David,
You mention having a horse hair pillow. Does that mean the pillow is covered
with a woven horse hair? Or is it filled with horse hair? Or perhaps both?
If it is filled with horse hair I wonder if the hair was cut up into small
pieces before it was put into the pillow and does that res
I have an 18 inch horsehair pillow, and it is my favourite. Lovely to work
on, as the pins just slide in with ease.
The horsehair is Not cut up small, but is curled - frizzy hair!!!
Pins don't rust into the pillow either, if left for ages! Another plus!!!
A few weeks ago I went to the Privately
Ruth wrote:
Hope no-one's squeamish, but it's a fact that living things die. As a former
horse owner, I can say that the horsehair comes from the tails and manes of
dead horses. When each of my three went, I was quite happy knowing that most
parts of them would be put to use rather than wast
Liz,
You mention having a horse hair pillow. Does that mean the pillow
is covered with a woven horse hair? Or is it filled with horse
hair? Or perhaps both? If it is filled with horse hair I wonder if
the hair was cut up into small pieces before it was put into the
pillow and does that res
I was told by Mr. McLean, who made these pillows, that the horsehair used is
the same as is used as filling in the seats of Mercedes Benz cars. After
I'd bought the pillows, he actually sent me a sample of the horsehair to
satisfy the curiosity of my daughter, a veterinary surgeon, who was curiou
Ruth,
In the interest of full disclosure I should mention that I only own straw
filled and ethafoam pillows. I believe it was David (in Ballarat?) who said he
had a horse hair filled and saw dust filled pillow and that he found the horse
hair one to be heavier.
Liz
Raleigh, NC, USA
Ruth B
