&P? I really mustn't buy though. I have been saying all year, no more CH bedding as the stack on top of the wardrobe is already precariously high. Sadly, I succumbed to the OTO which SCW posted this morning. I'm telling myself it's for the guest bedroom even though that room doesn't even have a bed at the moment because it's my shoes and bags room. Deep embarrassment!
Well if we're confessing stuff, I ended up buying the previous CH TSV in pink and bloomin' well LOVE the throws so am now looking at them in purple and grey...deep embarrassment indeed :mysmilie_17:
I just don’t get fleecy bedding - what’s it like in real life?
Is it like that candy stripe stuff from years ago? I’m showing my age now!
I really like crispy cotton, I like Egyptian Cotton, I don’t like polyester mix sheets.
Ooh, I'm loving this mutual confessional!
Don't blame you for getting those throws - I remember the mental torture you went through and I reckon you were meant to have them.
We have been quite good though lately, haven't we? Haven't we??
Erm...I haven't been as bad is about as much as I can stretch too!
Now AndiK, re the CH bedding, I'd like your sage advice please - I bought the last TSV but now I have so many of the throws (ahem) I don't find the bedding as lovely and soft (think it's the microfibre one) and want some bedding with a similar sort of velvety texture - which type would you recommend as there are quite a few?
I think we can forgive you. As long as you pause before buying at least some of the time!
As for the CH bedding, much as I'd like to help, I am not sure I'm the best person. I have been quite confused myself as I believe all of the duvet covers I've bought have been described as fleece and not plush or angel whatever, yet some arrived and have stayed very velvety smooth, while others have developed what I call the "separated pile", where they lose the smoothness, fortunately without becoming actually rough though definitely less baby soft. I used to wash with powder and will only wash with liquid detergent now, which has helped. Another thing is, my washing machine is quite old and has a range of set programmes and the ones which are at 30 degrees are for delicates so don't rinse and spin much. I've an idea the lack of rinse left detergent behind which was contributing to the loss of smoothness so I recently started washing all my CH on a 40 degree programme with a proper rinse and spin and I'm sure it's better for softness.
I'm not really answering your question, sorry. I know exactly what you mean about wanting the ultra soft bedding, but I am not sure which to recommend to you. I hope someone else here can help.
Ah. Now I found washing at 40 made the fleece go a bit rougher and made it separate as you describe. I've started using Woolite for my CH bedding now.
I hate that I've found and love CH as it is quite hard to look after from the keeping it soft point of view. I also hate that I can't wash it on high temperatures to make sure it's "clean" clean. I've started washing it more frequently instead. A bit of a bind, but I just can't give it up. And at least I don't have to iron it! Sigh.
Ah yes, Woolite. That was recommended for Cozee Home bedding before on here and I keep forgetting to buy it. Thanks for the reminder.
As for 40 degree washing, I suspect my ancient machine, as new as it still looks, probably doesn't actually get to 40 degrees and, like you, I feel bedding really needs a good, hygienic wash. Another reason I switched from the 30 programme with its inadequate spin and rinse is that I had a couple of "smelly bedding" episodes where the thick duvet covers were staying wet/damp for so long, they went rancid (you know, that stinky feet, dirty water sort of smell) despite using a lovely, usually quite strong, fragranced detergent.
they've sold out of options already ridiculous