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OT - Buckwheat pillows
My DS has tried all the different 'neck' pillows, but none of them really
are comfortable. He's asking me to make him a buckwheat pillow. Anyone have any suggestions? Have you made a buckwheat pillow? How much (approximately) would you put in a pillow? Wouldn't you make the pillow smaller than a regular pillow? Wonder if you could put a fabric tube on the front of the pillow to give more support to your neck? Any and all suggestions appreciated . . . Donna -- Donna in Idaho Website: www.LinusIdaho.org |
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Ah, Donna. So glad you asked. I was needing a distraction.
Our youngest daughter who lost all of her stuff in Hurricane Katrina is an absolute fool about buckwheat pillows. I'd bought some buckwheat hulls for her from a source in Canada. (Took a while to get it here but we did.) You don't even want to know what gross yucky stuff hurricane surge waters can do to buckwheat. I just added buckwheat hulls to my Christmas shopping list. Thank you for the idea.) We sometimes wonder what to get for someone who has everything. The new question of the moment is what to get for someone who doesn't have much of anything. Meanwhile . . . back to your question. Making buckwheat pillows is big fun. Start by making one sort of horseshoe or "U" shaped. If you need a rough size beginning, get DH to lie down and draw around his head from shoulder to shoulder. Try to stay focused. Use a fabric for the pillow that really feels nice. 100s of threads per inch cotton is good, Minkee might be yummy, I used teeny corduroy. Stuff it loosely - firmly is not good. Have fun. Polly "Donna in Idaho" (remove spam) wrote in message ... My DS has tried all the different 'neck' pillows, but none of them really are comfortable. He's asking me to make him a buckwheat pillow. Anyone have any suggestions? Have you made a buckwheat pillow? How much (approximately) would you put in a pillow? Wouldn't you make the pillow smaller than a regular pillow? Wonder if you could put a fabric tube on the front of the pillow to give more support to your neck? Any and all suggestions appreciated . . . Donna -- Donna in Idaho Website: www.LinusIdaho.org |
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My son and I were looking at lots of sites on the internet this evening that
sell buckwheat and buckwheat pillows - wow, are they expensive if you buy them ready made. (Great thing about wireless internet, we could both be on the phone & checking out the internet at the same time!) Don't know whether we want to buy it in bulk at the grocery store, or get some of the triple cleaned, etc., that's advertised on some of the websites. You would make a U-shape instead of a regular bed pillow shaped buckwheat pillow ? Was the buckwheat you got from Canada a better quality, or better price? This is going to be his Christmas present since he informed me that I was going to make it for him! :-) -- Donna in Idaho Website: www.LinusIdaho.org "Polly Esther" wrote in message nk.net... Ah, Donna. So glad you asked. I was needing a distraction. Our youngest daughter who lost all of her stuff in Hurricane Katrina is an absolute fool about buckwheat pillows. I'd bought some buckwheat hulls for her from a source in Canada. (Took a while to get it here but we did.) You don't even want to know what gross yucky stuff hurricane surge waters can do to buckwheat. I just added buckwheat hulls to my Christmas shopping list. Thank you for the idea.) We sometimes wonder what to get for someone who has everything. The new question of the moment is what to get for someone who doesn't have much of anything. Meanwhile . . . back to your question. Making buckwheat pillows is big fun. Start by making one sort of horseshoe or "U" shaped. If you need a rough size beginning, get DH to lie down and draw around his head from shoulder to shoulder. Try to stay focused. Use a fabric for the pillow that really feels nice. 100s of threads per inch cotton is good, Minkee might be yummy, I used teeny corduroy. Stuff it loosely - firmly is not good. Have fun. Polly "Donna in Idaho" (remove spam) wrote in message ... My DS has tried all the different 'neck' pillows, but none of them really are comfortable. He's asking me to make him a buckwheat pillow. Anyone have any suggestions? Have you made a buckwheat pillow? How much (approximately) would you put in a pillow? Wouldn't you make the pillow smaller than a regular pillow? Wonder if you could put a fabric tube on the front of the pillow to give more support to your neck? Any and all suggestions appreciated . . . Donna -- Donna in Idaho Website: www.LinusIdaho.org |
