Luxury Mattresses

What is a handmade mattress?

Handmade mattresses are the pinnacle of the luxury mattress world. Time, care and love go into each individual aspect of a handcrafted mattress. This creates a product that is well considered, inspected and approved by experienced craftsmen and women. Who couldn’t trust a mattress that has been lavished with so much attention?

For mattresses, ‘handmade’ can mean different things. Some might be hand stitched, others may be tufted by hand. Some of the typical mattress elements added by hand include:

• Covers

Some makers, like Harrison Spinks, will cut this material by hand. Once cut, dedicated mattress makers sew these sections together, creating beautifully intricate stitching patterns.

• Fillings

Fillings can be carefully layered by hand to create a luxurious, even surface.

• Tufting

To make sure that the upholstery layers are held in place, some mattresses require tufting. This involves threading material from the back to the front of the mattress, and holding it in place with a little pom pom or button. Tufting creates the characteristic dimples seen in some mattresses.

• Side stitching

A crucial part of the process, dedicated staff take time to bring all the elements together, securing them with specialist stitching.

• Handles

Craftsmen and women take the time to sew these handles in place by hand.

The result of such attention to detail is a luxurious mattress made with expertise and care, quality controlled at every step of the journey.

Benefits of a luxury mattress

Some of the more obvious benefits of a handmade mattress include:

• Tighter filling

Hand-tufted mattresses feature tightly secured layers, thanks to the judgement of the experts involved. This can create a firmer mattress, less prone to dipping.

• Natural materials

Hand stitching reduces the need for glues and other adhesives.

• Quality control

The eye of an artisan will be cast over every stage produced by hand.

Are luxury mattresses worth it?

Higher quality mattresses tend to retain their shape and comfort levels for longer than lower-end alternatives.

If you're looking for natural fillings, these can sometimes add to the cost of a mattress. However, depending on your needs, you could easily find a mattress on the market that is in the lower price range but that matches your requirements exactly.