Using Old Pillows In New Ways?

grannymoney

I had a deflated feather pillow. I machine sewed two lines down the middle, and cut between them( a bit messy). The two small pillows made lovely cushions just the right size to tuck behind your back.

Does everyone but me wash all their bedlinen every week, I top and tail. At least it saves water and electricity.

lindadykes

[QUOTEJust for reference, the current advice (from the "experts") is to wash (at "high temperatures" ie 60+ ºC) pillows every four weeks and replace every six months. Wash bedding (including pillow, duvet and mattress protectors) at high temperatures weekly - twice-weekly in the summer. Wash duvets every six months.

This is particularly important for those with allergies, asthma or skin conditions, such as eczema - from which I suffer, and would have thought washing less frequently (to avoid irritants in washing powder) more approrpiate. Experience tells me otherwise.[/QUOTE]

"Experts" are wonderful but often err on the side of caution. As a child we always had a "flock" pillow - not sure what this really was but it was a bit lumpy, with a nice comfy feather pillow on top. I know that not everyone can tolerate feather pillows, but to us they were a luxury as if they went a bit flat they could be plumped up indefinitely. I now use only feather pillows on my bed, they can be plumped up over and over again and are always comfy - I hate it when we go to friends to stay and they use hollow fibre pillows that seem to have a life expectancy of months and are flat and hard, My pillows last for years - I don't wash them, thats why you use pillow cases! It is interesting that as "hygiene" requirements get more rigorous so do compaints such as asthma and psoriasis. Incidently as I am lucky enough not to suffer from asthma I have the luxury of using feather pillows, duvet and matress topper and in bed I really feel cosseted.

Alex6756

Love these ideas, especially the 'round the bath' one. A bit of tile surrounding our bath has chipped off and there is cold air coming out of there!!

I don't have too many spare pillows but I do have lots of clothes not good enough for charity shop selling so I could bag them into old pillow cases and job done.

My local RSPCA usually takes my old clothes - they can bag them up and someone buys them for £2 per black bin bag. Used for carpet making or something I think. But if I can use, then great!

Ali
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lilibeth59

Hi, to get rid of dust mites, run the pillows in the tumble dryer for 20 minutes on Hot, will kill the horrid things.. :j or use them for cushion stuffing..

Nicoll

I bought us new pillows on the weekend, our local co-op department store is closing down so got some really good bargains on new pillows, duvets and bed linen.

I will use our old duvets as dog beds but can't think what to do with the old pillows. They aren't good enough to go to the charity shop as they are quite old but don't want to fill the dustbin up with them.

Any suggestions?

boredjellybean

what are they made from?? perhaps if feather you could use for stuffing (don't know what though :rotfl: )

you could make draft excluders ??

ummmm cut in half & make cushions? travel pillows?

hth

tulip12

I use an old one of mine as a kneeling pad when weeding the garden Etc, you can also pop it inside a black bin liner if the grass is wet. works great at protecting the knees.

LilacLouisa

If you are near an animal sanctuary or rescue centre, they are usually glad of any old bedding.

Gemmy_2

your local ymca

rachbc

I put them in a black bin liner andshove up the the chimneyto stop draughts