Wet laundry tends to clump together in the tumble dryer slowing down the drying process and increasing the drying time. Tumble dryer wool balls separate laundry allowing hot air to circulate more evenly and efficiently. Great for keeping your scooms bed linen, towels, pillows and duvets fluffy and airy when you dry them!
Hand-made in Nepal from 100% New Zealand wool, free from any chemical nasties. Naturally softens your laundry and reduces overall drying time.
Over a year, a household that regularly uses a tumble dryer can save approximately £90 of electricity, also reducing your carbon footprint by 89kg. Not bad for 4 wool balls!
You will receive a pack of four 7cm balls in a draw string cotton bag delivered in plastic free, recyclable packaging. Your dryer balls will last for around 1000 dryer loads.
WOOL v PLASTIC DRYER BALLS
Wool dryer balls re much quieter than using plastic dryer balls or tennis balls. Plastic dryer balls are not as environmentally friendly and can shed micro plastics. Wool dryer balls are more durable than plastic balls.
CAN I USE TENNIS BALLS INSTEAD OF WOOL TUMBLE DRYER BALLS?
On a technical level tennis balls work to an extent as they create the air gaps in your laundry which aids drying. However they don't have the softening effects that natural wool has. Tennis balls can also contain plastics and other chemicals which can leach into your laundry or form micro plastics.
HOW LONG DO WOOL TUMBLE DRYER BALLS LAST?
A very long time! We have been using our scooms dryer balls for over two years and they look almost as new.
These are standard UK bedding measurements so if you know your mattress size, you can easily work out which duvet size you need. (Width x length.)
UK sizes | Duvet size | Mattress size |
Single | 135 x 200cm (53 x 79") | 90 x 190cm (36 x 75") |
Double | 200 x 200cm (79 x 79") | 135 x 190cm (53 x 75") |
King | 225 x 220cm (89 x 87") | 150 x 200cm (60 x 78") |
Super king | 260 x 220cm (102 x 87") | 180 x 200cm (72 x 78") |
European bedding sizes: Each size - Single, Double, King and Grand king - is a little larger than the UK equivalent.
Measure your mattress to see which size bedding you need: our UK v European v US mattress comparison guide.
Young children can overheat so if they are old enough to use a full size bed, we recommend using a single size 4.5 tog duvet.
Tog rating | Season / heat | Feel |
2.5 tog | High summer / hot sleepers | Light thermal insulation |
4.5 tog | Summer | Lower thermal insulation |
9 tog | Spring & Autumn | Cosy medium heat |
All season 13.5 tog | 4.5 tog + 9 tog | Very warm |
All season 11.5 tog | 2.5 tog + 9 tog | Warm |
All season 7 tog | 2.5 tog + 4.5 tog | Lower warmth |
Our goose down duvets have high 700 fill power. Fill weight is measured in GSM (grams per square metre). For example view our Hungarian goose down duvet for more duvet details.
Fill weight (not total duvet weight) | |
Single |
All seasons - 788gsm 9 tog - 486gsm 4.5 tog - 302gsm 2.5 tog - 220gsm |
Double |
All seasons - 1168gsm 9 tog - 720gsm 4.5 tog - 448gsm 2.5 tog - 320gsm |
King |
All seasons - 1478gsm 9 tog - 911gsm 4.5 tog - 567gsm 2.5 tog - 400gsm |
Super king |
All seasons - 1671gsm 9 tog - 1030gsm 4.5 tog - 641gsm 2.5 tog - 480gsm |
Our pillows come in two sizes and two firmness options. (Width x length.)
Standard pillow | 50 x 75cm |
King pillow | 50 x 90cm |
Our fitted sheets are deep fit, up to 40cm / 15.7" mattress depth. And our duvet covers fasten with large, easy to use buttons. (Width x length.)
Duvet cover | Fitted sheet | Flat sheet | Pillowcase (pair) | |
Single | 140 x 200cm | 90 x 190cm | 180 x 275cm | |
Double | 200 x 200cm | 135 x 190cm | 230 x 275cm | 50 x 75cm (Standard) |
King | 230 x 220cm | 150 x 200cm | 275 x 275cm | 50 x 90cm (King) |
Super king | 260 x 220cm | 180 x 200cm | 305 x 275cm |
Our mattress protectors are deep fit, up to 40cm mattress depth. Choose the same size topper or protector as your mattress size. (Width x length.)
Topper / protector size | Mattress size | |
Single | 90 x 190cm | 90 x 190cm |
Double | 135 x 190cm | 135 x 190cm |
King | 150 x 200cm | 150 x 200cm |
Super king | 180 x 200cm | 180 x 200cm |
US/Canada bedding sizes: Approximate matches to UK sizes are US King/UK Super king, US Queen/UK King, US Full/UK Double and US Twin/UK Single.