How to Get Rid of Lumps in a Pillow-Top Mattress

Published: May 25, 2011
Updated: Nov 20, 2021
1 minute read

The second is more financially feasible but may require a bit of stitching experience. If you're willing to undertake a new and necessary task, you can remove those pillow top lumps.

Things You Will Need

  • Stitch unpicker
  • Sewing needle
  • Thread
  1. Remove all the bedding from your pillow-top mattress: pillows, sheets, comforter and sheet cover.

  2. Locate the zipper on your pillow-top mattress and unzip it to open the pillow top. If there is no zipper, use a stitch unpicker to remove enough stitching to gain access to the pillow top stuffing.

  3. Relocate the lumps in depressed areas of the pillow top and/or remove the lumpy stuffing to make the pillow top smooth and even.

  4. Zip up the pillow-top mattress or sew thread to close it up with a needle.

  5. Replace the bedding covers.

The Drip Cap

  • If you have a pillow-top mattress that has lumps in it, you have two options: donate or dispose of the old mattress and purchase a new one or remove the lumps yourself.
  • Locate the zipper on your pillow-top mattress and unzip it to open the pillow top.
  • Relocate the lumps in depressed areas of the pillow top and/or remove the lumpy stuffing to make the pillow top smooth and even.
Owen E. Richason IV

Owen Richason grew up working in his family's small contracting business. He later became an outplacement consultant, then a retail business consultant. Richason is a former personal finance and business writer for "Tampa Bay Business and…

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