alfred
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Post by alfred on Jan 15, 2006 12:50:37 GMT -7
I still have a question: Is a piezyna still designed similar to the one's of my youth? e.g. Is it like a large pillow WITHOUT any quilting?
A few other comments: My understanding of the the three different items : 1. a piezyna-Large bed covering without quilting filled with down. 2-Duvet-a filled, quilted comforter that requires a cover, used over a top sheet. 3. Comforter- a filled bed covering (natural or synthetic), quilted that does not require a cover, used over the top sheet.
The advanatage of a piezyna is that you can regulate it's warming power by adjusting the amount of feathers over your upper body.
Ducks and geese seem to have three types of feathers: stiff wing feathers, down (the fluffy stuff that seems to be under the main body feathers) and the outer body feathers. I remember my grandmother throwing away the wing feathers, saving the down, and striping the herl from the quill on the body feathers. After throwing away the wing feathers and quills, the down and striped herl was saved for pillows and piezynas.
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Post by leslie on Jan 15, 2006 14:04:02 GMT -7
Charles
You never cease to amaze me and I am really appreciative of your comments. First, to get Smilies or words to move, enclose them between what you get when you press the 'M' button where it says 'Add Tags' at the top of your posting when you are writing it. Thanks to Nancy about a week or so ago for this tip. Ok, the duvet - the heaviest, thickest possible, but I accept it is not full of duck feathers (I'm allergic to them!!!). Heating is turned off at night as neither my son nor I can sleep when the air is too warm. I like your idea of a remedy until the Spring, but why cease the practice when Spring comes! Why do think I go to Poland in November and February! Sorry to be so negative, but I've tried an electric blanket and get as warm, as quickly and more favourably when I get into bed in between two cold sheets - brrrrrr but soon warm. I guess the answer is to either a) move to Poland permanently or b) move to California. I think I've mentioned previously why it goes against my principles to sell my house here, but a friend of mine has told me of a legal (?) scam to sell the house to my son for 1GBP (which means my ex-wife gets 0.40GBP (40 pence) and I buy the house back for say 2GBP. This means that the Court Order to give her 40% of the sale has been fulfilled and I still have my house for 1GBP plus solicitor's fees for the sell and buy legal work! (I still have to consult my solicitor about this, as I am sure there is a catch somewhere!!!). Until resolution, the kind postings on this forum sure keep me warm! Leslie
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nancy
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Post by nancy on Jan 15, 2006 14:11:21 GMT -7
Actually, it was only yesterday.
And, Leslie, please remember:
ALL THINGS IN MODERATION!!
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Post by rdywenur on Jan 15, 2006 14:53:41 GMT -7
I have heard if you put tennis balls in the dryer with your comforter it will help in the drying process (not making the feathers stick) and yes as Charles said it is very important that the feathers are absolutely dry.
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alfred
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Post by alfred on Jan 15, 2006 18:06:11 GMT -7
Charles Thanks for the reply and your patience. I'm familiar with European duvets. We currently sleep under one. I think I made my question too complicated. I'll try again: Is the current Polish piezyna quilted or is it one big bag?
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nancy
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Post by nancy on Jan 15, 2006 19:45:56 GMT -7
I have heard if you put tennis balls in the dryer with your comforter it will help in the drying process (not making the feathers stick) and yes as Charles said it is very important that the feathers are absolutely dry. or a clean tennis shoe (sneaker). an old trick to make things "fluffy"
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hussar
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Post by hussar on Jan 17, 2006 20:22:05 GMT -7
1 - about duck soup; I could half answer it and had the right Polish spelling for duck soup. I couldn't say whether or not it is still made in Poland...maybe someone of you can help out there. I didn't check all the other posts, but the soup is "Czernina." It was usually given to a man when he asked for a girl's hand in marriage. I believe it meant no. I had a piezyna, but I always moved around at night. We had covers over the goose down comforter and I'd always mess them up somehow. A piezyna was nice in winter but a bad thing in summer with no AC.
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twah
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Post by twah on Nov 30, 2013 23:20:12 GMT -7
In my hose we ALL had a PIEZYNA, but t was basically a linen bag full of feathers. We had real thick ones used as mattresses, and less full ones for a top blanket. We grew up poor, and these were relatively cheap, and lasted forever. Now that Grandma and Mom are gone, I still have 2 mattresses and 3 blankets that are still new (never used) packed away that my dear Grandmother made many, many years ago.
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Post by Jaga on Dec 1, 2013 7:31:36 GMT -7
tweah,
welcome to the forum, Yes, we also had piezyna at home. Piezyna and new bed sheets were also a part of the marriage dowry. I remember that although piezyna was very warm, it was easy to mstock all the feathers on one side of the linen bag.
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