Anybody make feather pillows?

[bluemingidiot]

What was the name  of the striped, tarp-like material they use to make feather pillows with?

Here is an interesting article on feather and down pillows:

www.sleepadvisor.org/down-vs-feather-pillow/

[Mari-in-IN]

I'd like to make me a feather pillow right about now...
Oh My Word - I can see it in my mind's eye bluemingidiot , it's been years.  That black/brown striped, tarp-like material pillow case thingy.  My Grandma had a bunch of those - hadn't thought about that for soooo long.  Thanks for stirring up some lovely memories.
ETA - Also got to thinking about those down pillows she had - just about swallowed your head whole! 

[mogal]

I always heard my grandmother calling it "tick" or "ticking."


Remember John Denver's "Grandma's Feather Bed?" There was a line about its using a whole bolt of cloth for the tick.

[Mr DAVID In Wisconsin]

I have 2 overstuffed down pillows that came down through the family. Best thing I inherited.

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Pillow ticking....James

www.etsy.com/listing/807608075/vintage-pillow-ticking?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=pillow+ticking+fabric&ref=sr_gallery-1-2

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I have always slept on a feather bed. Nice and light to move and cool in summer, warm in winter. My first one was one my Grandma made. Sweetie and I made a new one years ago. Takes a lot of goose down, even using the best from the old mattress, just for our 3/4 size, 48" wide bed. We kept adding more down for years. Ate a lot of Canadian geese that winter. The finer the down the more comfortable the bed. Our pillows are small, about 10"x16" and each took the down of 6 geese....James

[bluemingidiot]

Ticking! Now I remember but I don't think I would have thought of it on my own.

James you are such a treasure trove.  Most of us have been seduced by cheaper manufacturing and advertising.

[Woodpecker]

Oh what I would give for a feather bed..... @jwal10, that must be so comfy. I’ve purchased feather “ toppers” for my bed. I had it on top of a rather old mattress...it was very comfy, but after a few years the feathers weren’t as thick or fluffy, no matter how I tried to fluff them up.

[lindym]

I love my feather pillow but it does lose it's fluff after a while. For that issue I also have a sacrificial feather pillow that I will pull some feathers from to plump my good one back up.