Downs and feathers for comfortable bedding

The highlight of the nature:

Geese and ducks have naturally such a perfect plumage as protection against coldness, that they are even able to swim in icy water.

According to there performance and their construction, downs and feathers build up a magnificent system of very small air-corridors or air-inclusions. Air is a very bad thermal conductor and by the way a good heat isolator, too.

The heat isolating horn material of dawns and feathers supports this effect. There are additional hollow spaces filled up with isolating air, caused by feathers stacking on each other.

The secret of the tension force:

None feather is like the other. There are differences in appearance and quality. Downs and feathers of waterfowl (geese and ducks) are suitable as filling material. Feathers are so elastic, you can press them thousand times together and they go back to their original appearance.

This elasticity is described as filling power and it’s one of their characteristics. Even an elephant is unable to destroy a feather-cover. This sensational tension force remains over years.

Downs and feathers of waterfowl are naturally protected against moisture. This extraordinary circumstance cares for moisture-transfer property, that guarantees a healthy microclimate in your bed: A further special characteristic of feathers and downs.

The woven fabric:

Downs and feathers have to be wrapped. Therefore modern woven fabrics fulfil many functions.

It has to be down-proof, not to let the smallest downs through. In addition it has to be permeable to air, so that the air can circulate. Nowadays many woven fabrics are washable at 60 0 Celsius (please pay attention to the care constructions) and they support demands on hygiene and durability.

While in the past exclusively cotton woven fabrics were used, nowadays also modern modal woven fabrics of other raw materials, like wood e.g., are used. Some of them do have a better moisture absorption and improve the quality of breathable bedding articles.

The connection between warp threat and weft yarn supports function and appearance. For pillows and coverlets twill weave is normally used. By improving the structures of thread and surface, the possibility of absorption and transportation of moisture becomes better.

For quilted covers often the calico weave is taken, there the pores are so small, that not even little parts or downs can come through. The atlas weave or sateen weave gives a glamorous shimmer to the surface.

The bed ticking is an important point for the sleeping climate: “Feel well in your bedding articles!