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Posted on: 6/11/15 3:51 PM ET
I'm mostly a garment sewer but have done some quilts... my original way back in college was one tied through with yarn and a puffy polyester batting! I'm still not a "real" quilter so don't follow all the rules but have used warm & natural on the few I've made. It's fine but really thin (imo - I know that's the "norm").
I thought it's what I was grabbing in the store the other day but on touching it was much much softer... and I found I'd grabbed a roll of bamboo batting. It felt so good! I don't know anyone who uses it so wondered why would you want to use w&n vs. this since it's so soft... more flexible? Does one last longer? Feel warmer? Have better/poorer loft when quilted through? Other? Thanks!
I thought it's what I was grabbing in the store the other day but on touching it was much much softer... and I found I'd grabbed a roll of bamboo batting. It felt so good! I don't know anyone who uses it so wondered why would you want to use w&n vs. this since it's so soft... more flexible? Does one last longer? Feel warmer? Have better/poorer loft when quilted through? Other? Thanks!
Posted on: 6/11/15 4:26 PM ET
In reply to ediebell
I can only speak for me ...
Bamboo is not readily available in my area - I would need to order it most of the time. And it's not cheap, even before shipping costs are added in. I can order W&N from Joann's website on sale and a full roll of the stuff isn't half the cost of bamboo. As they say, to each their own ...
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Bamboo is not readily available in my area - I would need to order it most of the time. And it's not cheap, even before shipping costs are added in. I can order W&N from Joann's website on sale and a full roll of the stuff isn't half the cost of bamboo. As they say, to each their own ...
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Posted on: 6/11/15 4:35 PM ET
Bamboo (in general as a fiber) is stronger, I think. It's also very soft, and has many of the properties of wool. But it's vegan and doesn't itch, lol.
I have some bamboo socks that are amazing.
I have some bamboo socks that are amazing.
Posted on: 6/11/15 5:40 PM ET
In reply to ediebell
I used a bamboo batting when making a pair of cot quilts for my friend's twin babies. As well as being light and soft, it is also naturally anti-mould/mildew.
It was lovely to work with; I machine quilted it. It can be machine washed & dried, too.
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It was lovely to work with; I machine quilted it. It can be machine washed & dried, too.
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Posted on: 6/12/15 0:17 AM ET
In reply to DonnaH
Isn't cotton batting, vegan? please teach me if not.
Posted on: 6/12/15 3:20 AM ET
An advantage of bamboo over cotton is that it stays warm when wet, like wool does, which is why I wear bamboo clothes for kayaking. Also like wool, it is an easily renewable crop...
Can't speak for batting, sorry!
Can't speak for batting, sorry!
Posted on: 6/12/15 12:40 PM ET
In reply to TLCat
LOL, sorry, yes it is (unless treated with things that are not - I honestly don't know what batting gets treated with).
It's just that (as Josie stated), bamboo is more comparable to wool when it comes to advantages in using the yarn as a clothing fiber. And wool is not vegan.
It's just that (as Josie stated), bamboo is more comparable to wool when it comes to advantages in using the yarn as a clothing fiber. And wool is not vegan.
Posted on: 6/12/15 1:09 PM ET
I LOVE bamboo batting.
It is soft and drapes so beautifully.
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It is soft and drapes so beautifully.
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Cathryn
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Posted on: 6/12/15 4:34 PM ET
In reply to ediebell
I hate to start a rumor but I remember hearing that bamboo batting catches fire more easily than cotton. I have bee avoiding it since I heard that.
Posted on: 6/12/15 4:41 PM ET
In reply to QuiltsShoots&Leaves
Great link here about burn testing wadding. i looked at it when planning my baby quilts.
http://www.imqa.org/media/uploads/2011/11/17/files/BattingArticleFall2011_1.pdf
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http://www.imqa.org/media/uploads/2011/11/17/files/BattingArticleFall2011_1.pdf
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