Bedspreads

[dbawss1]

I am looking to buy a new fur bedspread since the red fox one I have doesn’t cover my bed which is a queen size.

My dream is to get a chinchilla bedspread and while I can afford one (from Ukraine), I am a bit worried about the durability of it. From what I know, chinchilla fur is quite fragile and I’d obviously like to keep this bedspread as long as possible. 

My second option was to go for a silver fox fur bedspread which is cheaper and more durable but the thought of sleeping under chinchillas is more enticing.

I recently got a mink fur lining for a jacket and while I do like the fur I’m not sure it’s well suited as a bedspread but would like to hear opinions on that as well.

[furs limited]

If you are set on a shorter hair fur for your bedspread, you might consider one of high-quality rex rabbit or Orylag . Both can have the look of chinchilla, a similar textural sensation, and are more durable. Of course they would be less expensive as well. 200cm X 200cm would be reasonable measurements for a queen size bed. There are many Greek producers online from which to choose.  

Good luck in your search.

[Efferus33]

Ive a very big high quality brown (rex?) rabbit bedspread. Unfortunately it took sunlight a lot and now has some green highlights. 

I would say you still need to be quite careful with those, happened to me to crack one part. Since I’ve heard that chinchilla is even more fragile I fear you might crack it just by sitting too roughly on the bed.

The quality of the fur remained and it is very soft to this day (it has more than 15 years now). It’s definitely some of the softest fur I’ve touched.

I don’t know how much it costed, it used to belong to my parents.

[dbawss1]

thanks for the replies, I'm wondering is a bedspread easy to have repaired or to have pelts replaced if damaged?

[LeComte]

First of all, nice profile pic!

The durability of a fur bed spread depends on how exactly you will use the blanket. If you sleep on the pelts, lifetime would be short obviously. If you sleep with the fur on your skin from above, lifetime would be reduced by sweat and tear, but okay. If you sleep with pelts pointing to the sky, lifetime would be as long as a coat.
Sweat is an issue, again that depends on how much you sweat, the composition of your sweat, and if you have pyjama between the fur and your skin.
Also, a bed spread starts to tear at the edges. If you frame the blanket with wool or so, that will lengthen the lifetime. 

You already slept underneath red fox? Should be comparable to chinchilla considering temperature.

Generally, mink is considered the most durable fur. Sheared mink is obviously less durable but still on the durable side of the spectrum. Be careful, there are two kinds of sheared mink. You either shear the hair tips with a kind of razor. Or you pluck out the guard hairs and shear it to an even length. The latter is softer, yet less durable. 

Fox is on the medium range of durability. There is a durability coefficient, which puts fox at 50 to 60% durability compared to mink (Don't know the numbers for sheared mink).

Chinchilla as you rightly pointed out on the lower end. The durability coefficient is somewhere between 15 and 30 % (the coefficient is always in comparison to mink). 

17 hours ago, dbawss1 said:

thanks for the replies, I'm wondering is a bedspread easy to have repaired or to have pelts replaced if damaged?

I'd say yes, technically easy. Anyway you need a matching pelt if you need to replace some. Might be hard to find one in another fur lot.

 

A chinchilla blanket is definitely on my bucket list, as is a fox blanket. Actually I wouldn't mind to much about durability myself, as everything including myself has a limited lifespan. But that's a philosophic discussion. 

 

And a question to the native speakers: what's the difference between a blanket and a bed spread?

[minkme]

6 hours ago, LeComte said:

First of all, nice profile pic!

The durability of a fur bed spread depends on how exactly you will use the blanket. If you sleep on the pelts, lifetime would be short obviously. If you sleep with the fur on your skin from above, lifetime would be reduced by sweat and tear, but okay. If you sleep with pelts pointing to the sky, lifetime would be as long as a coat.
Sweat is an issue, again that depends on how much you sweat, the composition of your sweat, and if you have pyjama between the fur and your skin.
Also, a bed spread starts to tear at the edges. If you frame the blanket with wool or so, that will lengthen the lifetime. 

You already slept underneath red fox? Should be comparable to chinchilla considering temperature.

Generally, mink is considered the most durable fur. Sheared mink is obviously less durable but still on the durable side of the spectrum. Be careful, there are two kinds of sheared mink. You either shear the hair tips with a kind of razor. Or you pluck out the guard hairs and shear it to an even length. The latter is softer, yet less durable. 

Fox is on the medium range of durability. There is a durability coefficient, which puts fox at 50 to 60% durability compared to mink (Don't know the numbers for sheared mink).

