Connecting a duvet cover involves inserting your duvet or comforter into the cover to protect it and easily change the look of your bedding. One effective and popular method, sometimes referred to as the "burrito" or "sausage roll" method, simplifies this process by rolling the duvet and cover together.
Connecting a Duvet Cover Using the Rolling Method
This method leverages the principle of rolling the duvet inside out, making the insertion less of a struggle than traditional methods. It works by turning the duvet cover inside out, laying the duvet on top, rolling them together from one end, and then wrapping the cover's opening around the roll before unrolling.
Step-by-Step Guide to the Rolling Method
- Turn the Duvet Cover Inside Out: Lay your duvet cover flat on the bed with the opening at the foot of the bed. Ensure it is completely inside out.
- Lay the Duvet on Top: Place your duvet or comforter flat on top of the inside-out duvet cover. Align the corners and edges as best as possible.
- Roll from the Head: Starting from the head of the bed (the end opposite the cover's opening), begin tightly rolling the duvet and the inside-out cover together downwards towards the foot of the bed. Roll them like a burrito or sausage.
- Enclose the Roll: Once you have a tight roll reaching the foot of the bed, where the duvet cover opening is, you will use the cover's opening to enclose the ends of the rolled duvet and cover. Reach inside the cover's opening, grab the corners of the duvet cover (which are now right-side out), and flip them around the ends of the roll, tucking the entire rolled "burrito" into the cover's opening.
- Button or Close the Cover: With the rolled duvet now enclosed within the duvet cover shell, you need to secure the opening. As demonstrated in instructional videos, this step involves closing the cover while the duvet is still rolled inside.
- Unfurl the Roll: Once the cover's opening is secured (usually by buttons, ties, or a zipper), you can begin unrolling the "burrito." Start from the head of the bed and gently unroll the combined duvet and cover back towards the headboard.
- Straighten and Finish: As you unroll, the duvet will automatically be pulled into the cover as it turns right-side out around the duvet.
Referring to the end steps of this method as shown in some guides: "As you enclose the middle of the roll button the duvet. Cover now unfurl the roll straightening out the layers as you go and finish making the bed good luck." This highlights the actions of securing the cover while it's rolled and then unrolling and straightening everything out.
Benefits of the Rolling Method
- Less Wrestling: Reduces the need to manually stuff or wrestle the duvet into the cover.
- Easier Alignment: Can help align the duvet corners inside the cover more easily during the unfurling process.
