Our Recycled and Environmentally Friendly Bedding

Hello fellow bed maker. We all know it’s time to change, our habits and our manufacturing, to make sure this wonderful world of ours can stay for ever more to be enjoyed. Those who know us will know that sustainability is as important to us as any thread count, breakfast in bed or long lie in. We are with you 100% when you say that you want the most comfortable, perfect temperature, bed all year round. We do too, but not at any cost to the environment.

All of our feather duvets are and have always been a by-product of the food industry, but we’ve been working on improving our range so you can now choose from a more sustainable family of new duvets, pillows and protectors. Our Bottle Bedding is made from recycled bottles that have been rescued from the sea, our Second Timer Down has been filled with perfectly clean, recycled down, and our Baa Baa Bedtime is a brand new British-made organic 100% wool collection that is completely sustainable and doesn’t hurt any sheep. Perfect for those who want to take one step further in making their bed with peace of mind.

We are also working really hard to do our very best for the environment when it comes to bed linen too.  Almost all our cotton is responsibly sourced, with an increasing proportion being organic too.  Nearly half of our range is now 100% linen which is widely known for its eco credentials: flax requires minimal water and pesticides to grow, it’s biodegradable and has a long lifespan, making it an eco-friendly alternative to some other fabrics.   

We have also recently launched a hemp bed linen collection which is a sustainable super star.  Hemp grows very quickly without needing any pesticides and only a small amount of water.  It also helps regenerate the soil it’s grown in and is a carbon-sequestering champ, which means that it removes carbon dioxide from the air and locks it safely away.  

Please have a browse below for any further information on these win-win sustainable ranges, and as always, you can contact us at any time to chat through these products. We have all been to the School of Sustainable Bedding and love to chat about these products.

Woolly Wonders...

Think about your favourite jumper, bedtime socks, and your striped scarf that grandma made you... we all love something woolly in our wardrobes, so why not sleep under it too. It’s a magical fibre, with health and environment benefits. Try a Baa Baa Bedtime and you could improve your sleep.

All the way from the Yorkshire Pennines, we have long been looking for the perfect 100% wool duvet to add to our thriving bedding range. We are delighted to offer you, our super customers, the chance to sleep under and on top of the luxury that is our new Baa Baa Bedtime. Our Baa Baa Bedtime Finest Organic collection also comes with organic certification, and every item we make is individually serial numbered and is traceable back to sheep source in northern Scotland. Baaaarilliant.

We are proud to say that this also guarantees the agricultural welfare of both sheep, land, water supply and manufacturing process. A fully audited process which our factory has passed with flying colours every year since they gained the certification.

Possibly one of the oldest fibres on our planet, we have been borrowing fleeces from superstar sheep since 3500 B.C. Man learned to spin sheep’s wool and this led to a much warmer time for all! The production of wool is the oldest trade commodity known to man. Woolly wow! Wool is also one very durable filling. Invest in a Baa Baa Bedtime duvet and you won’t need to replace it for 10 years or more.

Wool has temperature regulating superpowers, it’s cool when you need it to be and warm when it’s not. A woolly duvet helps to keep your body at just the right temperature so you can nod off to sleep without counting a single sheep. 

Wool is as clean as a sheepdog whistle. Dirt won’t get into the fibres of wool; it sits on top which makes it super easy to clean and get rid of any dust or dirt. We recommend that you dry clean your Baa Baa Bedtime range, this doesn’t need to happen very often, but this is the best way to clean it. You can spot clean to remove any small marks with a damp cloth. 

Wool wicks well. Yes, that’s right, our Baa Baa Bedtime can happily absorb up to 30% of its weight in moisture, before feeling damp. Wool can take moisture away from you, and release it into the air, which we think is very clever indeed. This also means that the Baa Baa Bedtime range will never get mouldy. Mould and mildew need a damp environment, and they won’t find that here. 

We don’t use any nasty chemicals when washing or processing our wool. This helps us to make a duvet that is super hypoallergenic. There is nothing in here to cause any reaction, so this is a great choice for any allergy sufferers. You can also sleep soundly knowing that wool is naturally fire retardant… clever huh? 

And as if all of this woolly stuff was not enough to turn your attention to our Baa Baa Bedtime, one of the most exciting things about this bedding is its environmental credentials (which we care about a lot). Wool is renewable, sustainable, and biodegradable. Each sheep can be shorn yearly, and the process does not hurt the animals at all. 

Wool has a natural odour, which comes from lanolin. Lanolin is the clever wax that all sheep have on their coats, this keeps them waterproof. You will recognise the smell from a jumper or other woolly things in your home. This natural smell is completely normal and will pass with time and airing, we are rather partial to the smell here, and felt disappointed when it faded during our trials. 

Our customer service team have taken all of their woolly bedding exams and passed with flying colours. We are always happy to talk and help you to decide, so just give us a call and we can talk about this bedding until the sheep come home. 

