A DOWN TUTORIAL

Unique Home Gifts’ BAFFLED BOX COLLECTION:

ALL OF OUR COMFORTERS ARE FILLED WITH 100% PURE EUROPEAN (HUNGARIAN) SNOW-WHITE GOOSE DOWN, STERILIZED TO BE ALLERGY FREE.  WE DO NOT USE ANY FEATHERS WHATSOEVER IN OUR DOWN COMFORTERS OR DOWN PILLOWS.  WE ALSO DO NOT USE ANY "DUCK" DOWN WHATSOEVER IN OUR COMFORTERS OR PILLOWS AS DO MOST OTHER DOWN MANUFACTURERS.

Surround yourself with the "cloud-like" softness and maximum warmth of our premium baffled box European White Goose Down Comforters.

EXTRA LARGE individual compartments or "BAFFLES" are sewn together end to end, then individually filled with 650-700 Fill Power" European (Hungarian) Snow White Goose Down to eliminate cold spots and guarantee unsurpassed warmth on even the chilliest winter nights.

You’ll appreciate the smooth softness of the tightly woven threads (HIGH THREAD COUNTS) as well as the luxury of the  double-sewn corded edges of our comforters.

We offer a variety of Baffled Box Comforters. Choose the one that best fits your needs.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT DOWN AND FEATHER PRODUCTS:

  1. What is down?

    2. Down is the soft undercoating of waterfowl, consisting of numerous light, fluffy filaments growing from a quill point, but without the quill shaft.

  2. What are feathers?

    3. Feathers are the plumage or out-growth forming the contour and external covering of fowl. Feathers are characterized by a horny central shaft or quill from which filaments emanate.

  3. Where do feathers and down come from?

    4. Feathers and down are commercially obtained from geese which are primarily raised for their meat. Thus the feathers become a by-product from the processing of the fowl.

  4. What is fill power?      SUPERIOR FILL POWER

    5. Once the down has been separated, cleaned and sterilized to be allergy free and hypo-allergenic, it is sorted by fill power. We determine fill power in a tube that gives the number of cubic inches per ounce of down. The very finest down has a fill power of 650-750 cubic inches per ounce (normally very rare and expensive). We use nothing less than 650-700 fill power down in our pillows and comforters to insure a product that is soft, light and highly resilient.

  5. What is thread count?      SUPERIOR THREAD COUNT

    6. Thread count equals the number of threads per square inch in the comforter cover. We use only 100% combed cotton fabric with high thread counts ranging from 230 to 720 threads per square inch. The higher thread count signifies a tighter weave for a softer feel to the fabric. In addition, the higher thread count prevents sifting of the down through the cover and adds many years to the life of our comforters.   Thread Count is extremely important in choosing a down comforter.  In fact, the higher the thread count, the better the comforter.

  6. What is Baffle?    SUPERIOR CONSTRUCTION

Baffled Box construction—the stitching pattern of the comforter is not sewn directly through the fabric. Instead, a perpendicular wall of fabric, or a baffle is sewn inside the comforter from the top to bottom. This baffled wall allows the down to expand to its fullest potential for the highest loft with no cold spots.

Each Baffled Box is individually filled with down, then completely individually sealed.  This means that the down can not escape from one baffled box to another.   Thus, there is NO SHIFTING of the down.  The baffled box construction is, by far, the HIGHEST QUALITY construction for all down comforters.   Baffled box Construction is FAR SUPERIOR to all other stitching constructions and patterns found in comforters, including "sewn through" constructions, and "karo" constructions & "diamond tack" constructions.  To put it bluntly:  a comforter with baffled box construction is A SUPERIOR  COMFORTER.

PROPER CARE OF DOWN PRODUCTS:

Goose down comforters and pillows should be professionally dry cleaned.