Nowadays many types of quilts and blankets are available in the market. Which help us to avoid cold. But whenever you go to the market to buy them, you must keep these special things in mind
North India is in the grip of cold and fog. Cold wave continues, people are longing for sunshine. Yesterday morning's temperature in Delhi had reached 3.5 degrees Celsius, which is the lowest temperature this winter. In such a situation, to avoid this severe cold, people are adopting all methods like wearing warm clothes, using room heater and lighting the fireplace. But as it is said that one should not sleep with the room heater running at night and many people are unable to sleep even after wearing too warm clothes at night.
In such a situation, many new products are available in the market to protect from cold. In which we use blankets and quilts. You will find many types of these in the market. In such a situation, if you are going to buy them then definitely keep these things in mind.
Keep these things in mind while buying a quilt
While buying a quilt, it is very important to take care of its quality. The warmest quilt is the one made of white fox feather. This feather is made from the neck fur of a duck.
When buying a quilt, keep your tog in mind. It is a measure of the insulation of a unit area. It is believed that 10 to 14 togs are kept in the warmest category of quilt. Actually, its value is written on the cover of the quilt. But you can also get this information from the shopkeeper.
Quilts made of polyfibre and microfiber are economical. The fabric information of the quilt is written on the cover of the quilt. Along with this, cotton quilts are also the best option. It is easily available at rates ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 1000. Also, you can get it made as per your need. Air does not pass through it and one does not feel cold.
Jaipuri quilt also helps us completely in protecting from cold. It is very famous because of its special cotton and cloth. Nowadays people like to buy it more. In the second quilt, where 3 to 4 kg of cotton is filled, which makes it heavy. But the weight of Jaipuri quilt is much less in comparison. Which also makes it easier to take.
Apart from being light and warm, this quilt is available in singer, bed, medium, double bed, printed cotton, silk, velvet, bandhej and gote-kinari quilts.
These two types of blankets are best
Acrylic blankets are the warmest and premium quality. Fine yarn fabric is used to make it. These are also very light in weight. These blankets are warm but not as soft as other blankets.
Blankets made of polyester are soft. But these are less hot and also heavy. Before buying it, definitely get information about its GSM from the shopkeeper. This shows how warm the blanket is. Blankets having 350 to 400 GSM are considered warm. It is also said that the higher this number, the greater will be the weight of the cloth.
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