I always do it this way

I'm off to change the bed right now and try out this new way of doing the duvet. If it works, it might, just might get changed a bit more often!!
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The burrito way looks highly labour intensive!

I do it like Ana does. Reach corners of duvet up into corners of duvet cover, and shake.

Yeah - none of those fancy foreign ways in this house!

I still found the duvet a bit tricky. I have very short arms and the duvet is king size. Perhaps I should climb into the duvet cover myself, and pull the duvet in behind me... Then wriggle out again. Hm.

When you change pillow slips do you hold the pillow in your teeth, hold the pillowslip open underneath then drop it in with a little shake? I used to watch my mum do that and have never done it any differently.

No duvets in my mum's day though - it was all blankets, eiderdown and candlewick bed spreads. Remember them? Not forgetting bri-nylon sheets from Brentford Nylons!

I do the duvet the Ana way ( grrr, thought it was MY way) and change the pillow cases by laying them on the bed, and slipping off the old ones and slipping on the new ones.Not in teeth!

Elegran, I change my duvet covers the same way as you, over the bannister rail, and thought I was unique and brilliant .
MrsMopp I also hold my pillows in my teeth, with the pillow slip underneath and just shake in, simples.

Pillow in teeth for me too and when I try the burrito method on our king size quilt, my DH will help (as he usually does) to make it quicker. We've never had a bannister, but I like that idea too.

Why on earth would you need (or want!) to hold the pillow in your teeth? I just stuff it in the pillowcase and shake it about a bit...

(but that's yet another thing I've learned about on here that I've never come across in my life before! )

Ana, with the pillow in your teeth you have both hands free to drop the pillow into the pillowslip! Much easier. Don't knock it till you've tried it.
I was much relieved to find I'm not the only one doing it this way. I'm just copying my mum....!

Thinking about it, I'm not sure my Mum does use her teeth! I think it just seemed the natural thing to do. Maybe it's because we like fat pillows that really fill out a pillow case. All I know is it works.

Wilma me too. Might be better than dropping the whole thing down the stairs using my usual 'landing' method. Also better for those who live in bungalows!

However I still don't iron. Just hang son's shirts up. He doesn't wear them much.

I need help and advice!!
I havea residence order of my 2 grandchildren I have had them for 5 years their mother had only had regular contact since Feb or March this year before then it was sporadic she has now said that she is going to try get them bk what are her chances i am so upset don't no we're to turn and help our advice muchamuch appreciated

Angelina, I think you will get advice more quickly if you start a new thread, maybe under Legal? Sorry I can't help but I'm sure there will be someone along soon who can

're holding pillows in one's teeth - there is a real danger of losing one's dentures into the pillowcase which would make sleeping very uncomfortable!

My method of changing a duvet cover is fireproof.

Bed changing belongs to DH.

kitty, I don't know about your dentures, but I wouldn't be prepared to risk my crowns biting into a pillow.

Fireproof. Sorry

Anno, no, no, you do it gently, just enough to keep it still while you guide it into the pillowslip.

I've always done the teeth method for pillowcases, it just happened naturally!
The 'Ana' method of changing the duvet is the quickest way for me too. I always thought it was the 'Lona' though.

Lining the cake tin - always the way I was taught in DS. Also, always use the old fashioned way of creaming eggs and sugar and then folding in flour when making a cake. I'm very suspicious of the "all in one" method. That's not how I was taught. Neither would I trim pastry edges after I've cooked a pie or flan. I often comment to my hubby that my domestic science teacher would have nightmares at how some things get done these days.

I only did DS for two years, thus missed out on lining a cake tin. A friend, whose father was a master baker showed me the professional way, but - always happy to cheat - I buy Lakeland's cake and loaf tin liners.

I iron shirts like my dad who was n the navy taught me.
Unless we find a better way, like a dishwasher, why not carry on with the way you always have.

I always save the paper from the butter wrappings for lining cake tins. I would fold them up and keep them in the door of the fridge. Another trick learned from my mum.

My Granny used to do that too! I did it until I started buying spread and it came in tubs. I'd forgotten all about that. Didn't know about cake and loaf tin liners, but will be checking them out now that I do.

I can see dentures being at risk with the pillow method, but your crowns would be safe enough annodomini