Aaaah!! woollyval. I heard through the grapevine that after having to lose her woolly business through illness she's now is involved in making woolly clouds for sound proofing!! She's a real innovator that woman!!
She's in Cornwall now, and the wool business up on the Blackdowns was sold. I don't think she's doing it any more
I have been researching French-style round bolsters, the really hard type. They are mahoosively expensive. I have a shed full of Jacob's fleeces. Could I run it through the washing machine on a cool wash? Or would it just felt in to a great big lump? Not that that would matter, I guess, if I want it hard. Thoughts?
[I have been researching French-style round bolsters, the really hard type. They are mahoosively expensive. I have a shed full of Jacob's fleeces. Could I run it through the washing machine on a cool wash? Or would it just felt in to a great big lump? Not that that would matter, I guess, if I want it hard. Thoughts?[/quote]
If I would be making one now...I probably would start with round tube shaped foam piece....use that as core for the cushion...and surround that with wool filling.
Starting first with 'sausage skin'...strong cotton/linen case that is then filled in ..starting from one end that is fully sown closed...starting with some carded wool.. inserting the 'core'...lining the 'casing' with more carded wool and stuffing the gap between the core and outer carded layer with 'lumpier' wool..working up to the open end before sewing it close.
Well....that is how my head is working it in theory.. I did something similar with different foam materials once and filled the cushion similar way..though it wasn't very long one..it did work ok in the end
Didn't those bolsters have more of feather type filling for bed use or more of (horse)hair filling for upholstery type use...but I can't see wool being a problem neither. I would not be surprised if there haven't been dual materials used too..with having more heavier 'core' material cased in and surrounded with more softer outer layer.
My gran had feather bolsters. I should think a densely packed woolly one would be much nicer; you wouldn't have prickly bits sticking into you when they started to get old!
Chez: If you want some wool that won't felt easily I've got some. That's if Himself has put them somewhere sensible!
I did something similar with different foam materials once and filled the cushion similar way..though it wasn't very long one..it did work ok in the end 
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