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I have a featherbed, bought from QVC. They state that they wash the feathers up to 15 times to get them really clean, whereas the industry standard is 4 times.
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A duvet IS eseentially a quilt.
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Originally Posted by B. Louise
I can't resist posting these dimensions for a feather bed: "It was nine feet high and six feet wide, soft as a downy chick
It was made from the feathers of forty 'leven geese, took a whole bolt of cloth for the tick It'd hold eight kids 'n' four hound dogs and a piggy we stole from the shed Didn't get much sleep but we had a lot of fun on Grandma's feather bed." Thank you, John Denver. |
For the larger feathers, there is definitely a market for them in the crafting world, especially among the historical re-enacting community.
We have friends who are trying to raise the 'pretty' chickens, ducks & geese of various varieties for that specific purpose. For them the eggs are just a bonus. |
Originally Posted by mrsjdt
we have an artist in our area who paints wildlife scenes on turkey feathers...just amazing. Maybe the same on goose feathers?
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Originally Posted by mrsjdt
we have an artist in our area who paints wildlife scenes on turkey feathers...just amazing. Maybe the same on goose feathers?
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Originally Posted by barbbrad
My husband and I own a outfitting business and bring hunters up from the states to hunt geese and ducks, would I be able to use the feathers that we get to make a quilt and how would I do that? :)
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Originally Posted by B. Louise
I can't resist posting these dimensions for a feather bed: "It was nine feet high and six feet wide, soft as a downy chick
It was made from the feathers of forty 'leven geese, took a whole bolt of cloth for the tick It'd hold eight kids 'n' four hound dogs and a piggy we stole from the shed Didn't get much sleep but we had a lot of fun on Grandma's feather bed." Thank you, John Denver. |
The "feathers" aren't used...the "down" from the chest and belly areas are used. They are small and softer.My mom made all her feather pillows and feather beds for 5 beds, I don't ever remember any mites, bugs or other critters in the feathers she used.
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Brings back memories when I was little and would go the farm, they had the feather beds and I was always told not to get on it, I would mess it up, but I was a little girl and you know what I did. It was so cozy. Butttt, if you allergies they are not the best thing for you, pillow or what ever. Little mites or what ever the dr. called them love the feathers.
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