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We bought our batting from Shepherd's Dream [1], which looks like it also sells actual beds. The blankets are just queen sized wool blankets that you can find
by war1025 6y ago
We bought our batting from Shepherd's Dream [1], which looks like it also sells actual beds.
The blankets are just queen sized wool blankets that you can find various places.
We made our bed in the winter of 2013/2014. We used 5 wool blankets with a layer of "2yd extra thick wool batting" between each pair of blankets.
It starts out very thick, but compresses down to probably 2-3 inches thick over time.
We just made a set of similar beds for our three kids, but we used 3 yards of wool and a single queen sized wool blanket folded in half for the exterior.
I will see if I can get some pictures.
Happy to answer questions either here or at the email in my profile if people are interested.
[1] https://shepherdsdream.com/ https://shepherdsdream.com/
Edit:
The blankets might actually be twin sized.
Their dimensions are very close to the footprint of a standard queen bed. So I think that means they are a size down since usually blankets will overhang the mattress.
- 0xffff2 6y agoSounds like this mattress doesn't have much support on its own. Do kind of base do you put it on? Box spring? Slats? On the floor?
- war1025 6y agoWe sleep on the floor. It's a great place. You can't fall off of it.
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- sdflhasjd 6y agoThose prices are ridiculous
- earthboundkid 6y agoOne thousand dollars is a normal price for a good, new mattress.
- TylerE 6y agoThey aren't $1000. The queen is $2185. Even the twin is $1,495. You can get a really nice foam queen for like $600.
- war1025 6y agoWell, we made ours. The total cost was probably in the range of $600
- war1025 6y agoI believe they are both: 1. A small business that basically does all the work by hand and 2. Catering to a very niche market of upper-middle-class folks. They sell raw materials for more reasonable prices. Labor gets expensive real quick.