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I only made one buckwheat pillow, for DH when he was watching tv while
resting his eyes. I made it to go sort of around his neck/head so he wouldn't get a crick in his neck. DD2 made them in lots of sizes and shapes - anything is just super wonderful. Why did I buy from the Canadian source ? Donna, I just don't remember but suspect it might have been their serious guarantee and devotion to purity and quality. It would take me quite a while to go through invoices and see who they were but I suspect you can easily find them on a google. I do remember that the email from there was from a very concerned woman who wanted to be sure that they arrived timely and that I was pleased. Better yet, I was just delighted. Polly "Donna in Idaho" (remove spam) wrote in message ... My son and I were looking at lots of sites on the internet this evening that sell buckwheat and buckwheat pillows - wow, are they expensive if you buy them ready made. (Great thing about wireless internet, we could both be on the phone & checking out the internet at the same time!) Don't know whether we want to buy it in bulk at the grocery store, or get some of the triple cleaned, etc., that's advertised on some of the websites. You would make a U-shape instead of a regular bed pillow shaped buckwheat pillow ? Was the buckwheat you got from Canada a better quality, or better price? This is going to be his Christmas present since he informed me that I was going to make it for him! :-) -- Donna in Idaho Website: www.LinusIdaho.org "Polly Esther" wrote in message nk.net... Ah, Donna. So glad you asked. I was needing a distraction. Our youngest daughter who lost all of her stuff in Hurricane Katrina is an absolute fool about buckwheat pillows. I'd bought some buckwheat hulls for her from a source in Canada. (Took a while to get it here but we did.) You don't even want to know what gross yucky stuff hurricane surge waters can do to buckwheat. I just added buckwheat hulls to my Christmas shopping list. Thank you for the idea.) We sometimes wonder what to get for someone who has everything. The new question of the moment is what to get for someone who doesn't have much of anything. Meanwhile . . . back to your question. Making buckwheat pillows is big fun. Start by making one sort of horseshoe or "U" shaped. If you need a rough size beginning, get DH to lie down and draw around his head from shoulder to shoulder. Try to stay focused. Use a fabric for the pillow that really feels nice. 100s of threads per inch cotton is good, Minkee might be yummy, I used teeny corduroy. Stuff it loosely - firmly is not good. Have fun. Polly "Donna in Idaho" (remove spam) wrote in message ... My DS has tried all the different 'neck' pillows, but none of them really are comfortable. He's asking me to make him a buckwheat pillow. Anyone have any suggestions? Have you made a buckwheat pillow? How much (approximately) would you put in a pillow? Wouldn't you make the pillow smaller than a regular pillow? Wonder if you could put a fabric tube on the front of the pillow to give more support to your neck? Any and all suggestions appreciated . . . Donna -- Donna in Idaho Website: www.LinusIdaho.org |
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On Tue, 8 Nov 2005 21:42:56 -0700, "Donna in Idaho"
(remove spam) wrote: You would make a U-shape instead of a regular bed pillow shaped buckwheat pillow ? A standard bed size buckwheat hull pillow would weigh a small ton, and you don't want to lay your head on it because it is hard. The hulls also make noise when they shift. You could make a straight tube if you think your DH would prefer not to have a U shaped one. DH uses one U shaped buckwheat pillow along with his regular bed pillow. We got the U pillow at the Cracker Barrel restaurant gift shop. He loves it. I may get him another one and make a removable cover for it. The old one is starting to smell a little.....er.......um.....manly and it can't be washed unless I cut it open, remove the hulls, wash & dry the fabric, re-fill and stitch closed. Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere |
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I thought it was buckwheat "hulls", the stuff that is left over after
