Pillow Ticking is heavy, tightly woven fabric used to cover pillows and furniture. Our quality Korina ticking is down proof, 100% cotton and machine washable. It weighs 150 gms/sqm. The thread count is 88x71 and it is not pre shrunk. The fabric is supposed to be stiff, but some of the rigidity will come out with the wash. The ticking is great for replacing old down feather pillow cases, down comforters or use as a winter coat lining. Guaranteed down and featherproof