[Jacob-list] Wool mattress

Fri Jan 29 07:54:11 EST 2016

I had a small childs bed that had a wool mattress that I finally discarded
last year. The mattress was over 70 years old as my grandmother had made it
before my mother was born. This mattress made it thru 4 generations before
all the "accidents" could no longer be cleaned. The wool was in a cotton
mattress ticking cloth sewed to the size of the bed and then stuffed with
wool. A thick cord was pulled front to back with a button on the underside
about every 18 inches in all directions (kept the wool from shifting in the
cover). The mattress set on a wire and spring frame. About  2 inches thick.
I will tell you it was very heavy for its size. A second cover which slipped
over the mattress was removed and washed/ The mattress was never washed but
hung out on the clothesline(actually laid across the top of a few lines)1 or
2 times a year. Hopefully that will help. 
C.Crouse
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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:49:07 -0500
From: "TL Higgins" <ranchrat at telusplanet.net>
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Subject: [Jacob-list] Wool Mattress
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Heel low:

Had Jacobs since 2003, so I have hundreds of pounds of Jacob fleeces that I
have shorn and stored...good thing as I would like to make a wool mattress,
king size running about five inches deep.  I like a firm mattress and I see
some on offer for over $2,600 US...thinking Whoo Hoo...eh!

Anyone made one or know of the existence of a wool mattress?  I hear they
may be restuffed and hung out on the line in the sunshine every so often
with some over 50 years young!  Wool is naturally fire repellent and since
my sheep have not been exposed to any noxious chemicals...not like a new
mattress with things like memory foam and glues, etc. to poison you with.
Hoping to make a naturally wonderful sleeping arrangement.  I also have four
ganders to  process and thinking...add some feather pillows and
voila...natural self-sufficiency at its finest.

Is anyone able to assist moi in this rather fun project?  :-D

Doggone,

Tara
Alberta, Canada
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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 16:05:52 -0800
From: Margaret <farfarawayfarm at yahoo.com>
To: TL Higgins <ranchrat at telusplanet.net>
Cc: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com
Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] Wool Mattress
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I am thinking about making wool filled comforters. A mattress sounds
interesting too.  

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> On Jan 27, 2016, at 11:49 AM, TL Higgins <ranchrat at telusplanet.net> wrote:
> 
> Heel low:
>  
> Had Jacobs since 2003, so I have hundreds of pounds of Jacob fleeces that
I have shorn and stored...good thing as I would like to make a wool
mattress, king size running about five inches deep.  I like a firm mattress
and I see some on offer for over $2,600 US...thinking Whoo Hoo...eh!
>  
> Anyone made one or know of the existence of a wool mattress?  I hear they
may be restuffed and hung out on the line in the sunshine every so often
with some over 50 years young!  Wool is naturally fire repellent and since
my sheep have not been exposed to any noxious chemicals...not like a new
mattress with things like memory foam and glues, etc. to poison you with.
Hoping to make a naturally wonderful sleeping arrangement.  I also have four
ganders to  process and thinking...add some feather pillows and
voila...natural self-sufficiency at its finest.
>  
> Is anyone able to assist moi in this rather fun project?  :-D
>  
> Doggone,
>  
> Tara
> Alberta, Canada
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