Homemade mattress?

[moxies_chickennuggets]

What about a Japanese futon? You can find patterns now too.

 

[Lynne]

Hi WyoDreamer. Our hull mattresses make no noise that I can hear. The problem with buckwheat hull pillows is most companies use the wrong kind of fabric, usually a stiff fabric that when the hulls rub up against it, makes a noise. We use a stretchy double knit (thick and soft) organic cotton insert for our pillows with a case in the same fabric over that. Buckwheat hulls are my choice for mattresses (they are naturally flame resistant) but millet hulls make a much nicer pillow as they are smaller, softer and very quiet.

 

[Mini Horses]

You can grow millet & buckwheat. While the mattresses they made were much thinner than a commercial variety we buy now, they also used a flexible holder, not hard box.

 

[wyoDreamer]

I grow buckwheat for the deer - and some for the birds. And I accidentally grew some millet where I spilled some of the feed for the guinea hens.

Maybe I will find some stretchy double knit cotton and try to remake the pillow. I really liked it, but needed more sleep than i was getting.

 

[Lynne]

You can grow millet & buckwheat. While the mattresses they made were much thinner than a commercial variety we buy now, they also used a flexible holder, not hard box.

We make full thickness mattresses from buckwheat hulls (5 1/2" thick) but yes, some companies still make buckwheat hull roll up style mats for sleeping but I find these are not supportive enough for sleeping.

 

[CrealCritter]

My mattress is stuffed with sand. It's very thin and pretty comfortable once you wiggle your body shape into it.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

My mattress is stuffed with sand. It's very thin and pretty comfortable once you wiggle you body shape into it.

WHAT? Really? Is it on a frame?

 

[CrealCritter]

WHAT? Really? Is it on a frame?

Yes it's on a standard box spring it's a quilted mattress sand is in between the sown quilts. It's very comfortable and cool in the summer. I've had it a very long time. My doctor recommended it after I had back surgery when I blew a disc out of my lower back (L2/L3).

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I've never heard of it - but sounds kinda cool!

 

[tortoise]

wow. that's so cool!