Vote on best way to open a mattress
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A) cut carefully above the welt B) cut carefully below the welt C) unstitch the welt It seems that people have used all 3 methods so it would be particularly interesting to hear whether people would do it the same way again. I think I'm going to follow someone's previous suggestion of attaching velcro straps so the mattress top can be secured and yet have easy access for making refinements, or replacement of layers in a few years. |
Re: Vote on best way to open a mattress
| I think the thing that bothered me the most about that mattress was the tufting. I could never get used to the lumpy feeling of lying on those hills and valleys. I knew they had to go. I also knew it was going to be a huge project, so I did a little bit at a time. Each week when I changed my sheets I removed a little of the stitching holding the tufting in place. It took me about a month of Sundays to remove it all. Then I cut off the fiber paper backing that covered the soft foam and removed it. Voila! Much better. But yeah, I couldn't agree more--only for those with lots of patience. Very tedious work. |