Batting made from plastic bottles?
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Batting made from plastic bottles?
The woman who does my long arm work and from whom I buy my batting said she now carries batting made from plastic bottles. Does anyone have any experience or know anything about this?
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I’ve used it for a number of quilts. The one I use is called Dream Green. I like it. It is a little thicker than warm and natural cotton or the Hobbs blend (80/20] but not as thick as the Hobbs heirloom tuscan wool. It is a synthetic, but It doesn’t seem as slippery during quilting as some of the polyester battings. I like the fact that it is a recycled material and that it is lofty enough to give good definition to the quilting. It is also easy to handle.
Rob
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Not sure, I’ve not used dream poly. I would not call the dream green a “puffy” batting, though it does give good definition. For really puffy batting, you might be better off with wool or one of the thicker poly battings.
Rob
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I first used Dream Green batting ( made from battles, by the Dream company almost 20 years ago (2004 I think) it was great to work with and the quilts I used it in have held up great. That summer we were making ( Beach quilts) and I used that batting. They get used a lot, laundered like any beach towel. Great batting for utility quilts
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