the buckwheat is winnowed, sort of like the chaff from regular wheat. They used to grind the Buckwheat into flour and throw the "hulls" away. I'm upset that I missed the "Buckwheat Festival" in Ohiopyle, PA, again this year. We used to always visit Frank Lloyd Wright's "Falling Water" and eat dinner at the "Buckwheat Festival". You get all the buckwheat cakes that you can eat, served with two whole hog sausage patties, apple sauce, pickles, and fried potatoes. They serve the pancakes and sausage on a plate and the other goodies are on the tables. It's family style. I've eaten dinner there with folks from all over the world. Bonnie, Middletown, VA On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 05:05:51 GMT, "Polly Esther" wrote: I only made one buckwheat pillow, for DH when he was watching tv while resting his eyes. I made it to go sort of around his neck/head so he wouldn't get a crick in his neck. DD2 made them in lots of sizes and shapes - anything is just super wonderful. Why did I buy from the Canadian source ? Donna, I just don't remember but suspect it might have been their serious guarantee and devotion to purity and quality. It would take me quite a while to go through invoices and see who they were but I suspect you can easily find them on a google. I do remember that the email from there was from a very concerned woman who wanted to be sure that they arrived timely and that I was pleased. Better yet, I was just delighted. Polly "Donna in Idaho" (remove spam) wrote in message ... My son and I were looking at lots of sites on the internet this evening that sell buckwheat and buckwheat pillows - wow, are they expensive if you buy them ready made. (Great thing about wireless internet, we could both be on the phone & checking out the internet at the same time!) Don't know whether we want to buy it in bulk at the grocery store, or get some of the triple cleaned, etc., that's advertised on some of the websites. You would make a U-shape instead of a regular bed pillow shaped buckwheat pillow ? Was the buckwheat you got from Canada a better quality, or better price? This is going to be his Christmas present since he informed me that I was going to make it for him! :-) -- Donna in Idaho Website: www.LinusIdaho.org "Polly Esther" wrote in message nk.net... Ah, Donna. So glad you asked. I was needing a distraction. Our youngest daughter who lost all of her stuff in Hurricane Katrina is an absolute fool about buckwheat pillows. I'd bought some buckwheat hulls for her from a source in Canada. (Took a while to get it here but we did.) You don't even want to know what gross yucky stuff hurricane surge waters can do to buckwheat. I just added buckwheat hulls to my Christmas shopping list. Thank you for the idea.) We sometimes wonder what to get for someone who has everything. The new question of the moment is what to get for someone who doesn't have much of anything. Meanwhile . . . back to your question. Making buckwheat pillows is big fun. Start by making one sort of horseshoe or "U" shaped. If you need a rough size beginning, get DH to lie down and draw around his head from shoulder to shoulder. Try to stay focused. Use a fabric for the pillow that really feels nice. 100s of threads per inch cotton is good, Minkee might be yummy, I used teeny corduroy. Stuff it loosely - firmly is not good. Have fun. Polly "Donna in Idaho" (remove spam) wrote in message ... My DS has tried all the different 'neck' pillows, but none of them really are comfortable. He's asking me to make him a buckwheat pillow. Anyone have any suggestions? Have you made a buckwheat pillow? How much (approximately) would you put in a pillow? Wouldn't you make the pillow smaller than a regular pillow? Wonder if you could put a fabric tube on the front of the pillow to give more support to your neck? Any and all suggestions appreciated . . . Donna -- Donna in Idaho Website: www.LinusIdaho.org |
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At Retreat, there were a couple of neck pillows filled with flax. They
heated them in the microwave before putting them around their necks or on their backs. Betty in WI "Donna in Idaho" (remove spam) wrote in message ... My DS has tried all the different 'neck' pillows, but none of them really are comfortable. He's asking me to make him a buckwheat pillow. Anyone have any suggestions? Have you made a buckwheat pillow? How much (approximately) would you put in a pillow? Wouldn't you make the pillow smaller than a regular pillow? Wonder if you could put a fabric tube on the front of the pillow to give more support to your neck? Any and all suggestions appreciated . . . Donna -- Donna in Idaho Website: www.LinusIdaho.org |
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You're right, it is the hulls that are used for the pillows.
