How to Make a Natural Mattress

 Addendum 3/23/14: Check out Making Cotton Mattresses at Home, from the University of Florida's library collection. Similar to the USAID booklet below, but better quality images, and a description of stitching a rolled edge.
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Not happy with over-priced latex mattresses, and wanting avoid Chinese made and chemical-laden memory foam mattresses, I set out to make my own mattre...

If you don't get a good organic mattress and a good night's rest, you may end up sleeping through this scenery. Organic mattresses are expensive. In fact, so expensive that a few years ago, we decided that it was probably worth the risk of inhaling toxic fumes every night than to spend the money to…
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Mattresses can contain a lot of chemicals that are harmful, especially to children. Find out what to look for in organic mattresses & bedding to avoid these problems.

Making your own mattress could be a good option if you are concerned about sleeping on the factory-made chemical-sponges known as a conventional mattress. Or maybe you're just the type to get into customizing everything. Either way, inspired by a recent question posed to Ask Umbra over at Grist, we've poked around for some resources and techniques for assembling a fume-free place to rest your head.