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Here Is What This Pillow Is Made Of

Unable to stand the mystery any longer, Matt caved and cut open his pillow that sports a tag saying it contains 100% of "TEXTILE FABRICS OF AN UNKOWN KIND." Now we know what's inside these pillows: a heterogeneous mixture of shredded clothing and fabric factory leftovers. Mmm, downy soft sweet dreams. Don't worry, this isn't some scam, "Textile fibers of unknown kind" are a legally accepted industry label meaning, "new material consisting of a variety of fibers that has been reduced to a fibrous state." Still, it's crazy to think that's what you might be sleeping on. More pics, inside. More »

11:52 AM on Mon Jan 14 2008
By Ben Popken
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Latest by n/a: i used to work in a company that purchased scraps from gildan, hanes, fruit of the loom, etc. they were sorted by color and fabric type. once sorted, they were shredded, and respun to make new cloth for sweater and t-shirt more »

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Nobody Knows What This Pillow Is Made Of

I had a pillow that says 'contains textiles of 100% unknown kind' on that tag that says 'Do not remove under penalty of law'. Kind of defeats the purpose of the tag, and I'm wondering what is in my pillow. Used underpants? Human hair? It does say 'all new materials' but that might just be 'new to me.'

UPDATE: Here Is What This Pillow Is Made Of

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10:15 PM on Sat Jan 12 2008
By Carey
58,718 views, 49 comments

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What To Look For In A Pillow Protector

Do you spend the nights fighting allergies and biting your pillow in agony? Wait, that sentence didn't come out right. Anyway, the vice president of a custom-printing pillow company tells Newsday what he looks for in a good pillow cover.
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8:03 PM on Fri Dec 28 2007
By Chris Walters
1,776 views, 11 comments