Mattress Elements

All Burgess mattresses are hand made by skilled craftsmen following exactly the same techniques and traditions as employed by the Burgess craftsmen of bygone years. No of short cuts are taken. Quality is of the essence. When building a Burgess mattress there are certain key elements to consider. These are described below.

Hand sewn spring insulator
All Burgess mattress building commences with the spring insulator. This is the base layer of upholstery, hand sewn onto the spring (not stapled as most other manufacturers) to create a perfectly tailored foundation for the mattress comfort layers.
Hand Teasing
Dependant on specifi cation, certain layers of upholstery are hand teased. This age old craft is time consuming but does amplify the inherent properties of natural fi llings. It is carried out carefully by hand, separating the fi bres in order to create a more open, softer and even layer of upholstery.
Ventilators
Every Burgess mattress border is fitted with solid brass ventilators. This enables the mattress to breathe and air.
Flag Stitched Handles
All Burgess mattresses are fitted with a minimum of four flag stitched handles. A mattress constructed from natural fillings does need regular turning. (Please see the "Caring for your Burgess Bed" leaflet attached to every mattress)
Craftsman hand stiching borderHand Stitched Borders
All Burgess pocketed mattresses and the open coil Buckingham mattress employ hand side stitched borders. This traditional and highly skilled operation is not to be confused with machine stitched borders, which can essentially look the same but are in actual fact poles apart in terms of functionality. The process of hand side stitching involves physically stitching the mattress border to the mattress spring unit. This is carried out using long upholstery needles with natural high tensile strength twine. The outcome of this procedure is a beautifully tailored mattress with a fi rm yet supportive border working in conjunction with the mattress periphery frame, yielding a full width sleep surface. The mattress border can have two, three or even four rows of hand side stitching. The top and bottom rows of the Buckingham mattress are painstakingly sewn to create the unique rolled edge, which has become synonymous with the Burgess name.
Tufting
Once the mattress has been built, the finishing operation is that of hand tufting. This involves the use of large tufting needles which, depending on specifi cation, drives cotton or twine popins through the total depth of the mattress, secured again, by hand, with cotton or pure worsted wool tufts. Unlike the more basic quilted panel mattress constructions, the process of tufting ensures that the fi llings and the springing system cannot move out of position, therefore ensuring the longevity of the mattress.