French Ticking

Euro-Linens 304 Playa Boulevard La Selva Beach, Ca 95076 (831) 761-2356

Authentic ticking from France (1900 - 1950)

Originally mattress ticking, cleaning this fabric is an involved process. First in a confined room wearing a full respirator suit, we remove as many feathers as possible. Next we wash the ticking in a 130 minute sanitizing cycle, then soak it overnight in Oxi-Clean. In the morning we rinse the ticking and put it in the dryer on low for 10 minutes. Then we have to vacuum all the feathers out of the dryer’s lint collector, we repeat the 10 minute on low then vacuum the lint collector about 12 times! We repeat this whole process (sanitizing, soak, rinse, dry) at least one more time, although on the second run, we can run the dryer for 20 minutes before we need to vacuum out the feathers.

What we make out of the ticking is determined by the condition of the ticking after the cleaning process. An excellent piece can be used to make a mattress cover, whereas a very damaged piece will end up as small pillows or for patchwork.

Typically the ticking from France is blue, however we sometimes find it in gray, tan, brown, and some other interesting hues.

We make a variety of pillows out of the ticking. We have some available for immediate purchase at any of the shows we do, or you can come pick some up at our store and showroom Patine located in La Selva Beach.