FEATHERBED BUYING GUIDE

The Granny Goose Featherbed is the ultimate form of sleep comfort. Place it on top of your mattress and under your mattress protector and fitted sheet. The Featherbed provides back support while cushioning pressure points like hips, knees and shoulders allowing you to sleep in the most comfortable position.

Size

The Featherbed is made to fit on top of your mattress so you will need to order the same size as your mattress.

Filling

The Featherbeds are filled with a Down & Feather combination. This gives it the firm support while still being soft and cushioning.

Duck Down & Feather
The Duck Down & Feather fill is made up of a blend of small duck feathers (with a quill) and duck down (no quill). This filling is a more economical option as it is not as expensive as a pure down filling. We would recommend this filling for smaller size duvets as the very big sizes can be a bit heavy.

Down Content Ratio
- Duck Down & Feather 40/60 (minimum 35% down clusters)

Fill Power Rating
- Duck Down & Feather 400

All About Allergies

Contrary to popular belief, genuine allergies to down are not very common although they can of course occur. Most allergies attributed to down emanate from dust and the dust mite. All Granny Goose natural fill products are triple de-dusted as part of the exhaustive cleaning process. This coupled with the use of a tightly woven cotton downproof fabric prevents the dust mites from entering the casing.

On the basis of new scientific knowledge, this prejudice concerning the alleged negative properties of bedding filled with down and feathers bedding has had to be revised, or even completely reversed!

According to representative studies in Central Europe, in which hundreds of homes, bedrooms, beds, duvets and pillows were examined for house dust mite infestation and allergen content, it is now clear:

- Feather and down filled bedding is not a preferred habitat for house dust mites. With normal care, hardly any house dust mites are found in these articles of bedding, as the dense downproof casing represents an almost impenetrable barrier for the mites.

- The favourable warm and climatic conditions offered by down bedding for humans (rapid accumulation of warmth while the person is sleeping, rapid decrease in humidity when the room is aired) are a very unfavourable habitat for mites, which need humidity.

- In every home and in every bedroom, it is almost impossible to avoid house dust mites. They feed directly on humans, namely on the tiny flakes of skin which everyone constantly sheds. On the other hand, feathers and down do not provide any nutrients for mites.

Sources: "Gutachten zur Einschätzung der Relevanz der Bettfedern -(Keratin) Allergie" Expert opinion on the assessment of the relevance of keratin allergy), Prof. Dr. med. Hofmann, Head of the Pediatric Institute of the University Hospital of Frankfurt am Main. "House dust mite allergen in pillows", expert opinion of the Wellington Asthma Research Group, Wellington School of Medicine, New Zealand. "Ökologische Untersuchungen zur Hausstaubmilbenallergie" (Ecological Studies of the Allergy to House Dust Mites), Prof. Dr. Dr. H. W. Jürgens, Anthropological Institute of the University of Kiel.

Washing Instructions

The Featherbed is machine washable but it is large and you will probably need to take it to a laundromat with an industrial sized machine. If you need to spot wash, wash the soiled area over a bucket of warm water and dry outside. It is best to use a mattress protector so not to have to wash too often.

SIZE	FEATHERBED
Single	91 x 190
Three Quarter	107 x 190
Double	137 x 190
Queen / XL	152 x 190
King / XL	183 x 190

FEATHERBED BUYING GUIDE

Duck Down & Feather