Recycling feather pillows

[Laurel Voellmecke]

I have two father pillows that have gone rather flat. Does any one have any
ideas how to fluff them up bigger, or should i just combine them into one
pillow?

Thanks

[Ronnie Wexler]

You can wash them in hot water and tumble dry them. That will puff them
up. If you decide to combine them into one fatter pillow, wash them and
while the feathers are still damp, transfer them to a larger pillow made
of ticking (feathers don't work their way through ticking as readily as
muslin), sew shut (double row) then tumble dry. FWIW, don't try
transferring dry feathers to a new pillow case....

Ronnie

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[Kate Dicey]

Look on the outdoor gear sites for the stuff mountaineers use to wash
their duvet jackets: it is specially designed for washing this stuff,
and restores loft to the down.

Remember though that feathers and down break after a while, as the
shafts in the little feathers go brittle. If you have feathers escaping
from the ticking on these pillows, this is probably what has happened,
and the best thing to do is ditch and replace. I have to do this with
the seat and back cushions of my sofa! Needless to say, in this
instance they will be replaced with furnishing foam!

Kate XXXXXX

[Rhonda Lou]

And when you tumble dry them, put some heavy tennis shoes in the dryer with
them. It fluffs them up better.
Rhonda

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[Beth Pierce]

I fluff mine in the dryer for 10 minutes on "air only"; if that doesn't work
you can combine them. Cut both pillows open and insert one into the other and
shake the feathers in. This keeps feathers from flying around. I've stuffed
feathers into polyfill pillows; kind of like an "in between" pillow

[Joanne]

I used to have a pair of white tennis shoes I used for that,
but they're long gone. I now use 5 or 6 tennis balls. It
seems to work, though it makes the dryer sound funny. I use
this on my down (Mrs. Michelin Man) coat, and comforters.

Joanne in Reno

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And you can transfer the dry feathers much easier: Just open two 'lips'
, one on each pillow, sew the 2 pillow lips together, and shake the
feathers from the old case into the new.
Walla! <g> Cea
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Re: Recycling feather pillows

Group: alt.sewing Date: Mon, Aug 6, 2001, 7:54pm (EDT-3) From:
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[Pat in Virginia]

In Germany, one usually sees feather comforts and pillows on
window sills on sunny days. This is done very often and the
bedding lasts quite a while. Eventually it goes to the
"Federbettladen" for refurbishment: new ticking and added
feathers/down. So, try the sunshine.

PAT