Down Feather with Foam Insert
Submitted by luv2sew on Sun, 2007-10-21 21:41.
I saw the pictures of the Cushions with the Foam Insert and Down feather wrap. Did you stuff the feathers by hand - of so where do you buy them? I am in California.
Thank You.
Pam
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Filling the down Cushion
Hi Pam,
To answer your question, I have a (home-made) bazooka filler that I use for filling down pillows/cushions. This video* shows the process. The down/feathers you should be able to get at most wholesale upholstery suppliers. I get mine from Hoch & Selby in Portland Oregon. (Phone 503-234-6476 or 1-800-659-9904)
*video is in Windows Media player format.
Stephen
Down Feather with Foam Insert
Here are three places in California I know working with poly-down envelops:
www.royalpillow.com
Pacific Coast Feather: 800-800-2874
Cushion's Work in San Francisco.
Good Luck
Down Feather with Foam Insert-addresses
Here are the addresses for the suppliers you gave:
Royal Pillow
http://www.royalpillow.com/
2110 N.W. 23rd AVE.
Miami, Fl 33142
Phone: (305) 634-3415 9:00am - 4:00pm (Eastern)
Fax: (305) 635-7192
Toll free: (866)-Pillow1 (866- 745-5691)
Pacific Coast Feather
http://www.pacificcoast.com/index.jsp
1 (888) 297-1778
1964 4th Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98134
Cushion Works
http://cushionworks.net/CorePage.html
3320 - 18th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Ph: 415-552-6220
Fax: 415-552-6250
down feather with foam insert
I have a sofa with down back cushions that have lost their loft. I love the sofa and just want to restore the cushions to their original loft. Is this something I can do myself?
Heather
Restore the Fluffiness
Hi Heather,
There are many things that you can do yourself, if you are experienced at using a sewing machine.
When you say that your sofa has "down" back cushions, do you mean "real" down feathers, or a simulated/imitation down, which is often some type of polyester? Have you looked at the label on the cushion liner?
Now a note about "real" down. Down can be anything from 5% down/95% feathers to 50%/50% on up to 100% down (which is very expensive.)
If it is real down, then, if it won't fluff up, probably one of the simplest thing to do is to add some more feathers/down. Just buy a new down bed pillow and use those those feathers to add more to the sofa cushion(s). Be forewarned, when you start working with down/feathers, they fly all over the place. Be sure to work out someplace where it will be easy to clean up the feathers. If you watched the video on the above message, then you see one professional method of transferring the down.
After you are finished, take the pillow to the sewing machine and sew it shut.
Stephen
Down cushions
I want to make a down cushion with the foam insert. How do you figure out how much down to get to fill the cushion?
How much down to get
A chair cushion 24" X 24" with a 4" boxing will take approximately 4-5 pounds per cushion.*
Stephen
*Info take from the Hoch & Selby Supply catalog.
Measurements down cover and foam insert
I would like to try to make your down wrapped cushion with foam insert, like in the video. I have two questions. When you make the down ticking cover is it the finished size of the cushion? Related to this is the foam insert also cut to finished size?
I have some experience making tradtional foam cushions and I cut my foam about an inch larger than the finished size.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Alicia
Ticking Cover
Hi Alicia,
Glad to help.
I'd make the ticking cover just a little larger than what I'd cut the fabric cover. The fabric cover will compress the ticking cover a little. Making the ticking just a little larger than the fabric cover will help the cover be tight on the cushion.
The cutting size of the foam would depend upon how firm the foam is. If using a firm foam, I'd cut it about the finished size, but if using a soft foam, I might cut it a little larger, about the cutting size of the fabric.
Stephen
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