The hand-tufted rosettes in our Avocado mattresses act as anchors by pulling yarn through each layer of the mattress to firmly secure them in place.

Hand-tufting is a time-honored technique dating back to the 17th century. It’s also highly functional. It prevents trenches and lumps from appearing over time. And wool tufts act as anchors by pulling yarn through each mattress layer. This secures them in place without the use of dangerous chemical adhesives between the comfort layers of GOTS-certified organic cotton ticking, our GOTS-certified organic wool, and our GOLS-certified organic latex (our cotton, wool, and latex are also STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX®).

Tufting is the last step in the production process. It begins with 10- to 17-inch steel tufting needles, threaded with fabric tape, then anchored by decorative yarn rosettes made from organic wool.

Next, we place the mattress in a specialized compactor, which firmly holds and compresses the mattress, turning it to a vertical orientation. This makes it easier for a two-person team to perform the manual tufting work.
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The process is time-consuming. The threaded steel tufting needles are punched through all of the layers of the mattress, one by one, in a carefully prescribed and alternating pattern, before being tied at the bottom with anchors made from organic wool felt.
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Once the mattress is fully tufted, the compressor releases the mattress. It then expands, and the tufts are pulled taught. This gives the mattress those beautiful undulations and its distinctive luxury appearance. 😀