What are Hotel Pillows? are they better?

Hotel Pillows are made to withstand more washes.and perform more durably, that ius the simple answer.

Four factors accomplish come into play in making sleeping pillows more durable

1)The type of fabric cover
2)The sewing process and sewing thread used
3) The type of fiber fill used
4) Packaging

Fabric covers  there are 8-10 Qualities available form inexpensive polyester cotton blend to 320 count tight cotton weave that is close to ticking quality.

Sewing we  use a regular straight stitch machine and for more durability we use sergers with a safety stitch attachment

Fill - We offer Cluster fiber and regular polyester fiber fill ,  Cluster fiber is small balls of fiber instead of starnds. yopu get a more down like feel in the pillow  Regular hollow siliconized conjugate fibre non recycled would constitutes  65% of our hotel and institutional orders, the cluster fiber go to  the higher end  hotels, bed and breakfasts, and overnight spas.

Hotel pillows are usually;; packed 20 in a larger bag specially compressed to fill a shipping carton and shipped by the case Where as retail pack pillows are individually  packed in nice retail bags  for store display. the retail  can be supplied by the customer or we  provide a printed 2 mil polyethylene bag on which we can put the store or shops private label or logo.

Hotel pillow corded edge 230 count cotton shell

Sleeping pillow polyester cotton shell

White Bath and Hand Towels

We have added white bath towels and white hand towels to items supplied to our unriturtional customers. We now carry a standard weight and a ring spun heavier weight.
Interestingly enough we sell quite a bit for embroidery and religious institutions
Basketball hockey and baseball fans are also one of our biggest clientele for the bath and hand towels.
Beauty Salons, Hair dressers and health clubs use these items ongoing
These towels have been wash tested for numerous cycles.
Please contact us for a full catalogue of the hospitality towels.Face cloths will be coming in shortly and i will keep you posted.

Dog Beds Vs. Floor Pillows

The fundamental difference between a dog bed and a floor cushion is the fill weight. When we manufacture our dog beds, they are generally filled like a "bladder" with far less fill than the floor cushions. Dogs are not as heavy as humans, which means you don't need as much fill.

Polyester is synthetic and is safe for both humans and dogs alike. Unlike feathers and down fill, dogs will not smell any other animal on the fill. Dogs go crazy when they smell down/feather filled pillow forms, so a polyester fill is always recommended around pets.

If you have a dog that tears fabric open, then you need to be handy with a sewing machine. Buy some cheap fabric and some loose stuffing from your local fabric store. You won't need more than 2 to 3 pounds for each dog bed pillow. Simply sew the edges together and hand stuff the polyfill inside and presto! you have a dog bed for your doggie.

Nusso Pillow Forms at the One of a Kind Christmas Show

You will find many of our (Nusso Textiles) products at the one of a kind Christmas show. Our customers mostly crafters and smaller manufacturers use our polyester stuffing. , pillow forms,craft batts and quilt batts in the manufacture of the products they display and sell.


We have representation in pillow inserts, dolls, teddy bears, quilts, small toys and many other products that include our supplies.


Our location 200 Bentworth Ave in North Toronto  is on  the way down to the exhibition centre from Hiway 401. 

We open especially early the days before and  of the show enabling  our customers to pick up the supplies  they need. 

We also have 2 daily deliveries to the docks at the One of A Kind Show Centre. 


As a bonys we get to meet our customers who mostly order online and are now in Toronto to exhibit.

. I wish there was more time to meet you all. Amongst the many crafters and artsians.  We have met are an ex Memebr of Parliment. Police Officers and  Firemen. 

One customer drove 18 hours from the north close to Hudson Bay, really awesome. Salt of the earth people



Sorry i got carried away
Some of the highlights of the show  can be found in the links below .
http://www.oneofakindshow.com/toronto/showfeatures.php
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150346092852934.355307.32455477933&type=3 


the Show days are

Weekdays 10am-9pm

Saturdays 10am-9pm
Sundays 10am-6pm

OPEN LATE
Thurs Dec 1 10am-11pm

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We wish all our customers a "good and succesful show" It woud be unfair to single out any of our valued customers for special mention as i may have overlooked others,. 
We are proud to be part of your team
See you again next year

How to wash down feather pillows and cushions

Guide to washing & cleaning your down feather pillow form.
Please read carefully to the end before utilizing and please try it on one down feather pillow form, as the cushion inserts are filled by hand and made in various workshops.
If there are any tears or holes in the covering DO NOT PROCEED as the high thread count fabric is made specially to stop the down from " leaking"
It is preferable to use a front loading machine as they have a gentler cycle. And use gentle detergent such as Woolite , never use bleach
Don't overload the washing machine put in half loads
begin the wash cycle before loading the cushion inserts use a pre-soak cycle and add extra rinse cycles.
Add about a-half cup of detergent after the pre soak cycle wait for the machine to fill.
After the pre soak cycle put the pillow inserts or cushion inserts in the washer. As down feather inserts are light and float it is suggested to soak them for two hours in the machine in the pre soak water and then s float tnd place the pillows inside. Down and feathers float so you will have to push the pillows under water and squeeze out as much air as possible. Leave the forms to soak for up to a few hours.
Now start the machine on a gentle wash cycle.
Use a gentle spin dry cycle, get them as dry as possible , the less time they spend in the dryer the better
Put the pillows in the dryer right away and take out as soon as they are dry. Make sure they are dry do not put them back in the case if not absolutely dry
You may be able to save the whole washing drying cycle you only ahe to remove some spots. In that case use a combination of fabric spot remover with baking soda. and a soft brush. absorb with a terry or paper towel
Avoid washing more than 2 or three times a year as it will effect the integrity of the down and goose feathers
any comments or futrher instructions would be appreciated.

Custom Sizes Vs. Stock Sizes

Had a client come in today and request a "funny" size, i.e. a size we don't regularly make. I've blogged about custom sizes before but its worth mentioning again here. He remarked that the price seemed high as compared to smaller stock sizes. I gave him my usual response (which is actually true and not just a sales pitch) of "I'd rather make the stock size and charge less than make the custom size and charge more". He looked at me skeptically but ultimately accepted the price.

Custom sizes screw with the effecient TQM process we employ here, often casuing blips in the production process that filter out to other clients. Custom sizes are an important part of the business, so we should probably work on maximizing the efficiency of producing them so that they don't clog the production process.

The dilemna of keeping many different sizes

We often have strategy discussions weighing the relative merits of carrying odd sizes such as 10" x 30". Usually we focus on all the major sizes and leave off the more unique sizes as custom work. This becomes an issue when trying to close new accounts who are annoyed that we don't carry "their size". Ultimately, we focus on keeping a just-in-time manufacturing process to eliminate cost of carrying and reduce product cost and thus selling price to the customer. It is this lean business model that has made us a succesful manufacturing corporation for many many years.

We can and will take care of all of our clients and deliver whatever size they need. Custom size pillow forms are welcome with the right quantity, as their is an economy of scale for custom work.