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Organically grown buckwheat hull fill for adjustable pillows, meditation cushions, crafts, and other refillable projects.

  • You can also use it as a healthy soil additive for plants.
  • Ideal for buckwheat pillow fill and crafts.

How Much Fill Should I Buy?

Estimate fill for pillows, cushions, bolsters and other projects. For a bean bag chair, use our Bean Bag Fill Calculator. Choose your intended use, then enter the shape dimensions or container volume.

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Fill calculator inputs

100% equals the measured volume. 200% means twice that volume of loose fill before compression. Changing fill or intended use resets this starting allowance.

Enter your measurements to see an estimate.

These are estimates, not guaranteed purchase quantities. Cover shape, measurements, packing, existing fill and preferred firmness affect the result. Compressible fills settle under load. Add gradually and adjust by feel. If the result seems unusual, contact us before buying.
Approximate volume per pound
Fillft³ per lb
Buckwheat hulls0.09
Kapok fiber0.45
Hemp fiber (kapok approximation)0.45
Shredded foam0.60
Shredded latex0.29
Bean bag beadsSold by volume; approximately 0.49 lb per ft³

These are our working fill conversions. Support allowances account separately for compression. Loose fill does not perform like a solid foam core.

Customer Reviews

Overall rating: 4.9 / 5 from 60 reviews.

All I have to compare it with is a Bucky pillow my sister gave me years ago (thats what this is replacing). That being said I found your fill to be much stiffer and crunchy sounding. I'm hoping in time that it will break in and improve on both counts.

Buckwheat Hulls -Craft, Pillow, Cushion Fill - Organically grown in USA

These are good millet hulls and make comfy pillows but are still a little dusty. I bought hulls from somewhere else a few months ago but they were mixed with lavender, so I'm not sure if the lavender covered up some of the dustiness. You can see the dust in the air when you pour these into a pillow and I didn't notice it with the other batch. Also, it's easy to poke a finger through the bags they came in when picked up to pour. This was the best price for millet hulls I found, and as I continue to vacuum, the dustiness will go away, so I think they are definitely worth the purchase. You could transfer them to a stronger cloth bag to shake the dust away, and pour from that one, and the problems I mentioned are resolved.

Buckwheat Hulls -Craft, Pillow, Cushion Fill - Organically grown in USA