LifeStyled Palazzo KING 900 T/C Silk Down Comforter Start Price USD 264.75 Current Price USD 264.75 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 21, 2008 End Time Sunday, December 21, 2008 Location Benton Harbor, Michigan See more about 'LifeStyled Palazzo KING 900 T/C Silk Down Comforter' Description LifeStyled Palazzo Silk KING Down Comforter.  MSRP $440.00 SIZE: King 104x90 COVER/SHELL: 900 Thread Count, 51% Silk 49% Cotton Damask Stripe FILL TYPE:   100% European White Goose Down FILL WEIGHT: 60 oz FILL POWER: 650 CONSTRUCTION: 12 inch BAFFLE BOX with 1.5 inch gussett PIPING: Double stitch COLOR: White Hypoallergenic Made in the U.S. Answers to you Questions.  What is fill power?    What is a baffle?    What is thread count?  What is fill power? Fill power measures the amount of space in one ounce of down.That's nice, but how exactly do you measure fill power? To measure the amount of space in down, you would take one ounce of down and compress it. When released, the down will expand and fill up a certain amount of space. The amount of space it fills up is normally measured in cubic inches.So a comforter advertised as 575 Fill Power means that each ounce of down fills 575 cubic inches of space? That's right. And the higher the number of the fill power, the higher the quality of the down. Good comforters normally start out at 575 fill power. The BEST comforters are 650 fill power and up.Besides the quality of the down, why else is fill power important? Fill power is what gives down comforters its loft. Also, higher fill power comforters are warmer. Because the down takes up more space, it is able to trap more warmth.What if I want to buy a comforter with higher quality down but without the extra warmth? Look for the amount of ounces of down inside the comforter. Some comforters with higher fill powers may have less down than a lower fill power comforter. This is to keep the comforter from becoming too warm.What is thread count? Thread count is the amount of threads woven per square inch. To measure thread count, you would count the number of threads contained in one square inch of fabric. The finer the threads, the higher the count will be. Thread counts usually start at 200 threads per inch and go up.  Look for a Thread Count of 300 or more.So how does thread count impact my bedding decision? Well, the higher the tread count, the lighter and more breathable the fabric becomes, and the smoother it is to the touch.What is a baffled comforter? A baffled comforter is one that has a vertical wall of fabric joining the upper and lower portions of the shell. Baffles allow the down in your comforter to assume its fullest loft. The higher quality comforters (this also usually translates into the more expensive) are made with baffles. You will be able to identify baffled comforters in advertisements by looking for wording such as "baffled boxes" or "baffle construction". Place a Bid!