Our Baa Baa Bedtime Finest Organic Bedding is all made to order especially for you.  We will get our skates on as soon as your order arrives with us and deliver your duvet to your door in around two weeks. 

BAA BAA BEDTIME DUVET
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Baa Baa Bedtime Finest Organic Wool Duvet - King

Baa Baa Bedtime Finest Organic Wool Duvet - King

Regular price$240.00
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We hunted high and low for our first wool duvet. It’s here at last, and we’re not keeping quiet about it. Wool is a wonderful filling for a duvet due to its temperature regulating superpowers. Wrapped up in organic wool, your body will be kept at the perfect and optimal temperature. This almost guarantees a deep and sound night’s sleep. This list of wool sleep benefits is a long one, but we’re shouting about its eco credentials and temperature regulating properties as important things to note.

This duvet is made especially for you in a small and family run factory in Yorkshire. We have used only the best of British white wool, layered, hemmed and packed by wool experts which is the only way we like to work. You can read much more about our Baa Baa bedding and the wonders of sleeping with wool here.

By hand making these duvets to order you can be 100% sure of quality and freshness. Wool fibres being very different from traditional bedding fillings do not follow a traditional tog rating, As a guideline you can expect the following :-

  • Light – 4.5 Tog suitable for warmer months
  • Medium – 7.5 Tog perfect for Autumn and spring
  • Heavy – 13.5 Tog, keep warm in the winter with this one.

This duvet is for dry cleaning only, you can take a damp cloth to spot clean it but you should avoid wetting the inner fibres.

Exciting Recycling...

Plastic is a problem. There is not enough space here to write down all of the reasons that we need to use less plastic, but one thing we can do, which we think is pretty cool, is make duvets from bottles that have been fished (literally) out of the oceans. If we don’t act now, sadly, there will be more plastic in our precious seas than fishes by 2050. Plastics, as we know cause injury, distress, pollution and a big problem for wildlife and humans alike.

Thanks to some very clever caring people, with a big big vision and an enormous net, we have been able to source a filling that is made directly from plastic that has been discarded into the sea.

The plastic is collected by Plastic Bank (Social Plastic®),cleaned and recycled before being used to manufacture bedding filling fibres in Germany. This soft, very fluffy and durable filling is called AERELLE® Blue and has all of the quality and comfort benefits that you would expect from a polyester filled duvet and pillow but with the added benefit of also qualifying for the EU Ecolabel.

All of our Bottle Bedding products produced using AERELLE® Blue and will carry an individually numbered label to ensure full traceability and transparency, and if that doesn’t make you sleep like a baby turtle, the process is also certified by the Global Recycling Standard.

OUR BOTTLE BEDDING DUVET
OUR BOTTLE BEDDING DUVET CORNER
Our Bottle Bedding Duvet - King
Our Bottle Bedding Duvet - King

Our Bottle Bedding Duvet - King

Regular price$150.00
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Plastic is a problem. There is not enough space here to write down all of the reasons that we need to use less plastic, but one thing we can do, which we think is pretty cool, is make duvets from bottles that have been fished (literally) out of the oceans. If we don’t act now, sadly, there will be more plastic in our precious seas than fish by 2050. Plastics, as we know cause injury, distress, pollution and are a big problem for wildlife and humans alike.

Thanks to some very clever caring people, with a big vision and an enormous net, we have been able to source a filling that is made directly from plastic that has been discarded into the sea.

The plastic is collected by Plastic Bank (Social Plastic®), cleaned and recycled before being used to manufacture bedding filling fibres in Germany. This soft, very fluffy and durable filling is called AERELLE® Blue and has all of the quality and comfort benefits that you would expect from a polyester filled duvet and pillow but with the added benefit of also qualifying for the EU Ecolabel.

All of our Bottle Bedding products produced using AERELLE® Blue will carry an individually numbered label to ensure full traceability and transparency, and if that doesn’t make you sleep like a baby turtle, the process is also certified by the Global Recycling Standard.

The filling is not unusual for a synthetic filled bedding, the feel is softer than soft to the touch, has a wonderful drape and is available in all of the different tog ratings that you would expect from our duvets. This duvet will be a pleasure for years if looked after well, washed at 40 degrees in a domestic machine, and line dried until completely dry.

Our Bottle Bedding Duvet is covered with our premium 233 thread count, 100% cotton cover, and finished with a cotton piped edge. The duvet has brilliant baffle box construction, meaning the filling will stay where it’s intended, inside the patchwork pockets within the duvet.

Our Bottle bedding is made to order and comes in single, double, king, super king and emperor sizes.

2.5 tog - light summer use

4.5 tog - summer use

9 tog - spring/autumn use

10.5 tog – cooler spring/autumn months

13.5 tog – winter months

15 tog – colder winter months

All Seasons (4.5 and 9 tog) - all year round comfort

Downright Delightful...

