Answer: tufter

AnswerCrossword Clue
TUFTERWorker on quilts, mattresses, etc.
tufterform into or grow in tufts
tuftermake (a fabric) of or with tufts
tufterto furnish or decorate with tufts
tufterbunch of feathers, hairs, grass, etc., growing or fastened together
tuftermake (as a mattress) firm by stitching at intervals and sewing on tufts
tufterto provide or adorn with a tuft
tufterone that tufts (to form into a bunched cluster)
tuftercluster of threads tied together at the base