Chinchilla as you rightly pointed out on the lower end. The durability coefficient is somewhere between 15 and 30 % (the coefficient is always in comparison to mink). 

I'd say yes, technically easy. Anyway you need a matching pelt if you need to replace some. Might be hard to find one in another fur lot.

 

A chinchilla blanket is definitely on my bucket list, as is a fox blanket. Actually I wouldn't mind to much about durability myself, as everything including myself has a limited lifespan. But that's a philosophic discussion. 

 

And a question to the native speakers: what's the difference between a blanket and a bed spread?

Years ago, was visiting a furrier.  He had a fur blanket in for repairs.  The blanket had tears around the edge like if someone had sat on it at the edge of the bed.  He had one customer who had her sable coat converted into a sable blanket years ago.  Must be nice to have enough money to convert a sable coat.

I always worried about the sweat issue when it comes to fur blankets.  I wish I had one but I don't.  I do use a coat as a blanket.  After reading about the possible damage from fur to skin do to sweat, this got me worried.  Instead, I would use a bed sheet in between and face the fur to the sky like wearing a coat.  I am not sure how long a coat will last in this fashion since the coat is designed to be used a handful of times  each season, not nightly use.   

Anyone hear like to chime in on their experiences using a fur coat as a blanket and the possible damage? 

[WinnipegFur]

8 hours ago, minkme said:

Years ago, was visiting a furrier.  He had a fur blanket in for repairs.  The blanket had tears around the edge like if someone had sat on it at the edge of the bed.  He had one customer who had her sable coat converted into a sable blanket years ago.  Must be nice to have enough money to convert a sable coat.

I always worried about the sweat issue when it comes to fur blankets.  I wish I had one but I don't.  I do use a coat as a blanket.  After reading about the possible damage from fur to skin do to sweat, this got me worried.  Instead, I would use a bed sheet in between and face the fur to the sky like wearing a coat.  I am not sure how long a coat will last in this fashion since the coat is designed to be used a handful of times  each season, not nightly use.   

Anyone hear like to chime in on their experiences using a fur coat as a blanket and the possible damage? 

I can comment on the damage done to a fur coat after extensive outdoor activity... and Id assume similar would happen to a blanket over time... When I cross country skied at the park out of town, Id often wear a massive red fox coat out to the park, it was my favorite coat at the time.. mid shin, floppy cuffs, big collar.. it was the coat to die for.... Id go cross country ski for a few hours (not in the fur coat) but then after ski, Id put the coat back on and go for a walk, or drive home... well from skiing for a few hours hard, my base layer under my ski gear was soaked... I never thought anything of it until one day I pulled the coat off the hangar for my next outing and noticed the pelts in the middle of the back had separated beyond repair and the leather had become so fragile if you pulled the slightest bit it would tear... it was from years of 3 times a week of my back against the lining which eventually soaked through... When I go out now I always bring a dry t shirt after to change into if I have a fur coat with me... its freezing cold changing out of a wet layer to a t shirt when its -20C out, but its more incentive to get the fur coat on as quick as I can :) The red fox now is just an indoor coat, still awesome to wear, but unfortunately its outdoor days are over...

[minkme]

Occasionally, I wear a fur coat inside out. This gets hot quick. I guess when I get hot and sweaty, it would be a good idea to take it off and put the coat by a fan to prevent damage. Is that why the make coats with French hems so you can use a fan to blow fresh air to the leather?

[dongleboy]

I have a mink bedspread that was made from a coat that my wife and I bought from a lady with a rather disreputable reputation who lived in London! The coat was probably past its prime when we bought it bought it did last a few years.  It’s done really well in its new life but I use it on top of a duvet cover.   
 

For years, I used a fabulous mink coat as a bedspread that was gifted to me by a lovely, older American lady whom I had a beautiful fling with in the late 1980’s.  I’ve never seen a coat with so much fur in it.  
 

I remember seeing a sable bedspread in a furrier’s window in Milan.  It was absolutely beautiful and, iirc, cost around €75,000! 

[dbawss1]

On 8/6/2025 at 5:02 PM, LeComte said:

First of all, nice profile pic!

The durability of a fur bed spread depends on how exactly you will use the blanket. If you sleep on the pelts, lifetime would be short obviously. If you sleep with the fur on your skin from above, lifetime would be reduced by sweat and tear, but okay. If you sleep with pelts pointing to the sky, lifetime would be as long as a coat.
Sweat is an issue, again that depends on how much you sweat, the composition of your sweat, and if you have pyjama between the fur and your skin.
Also, a bed spread starts to tear at the edges. If you frame the blanket with wool or so, that will lengthen the lifetime. 

