Anyone ever use bamboo batting?
#13
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Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 947
I like it and have no issues with it migrating through needle holes. I agree it's a bit dusty during the quilting process, so just make sure to clean your machine innards regularly when using it.
I think it has a very nice drape and the texture shows off FMQ beautifully. My experience with it is that it's a bit lighter -- so makes a nice summer quilt.
I think it has a very nice drape and the texture shows off FMQ beautifully. My experience with it is that it's a bit lighter -- so makes a nice summer quilt.
#14
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Ballwin, MO
Posts: 4,257
I was interested in using bamboo batting (particularly the Dream Orient blend), but then read up about it and learned that it is processed using very harsh chemicals, which are not environmentally or worker friendly. This also goes for organic bamboo; the 'organic' refers to how it is grown, not to the processing. While it would be possible to mechanically process the bamboo, the expense makes it prohibitive. After learning this, it lost some of its appeal, so I went with the Hobbs silk batting instead.
#15
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Posts: 191
I used Dream Orient (bamboo, silk, and cotton) on a quilt earlier this year. I had lots of lint and places where the batting came through. It may have been that I quilted in a radiating circle though. However, the draping was gorgeous.
#20
I recently finished a quilt using a 50/50 cotton/bamboo blend batting, and I am a convert! It quilted up beautifully, no fibers trying to escape, after washing up it is the most luscious quilt in the house. It's always a race between me and my children to see who gets to cuddle up with that quilt on the couch.
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