Featherbed & Pillows Info
About Feather Pillows and Featherbeds, courtesy of St. Geneve:Feathers
Chopped Feather
Body Feathers These
feathers are about 1" to 2" long, and are grown by the bird to protect
the body and the underlying down. Body feathers have a definite curve
in the quill. This curve imparts a certain amount of spring, which
makes these feathers very suitable for featherbeds, feather pillows,
and feather & down blends. There is a
dramatic difference in the filling power and support between flight
feathers and body feathers. There is also a noticeable difference in
the price, as the body feather is obviously considerably more
desirable. For Quality Sleep High quality body
feathers will make an enormous difference to the quality, comfort, and
longevity of pillows and featherbeds. A good quality featherbed is very
bulky, as well as much more costly. Poor quality featherbeds and
pillows filled with flight feathers are relatively inexpensive. Any
feather filled product will need to be shaken and fluffed up
occasionally. Body feathers respond to this very well, and flight
feathers in any form will not fluff up due to their flatness.
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