You already slept underneath red fox? Should be comparable to chinchilla considering temperature.

Generally, mink is considered the most durable fur. Sheared mink is obviously less durable but still on the durable side of the spectrum. Be careful, there are two kinds of sheared mink. You either shear the hair tips with a kind of razor. Or you pluck out the guard hairs and shear it to an even length. The latter is softer, yet less durable. 

Fox is on the medium range of durability. There is a durability coefficient, which puts fox at 50 to 60% durability compared to mink (Don't know the numbers for sheared mink).

Chinchilla as you rightly pointed out on the lower end. The durability coefficient is somewhere between 15 and 30 % (the coefficient is always in comparison to mink). 

I'd say yes, technically easy. Anyway you need a matching pelt if you need to replace some. Might be hard to find one in another fur lot.

 

A chinchilla blanket is definitely on my bucket list, as is a fox blanket. Actually I wouldn't mind to much about durability myself, as everything including myself has a limited lifespan. But that's a philosophic discussion. 

 

And a question to the native speakers: what's the difference between a blanket and a bed spread?

Thank you! I’m a big fan of Lady Fur (Samantha), such a shame she doesn’t make fur content anymore.

I would sleep underneath it with the fur out. I always assumed fox was one of the more durable furs, had no idea mink was the most. I also figured chinchilla would be less warm than the red fox I have.

I’ve seen bedspreads with a different border, I’m just not a fan of how it looks but I might look into that.

Agree on the life of it, I just don’t want something I have to replace in 10 years.

19 hours ago, minkme said:

Years ago, was visiting a furrier.  He had a fur blanket in for repairs.  The blanket had tears around the edge like if someone had sat on it at the edge of the bed.  He had one customer who had her sable coat converted into a sable blanket years ago.  Must be nice to have enough money to convert a sable coat.

I always worried about the sweat issue when it comes to fur blankets.  I wish I had one but I don't.  I do use a coat as a blanket.  After reading about the possible damage from fur to skin do to sweat, this got me worried.  Instead, I would use a bed sheet in between and face the fur to the sky like wearing a coat.  I am not sure how long a coat will last in this fashion since the coat is designed to be used a handful of times  each season, not nightly use.   

Anyone hear like to chime in on their experiences using a fur coat as a blanket and the possible damage? 

I wonder what that looks like as far as the repair. I do sleep with a cover over my current bedspread usually.

 

[WinnipegFur]

20 hours ago, minkme said:

Occasionally, I wear a fur coat inside out. This gets hot quick. I guess when I get hot and sweaty, it would be a good idea to take it off and put the coat by a fan to prevent damage. Is that why the make coats with French hems so you can use a fan to blow fresh air to the leather?

Sometimes I'll try venture out in 2 fur coats... its quite fun walking bundled up in so much fur you can hardly move in it... but unfortunately saying that, driving in 2 fur coats is pretty difficult and restrictive...  I even notice sometimes in my raccoon with the collar up and hat on, if I shoulder check Im staring into a wall of fur! need to double and triple check sometimes before changing lanes!

[joel.leon]

On 8/5/2025 at 10:56 PM, dbawss1 said:

thanks for the replies, I'm wondering is a bedspread easy to have repaired or to have pelts replaced if damaged?

My solution is to buy older coats to use as blankets. If they're already near the end of their life, I'm not so precious about what wear and tear they get from sleeping with them. I'm under a full length blue fox I bought off Facebook right now

[lynx_rufus]

On 8/7/2025 at 3:59 PM, dbawss1 said:

Thank you! I’m a big fan of Lady Fur (Samantha), such a shame she doesn’t make fur content anymore.

I would sleep underneath it with the fur out. I always assumed fox was one of the more durable furs, had no idea mink was the most. I also figured chinchilla would be less warm than the red fox I have.

I’ve seen bedspreads with a different border, I’m just not a fan of how it looks but I might look into that.

Agree on the life of it, I just don’t want something I have to replace in 10 years.

I wonder what that looks like as far as the repair. I do sleep with a cover over my current bedspread usually.

 

North American river otter is considered the gold standard in fur durability.  I would imagine sea otter is up there in terms of durability.  Mink is quite durable but not at the top.  Fox is rather fragile compared to mink.  Chinchilla is super fragile.