Down has always been at the top of our “very comfy fillings to make very cosy duvets” list. Also at the top of our list is the need to look for and find alternatives for our bedding fillings that are more sustainable, support the circular economy (using resources more than once) so you can imagine our delight when we came across this 100% recycled down filling. Made with a filling that is trademarked and called NEOKDUN® this duvet not only feels like the finest , lightweight down duvet, but when you turn out the lights, you can rest with a clear conscious knowing that your duvet is certified with the NVP Traceability Standard and the filling has been audited to guarantee ethical sourcing.

This incredible 100% biodegradable filling is made from a mixture of down species, taken from garments and bedding that have reached the end of their products life.

The filling is manually taken, collected, washed and regenerated by very clever people with clever machines, in Europe. This innovative process does not use any environmentally harmful products, and in turn creates a warm, breathable, light , clean and super luxurious filling.

The fill power of this duvet is 700, which makes for a very light duvet. We are skipping off to an early night with a big smile on our faces knowing that this Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certified duvet is a very special indeed.

SECOND TIMER DOWN DUVET
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Second Timer Down Duvet - King

Regular price$250.00
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Down has always been at the top of our “very comfy fillings to make very cosy duvets” list. Also at the top of our list is the need to look for and find alternatives for our bedding fillings that are more sustainable, support the circular economy (using resources more than once) so you can imagine our delight when we came across this 100% recycled down filling. Made with a filling that is trademarked and called NEOKDUN® this duvet not only feels like the finest, lightweight down duvet, but when you turn out the lights, you can rest with a clear conscious knowing that your duvet is certified with the NVP Traceability Standard and the filling has been audited to guarantee ethical sourcing.

This incredible 100% biodegradable filling is made from a mixture of down species, taken from garments and bedding that have reached the end of their products life.

The filling is manually taken, collected, washed and regenerated by very clever people with clever machines, in Europe. This innovative process does not use any environmentally harmful products, and in turn creates a warm, breathable, light, clean and super luxurious filling.

The fill power of this duvet is 700, which makes for a very light duvet. We are skipping off to an early night with a big smile on our faces knowing that this duvets Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 certified case and filling is very very special indeed.

Expect the feel of a very light, 100% down duvet, and you will not be disappointed.

Our Second Timer down is made to order especially for you, in any of our five standard sizes - single, double, king, super king and emperor.

The measurements for all our filled bedding items are for the outer cotton casing. The final product size may be ever so slightly different from the listed size depending on the tog and fill chosen. The more we pop inside the plumper it gets, this is all very normal.

This filling is perfect for all year round as it comes in any of the below tog ratings.

2.5 tog - light summer use

4.5 tog - summer use

9 tog - spring/autumn use

10.5 tog – cooler spring/autumn months

13.5 tog – winter months

15 tog – colder winter months

All Seasons (4.5 and 9 tog) - all year round comfort

Machine washable like all of our down products, pop this in the wash at 40 degrees and tumble dry on a low heat until completely dry.

Heroic Hemp... 

Hemp is truly a super hero when choosing a sustainable bed linen.  The fabric looks and feels very similar to 100% linen but it’s an incredibly sustainable crop with a wide range of eco-friendly benefits.  First and foremost, hemp is super fast-growing without the need for synthetic pesticides or fertilisers.  This means that growing hemp has minimal impact on the environment, reducing the chemical load on soil and water systems.  A hemp crop also needs much less water compared to other crops like cotton. 

One of the most mind-blowing qualities of hemp is its ability to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere – a process known as ‘carbon sequestration’.  As hemp grows, it absorbs carbon dioxide through photosynthesis and stores it within its fibres.  This helps slow down climate change by reducing the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.  In fact, hemp has been found to sequester more carbon per hectare than most other crops or even forests. 

By choosing hemp for your bed you can snooze soundly knowing that you are doing your very best to reduce your ecological footprint. 

White 100% Organic Hemp Duvet Cover

White 100% Organic Hemp Duvet Cover

Regular price$155.00
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Hemp Hemp Hooray.

Our organic hemp duvet covers are our most sustainable bedding option to date. If you love the look of linen but want a more environmentally conscious duvet option, then this is the one for you.

We've chosen Hemp as it takes less water to grow than linen or cotton, is naturally resilient to disease, and therefore needs no chemical fertilisation to grow which makes it our most sustainable fabric to date.

Hemp also is biodegradable and decomposes naturally in the soil so "end of life" for this set will do no harm to anyone or anything.

Available in duvet covers from single size to Emperor, and with our tried and tested button fastening, this duvet cover is the perfect match for the rest of our hemp collection.

Washing our Hemp range is easy. Wash at 40 degrees, hang to dry flat or in a breeze, and back on the bed in no time. Wrinkles and creases are part of the charm here, so iron if you must, but certainly not required.

Click here to read our blog on why Hemp is one of our favourite fabrics.