by Wesley Vaughn | Oct 26, 2017 | Filling & Materials
Lycra, Spandex and Elastane are all names for the same Fiber First developed by DuPont, Lycra is a polyurethane fiber. The two prepolymers, one long and flexible and the other short and stiff, link to form a folded or twisted fiber which can be stretched up to... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Sep 23, 2017 | Pillow Manufacturers
About Malouf Sleep The Passion of Sam & Kacie Malouf, Who Wanted to Upscale Bedding Malouf is located in Logan, Utah, not far from Salt Lake City. Also known as Malouf Fine Linens, its first products were bed linens: sheets and pillowcases. This was the passion of... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Sep 9, 2017 | Filling & Materials
What is Polyester? The PET fiber for mattresses and pillows Polyester is a polymer of esters. There are many kinds of polyesters, some of them naturally occurring, such as in some seed coatings. A polyester can be thermosetting (hardening with heat) or thermoplastic... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Aug 21, 2017 | Mattress Manufacturers, Pillow Manufacturers
Naturepedic: Designed to Be Safe Quality Organic Mattresses for Adults and Children. Naturepedic is the business name of Safe For Home Products, LLC, of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. The company was founded by a board-certified environmental engineer and hazardous materials... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Aug 13, 2017 | Filling & Materials
Kinds of Materials That Cover Pillows The material in pillows includes both the cover/ticking and the filling. This article concerns the covers All the first fillings in pillows were natural materials which were at hand, readily available. Likewise, the covers... 
by Wesley Vaughn | May 21, 2017 | About Mattresses
Make Your Bed In the beginning, manufacturing mattresses was not a business. It was a home activity, a periodic chore, literally “making your bed.” Find something – anything – to put on the ground to cushion you while sleeping. It could be supple small, green... 
by Wesley Vaughn | May 6, 2017 | Filling & Materials
Bamboo: The Woody Grass Bamboo, the tallest grasses in the world, some grow to almost 100 feet tall. They are the only grasses found in tree identification books. Bamboo is woody, and is used to build houses, ladders, garden stakes, baskets, hats, ship’s sails,... 
by Wesley Vaughn | May 5, 2017 | Filling & Materials
Pure Cellulose Fiber What Is Rayon? Rayon is one of the first man-made fibers, but it is not synthetic. Why? It is made by refining and purifying a natural material, cellulose extracted from woody plants (those with long cellulose fibers). The usual short definition... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Apr 29, 2017 | Mattress Reviews
Gold Bond Mattress Review Most people associate the Gold Bond mattress company with futons and futon mattresses. That is only natural. For one thing, Gold Bond, along with Bedworks, is credited with developing and popularizing the modern Western futon and futon... 
by Wesley Vaughn | Apr 20, 2017 | Filling & Materials
Wool: An Ancient and Modern Textile Fiber Along with linen and cotton, wool is one of the oldest textile fibers in the world, and the oldest animal textile fiber. Along with this, sheep, the major producers of wool, join goats and cattle as animals with the...
