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Are niche pillows and cases worth it?
(leminal.space)
The picture I linked is of a buckwheat pillow. Had no idea they were a thing before today.
What about silk or bamboo pillow cases?
I've only ever really used cotton pillow cases and cotton stuffed pillows. I recently upgraded to a foam pillow that I'm enjoying.
I switched to buckwheat pillows a few years ago and I've been a fan. It's a really interesting texture that you can move and shape really easily, but then when you apply pressure to it, it firms up and holds its shape. So, you get a really supportive pillow that's molded to your head and neck (For reference, I'm a side sleeper). The only downside I've noticed is the filling degrades relatively quickly, and after about a year it loses a lot of its volume and doesn't hold its shape as well, so you'll need to replace it. The bright side is that it's fairly cheap, and entirely biodegradable.
Mine is ~10 years old now and still holding up fine for me. I replaced a travel size one with a queen size, the smaller one definitely degraded but I was rougher on pillows back then.
There's a story here, I just know it.
The ye ol legendary pillow humping fights of the 40s.
You've never spent hours screaming in pain with your only tether to reality being a pillow that you're chewing on so you don't clench your jaw tight enough to chip teeth?
I remember once looking over my sister's shoulder while she was on MSN messenger and a mutual friend chose that moment to confess (via MSN messenger) that he fucked pillows for practice.
Been using buckwheat pillows since I was a kid, they're awesome
Dumb question but were they common where you were when you were a kid?
Not at all actually, maybe for my parents
I think they're Japanese in origin.
I've had a spelt pillow for 4 years now. The spelt is finer and quieter than buckwheat and it still holds the shape as well as 4 years ago
Please say it's the hull. Mice would be living in my pillow if it were anything edible to them.
I've been using my buckwheat hull pillow for about 5 years, too, and it's holding up great. I included a zipper when I made it, so I could refresh the stuffing, but I haven't ever needed to.
Sorry for the confusion, the pillow is filled with spelt husks, not just spelt
I've been using my homemade buckwheat pillow for about 5 years now, and it's still doing great. The hulls are surely degrading, but even if it's different than it was, it's still very comfortable as is.