A process for an essentially closed envelope that has a closable filling opening and having a filling material of individual reversibly compressible aggregates of fiber aggregates, down, feathers, or pieces of foam material, characterized in that the reversibly compressible aggregates, in sufficient quantity to fill the envelope, are contained in a separate filling material cartridge that has a volume which is one third to one thirtieth of the maximum volume of the envelope to be filled and which are thus under high pressure, are introduced into the envelope through the opening along with at least a part of the filling material cartridge, the filling material cartridge is opened inside the envelope, and the envelope is filled as the aggregates expand out from the filling material cartridge.