I have taken many an old sofa to pieces to find the understuffing was marsh hay, with a heavy over-stuffing of cotton, with no edge, but simply plain tufting.
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I have taken many an old sofa to pieces to find the understuffing was marsh hay, with a heavy over-stuffing of cotton, with no edge, but simply plain tufting.
Source: wiktionary
To remedy this, additional stuffing is pushed up under the overstuffing so as to crowd it out and fill up all hollows.
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Always use a layer of wadding or cotton overstuffing to make the work smooth.
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