I'm hungry! Your description of the breakfast isn't helping! :-) Guess I'll go fix an egg or two. Donna -- Donna in Idaho Website: www.LinusIdaho.org "Bonnie Patterson" wrote in message ... I thought it was buckwheat "hulls", the stuff that is left over after the buckwheat is winnowed, sort of like the chaff from regular wheat. They used to grind the Buckwheat into flour and throw the "hulls" away. I'm upset that I missed the "Buckwheat Festival" in Ohiopyle, PA, again this year. We used to always visit Frank Lloyd Wright's "Falling Water" and eat dinner at the "Buckwheat Festival". You get all the buckwheat cakes that you can eat, served with two whole hog sausage patties, apple sauce, pickles, and fried potatoes. They serve the pancakes and sausage on a plate and the other goodies are on the tables. It's family style. I've eaten dinner there with folks from all over the world. Bonnie, Middletown, VA On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 05:05:51 GMT, "Polly Esther" wrote: I only made one buckwheat pillow, for DH when he was watching tv while resting his eyes. I made it to go sort of around his neck/head so he wouldn't get a crick in his neck. DD2 made them in lots of sizes and shapes - anything is just super wonderful. Why did I buy from the Canadian source ? Donna, I just don't remember but suspect it might have been their serious guarantee and devotion to purity and quality. It would take me quite a while to go through invoices and see who they were but I suspect you can easily find them on a google. I do remember that the email from there was from a very concerned woman who wanted to be sure that they arrived timely and that I was pleased. Better yet, I was just delighted. Polly "Donna in Idaho" (remove spam) wrote in message ... My son and I were looking at lots of sites on the internet this evening that sell buckwheat and buckwheat pillows - wow, are they expensive if you buy them ready made. (Great thing about wireless internet, we could both be on the phone & checking out the internet at the same time!) Don't know whether we want to buy it in bulk at the grocery store, or get some of the triple cleaned, etc., that's advertised on some of the websites. You would make a U-shape instead of a regular bed pillow shaped buckwheat pillow ? Was the buckwheat you got from Canada a better quality, or better price? This is going to be his Christmas present since he informed me that I was going to make it for him! :-) -- Donna in Idaho Website: www.LinusIdaho.org "Polly Esther" wrote in message nk.net... Ah, Donna. So glad you asked. I was needing a distraction. Our youngest daughter who lost all of her stuff in Hurricane Katrina is an absolute fool about buckwheat pillows. I'd bought some buckwheat hulls for her from a source in Canada. (Took a while to get it here but we did.) You don't even want to know what gross yucky stuff hurricane surge waters can do to buckwheat. I just added buckwheat hulls to my Christmas shopping list. Thank you for the idea.) We sometimes wonder what to get for someone who has everything. The new question of the moment is what to get for someone who doesn't have much of anything. Meanwhile . . . back to your question. Making buckwheat pillows is big fun. Start by making one sort of horseshoe or "U" shaped. If you need a rough size beginning, get DH to lie down and draw around his head from shoulder to shoulder. Try to stay focused. Use a fabric for the pillow that really feels nice. 100s of threads per inch cotton is good, Minkee might be yummy, I used teeny corduroy. Stuff it loosely - firmly is not good. Have fun. Polly "Donna in Idaho" (remove spam) wrote in message ... My DS has tried all the different 'neck' pillows, but none of them really are comfortable. He's asking me to make him a buckwheat pillow. Anyone have any suggestions? Have you made a buckwheat pillow? How much (approximately) would you put in a pillow? Wouldn't you make the pillow smaller than a regular pillow? Wonder if you could put a fabric tube on the front of the pillow to give more support to your neck? Any and all suggestions appreciated . . . Donna -- Donna in Idaho Website: www.LinusIdaho.org |
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Some of the buckwheat websites we looked at says _not_ to heat buckwheat -
it dries out too much & there is too much danger of fire. -- Donna in Idaho Website: www.LinusIdaho.org "Betty in Wi" wrote in message ... At Retreat, there were a couple of neck pillows filled with flax. They heated them in the microwave before putting them around their necks or on their backs. Betty in WI "Donna in Idaho" (remove spam) wrote in message ... My DS has tried all the different 'neck' pillows, but none of them really are comfortable. He's asking me to make him a buckwheat pillow. Anyone have any suggestions? Have you made a buckwheat pillow? How much (approximately) would you put in a pillow? Wouldn't you make the pillow smaller than a regular pillow? Wonder if you could put a fabric tube on the front of the pillow to give more support to your neck? Any and all suggestions appreciated . . . Donna -- Donna in Idaho Website: www.LinusIdaho.org |
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"Donna in Idaho" (remove spam) wrote: My DS has tried all the different 'neck' pillows, but none of them really are comfortable. He's asking me to make him a buckwheat pillow. Anyone have any suggestions? Have you made a buckwheat pillow? How much (approximately) would you put in a pillow? Wouldn't you make the pillow smaller than a regular pillow? Wonder if you could put a fabric tube on the front of the pillow to give more support to your neck? Any and all suggestions appreciated . . . Donna I made some once and Martha told me how ;-) Here is a link to the place in Seattle where I ordered the hulls. http://www.jfarrell.com/BuckwheatHulls.asp Also, Martha's instructions are he http://www.marthastewart.com/page.jh...id=channel1567 She does the rectangle shaped pillow - though smaller than a standard pillow. We found them comfortable but, well, noisy when you move. marcella |
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