Wool Bedding

What you can expect when you choose Wool for your Comforter, Mattress Topper and Pillow needs.

THE NATURAL ADVANTAGES OF PURE WOOL-FILLED BEDDING

Wool is the prized "Golden Fleece" sought in ancient times. Today's lightweight wool fill is equally prized for the new dimension it brings to comforters, quilts, pillows, and mattress pads.

Like all pure wool bedding, wool fill feels comfortable, offers superior insulation, resists flames, and when properly maintained, lasts over a hundred years. The crimp in the wool fibers makes them incredibly versatile. Wool naturally forms a cohesive batting without any chemical binders. Bedding made of pure wool fill will not lose its shape, separate into lumps or shift.

WOOL FILL IS RESILIENT

Wool fill retains its superior qualities, wet or dry. Unlike down, which shifts into corners and bunches when wet, wool fill stays fluffy and evenly plump; and as opposed to synthetics, which feel clammy when wet and flatten out with wear, wool fill spares you from uneven cold spots.

Wool fill is so resilient it consistently out-performs synthetics such as polyester fiber fill; in scientific tests wool recovered 95% of it's original thickness when compressed. Synthetic substitutes recovered 67-79%. No matter how it is twisted, crushed, or pulled, pure wool fill springs back to its original lush thickness.

THE SECRET OF WOOL'S SUPERIORITY

Under the microscope, a single fiber of wool looks like a hair whose surface is covered with overlapping scales. These scales are made up of millions of cells, and are all sheathed in a porous membrane. These pores are small enough to let water vapor penetrate, but resist water droplets.

Inside the fiber is an absorbent center that can hold up to 30% of its own weight in moisture (ten times as much as any synthetic) without feeling clammy. This complex construction creates a fiber capable of absorbing and rapidly evaporating body vapor for a healthy, dry, comfortable warmth.

Wool's absorbency offers another distinct advantage. Because of its extraordinary ability to hold and dissipate moisture, wool is inherently flame-resistant. The main reason major hotel chains prefer wool bedding is because it offers beauty and comfort along with a full measure of safety.

Each fiber also has a natural crimp - it looks like a coiled spring - with permanent built in memory It returns to shape after stress. This springiness keeps products such as toppers and comforters eternally fluffy and soft. In a comforter, wool's indestructible loft creates millions of microscopic air pockets which supply the insulation that keeps body heat regulated

WOOL FILL IS COMFORTABLE

The three dimensional structure of wool, which cannot be duplicated in a factory, creates millions of air pockets to trap warmth. This unique cellular structure gives wool fill great insulating value. Additionally this allows wool to absorb body moisture, and diffuse it to the atmosphere. Compared to synthetics, which can absorb moisture equal to 4% or less of their weight, wool can absorb up to 30% without feeling cold or clammy. This is how wool creates a natural comfort zone of dry, warm air around the body to keep you comfortable longer.

As wool fill absorbs moisture, it dries from the inside out, and therefore maintains your natural body temperature. Even under dramatically cold conditions, wool-filled bedding offers excellent protection against rapid changes in body temperature.

Whether or not you need this extra protection, you will find wool filled bedding as luxuriously warm as down, but at a lower cost, and without any of the drawbacks.

WOOL MEANS THE BEST VALUE

Consumers can count on pure wool comforters, toppers, and pillows for 15, 20 to 30 years and beyond. Initially a wool filled comforter may cost more than a synthetic substitute, but in the long run, wool is the lowest cost and the highest in comfort and durability. Wool comforters out-wear, and out-perform all other fibers. The wool in wool-filled comforter, toppers, and pillows can be fluffed, and maintained for decades of use.

45th STREET BEDDING COMPANY

Founded by the Garfield family, 45th Street Bedding Co. is focussed on providing durable, problem free products. The selection and development of all 45th Street Bedding items is driven by the underlying philosophy, that it may not be the cheapest or the most expensive, but you will always get the best value for your dollar. Additionally, all 45th Street Bedding Company products are renewable, and American made.

The wool in all of the toppers, pillows, and comforters is exclusively from North American sheep and the cotton is all North American grown; this creates a much smaller carbon footprint, domestic jobs, and quality, problem free products.

WOOL IS FLAME-RESISTANT

Wool bedding is the safest choice at home and in hospitals, hotels, schools and other institutional settings. Because of its unique chemical structure and natural moisture content, wool is difficult to ignite. It merely chars, and won's flare up. It does not melt, so when forced to ignite, it does not cling to skin and cause serious hot melt burn. As a result, wool can be used to meet todays fire standards naturally, with no chemical additives.

WOOL IS BIODEGRADABLE

In this era of mounting concern regarding waste and disposable products, the biodegradable aspect of wool, as opposed to synthetics, is more important than ever. A wool comforter lasts for decades, and when the comforter finally gives out, because it is wool, it can be returned to the earth for natural recycling.

WOOL IS ECOLOGICAL

Wool fiber requires no factory to produce. Part of its miracle is that it is self replenishing. Its source, the sheep, live on; very unlike the source of down. The sheep subsist on vegetation, which is also self replenishing.

WOOL FOR HEALTHY DRY COMFORT

The fact that pure wool bedding is more comfortable than synthetic bedding has been scientifically confirmed. A study conducted by the independent Hohenstein Research institute in Germany showed that 1 1/2 times more moisture remains in the bed environment when acrylic blanket is used than when a person sleeps under a pure wool blanket. Further objective tests demonstrated that a wool-filled quilt is more comfortable than a polyester-filled quilt of the same weight.

You can count on wool to keep you comfortable and dry for many years. It is the healthy solution for a good nights sleep.

Wool is naturally resistant to dust mites