Hi! It starts out medium firm to soft and then as the wool compresses over time it becomes more firm.

Thank you! So it has gotten more firm. A few months ago I added a latex mattress topper so now the firmness is more medium.

By the way, I want to share what I did to solve this problem. (here too) I love the feel of the wool so much already and didn't want to replace the wool mattress but I don't have time to redo it (I made mine myself too) and I made 2 for my cousin too. She told me that she noticed that the mattress that is surrounded on all sides with boards does not sag and seems to be more soft than the one that is not surrounded. So I bought boards and I renovated my bed, now the mattress is surrounded on each side and it really became rom-soft. I don't have shoulder problem anymore. Maybe this type of mattress should have lateral support so that they don't destruct and stay more shaped and, accordingly, softer.

Thank you! With these particular mattresses, they are still not too firm because they aren’t used as much. For the mattress I sleep on, I agree that it became a bit too firm so I’ve put an organic latex mattress topper on it and now it’s perfect!

Thank you so much for the answer. By the way, I want to share what I did to solve this problem. I love the feel of the wool so much already and didn't want to replace the wool mattress but I don't have time to redo it (I made mine myself too) and I made 3 for my cousin too. She has noticed that the mattress that is surrounded on all sides with boards does not deform (split) and seems to be softer than the one that is not surrounded. So I bought some boards and upgraded my bed, now the mattress is surrounded on each side and it has really become softer. I don't have shoulder problem anymore. Maybe this type of mattress should have lateral support so that they don't destruct and stay more shaped and, accordingly, softer. Or it just happened that way for me, I still decided to share my experience ❤️

@@velizaraiv3251 I wouldn’t have thought of that! Thanks for sharing!

I made a mattress out of wool from my sheep a few years ago. I used atleast 6 huge fleeces from my down wool breeds. My mattress was very very tall and fluffy. Yes mine has compacted alot but is still several inches thick. I use it in top of a camping cot. This resulted in more compacting in the center. I believe if it was used on a floor or plywood base, it would be compacted more evenly. However...I still love it. It is not even a box/ tufted style. My mattress actually reminds me of a basic black body bag. I'm making two more to fit a free futon frame I acquired. I cant wait! It's alot of work. Besides taking care of sheep ,washing wool takes alot of time and it does smell . That doesn't bother me, but my husband can't stand it. The finished clean wool once ir is totally dry, just has a very clean scent. I love it!

@@velizaraiv3251 It’s about a year later, how is your mattress doing? Does it continue to be soft? I would love to make a wool mattress but hate to go to all this trouble and expense only to have to put a foam pad over my wool mattress, as this intrepid young lady has done.😢

Thank you ☺️

So I made a toddler mattress three years ago by hand, like cut the fabric, stitched it, filled them etc. It was quite a lot of work! I did that one just as a test before I did my queen size one. I ended up finding this place called Cotton cloud in Portland or. They sold my queen for $450 and it's firm but very comfortable. It's not "organic" but the wool comes from sheep who are pastured and the grass isn't sprayed. Their food is non GMO but since they're pastured, they eat mostly grass. The cotton exterior is cotton that isn't certified organic but they don't spray. It's a nice, small quality lace and I hadn't found it cheaper. It was harder than I thought so just putting it out there! ❤

Good question! I don’t remember exactly what I did but I’m thinking my running stitches didn’t go to the edge so I wasn’t cutting where they were secured. Good luck!

I'm also a lover of little containers!

thank you!

thanks! I actually bought some upholstery tacks and they kept the cover in place for maybe a week until it slid off again lol. I'm sure I could find something that works better but I gave up since I have another sofa on the way!

Those are bows!

@@HilaryBarker did they come with the kit or can you buy them separately? Thanks! :)

@@thekind8 I’m sure you can buy them separately but they came with the kit. You could also make them fairly easily from linen yarn or twine.

@@HilaryBarker thanks so much!

maybe I’ll do that next time!

Thank you!

Thank you so much!