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In the days when people slept on straw ticks for
mattresses, and used feather pillows, they needed a
fabric that was sturdy and closely-woven enough to
keep the feather shafts (or straw fragments!) from
working their way out and poking the skin. Ticking
fabric was the answer. It is a heavy, sturdy fabric
with a close, even weave. Feathers usually have a
difficult time breaching this material.
Nowadays, pillow ticking fabric is used in pillows and cushions filled
with down or feathers. 200 thread count. 42" wide.
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