Best wool batting???
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I use Hobbs Wool Batting. The company is based in Texas and gives generously to communities and quilt groups and their employees come before the bottom line. I have tried other battings which were fine but Hobbs is my choice.
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I was recently looking into trying wool batting for the first time, as well. There were some differences between Hobb's and Quilter's Dream. The QD promises virtually no shrinkage, while the Hobb's says up to 3% shrinkage. The Hobb's is resin bonded, whereas the QD is thermally bonded, and as a result you are supposed to wash in cold water and dry without heat (Hobb's recommends drying flat). Hobb's says can be quilted 4" apart, where QD says 8". I chose the QD, but am now definitely concerned about this reported bearding issue, so I think I'll go with Hobb's next time. I wrote to both companies asking for pre-washing instructions, and they both said, do not pre-wash.
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When I re-read the old thread about the Quilter's Dream wool bearding problem, it did seem to me that the backing fabric may have been too loosely woven for the batting. So many people have used QD wool without problems, it makes me think that some other factor may have been responsible.
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When I re-read the old thread about the Quilter's Dream wool bearding problem, it did seem to me that the backing fabric may have been too loosely woven for the batting. So many people have used QD wool without problems, it makes me think that some other factor may have been responsible.
One thing I forgot to mention is that Hobb's offers an 80/20 cotton/wool blend batting as well, in their Tuscany collection, which sounds really interesting.
#17
Thank you everyone for all the input!!!! I just ordered a case of Hobbs washable wool twin size from batt-mart. I really do wish that I had a LQS (sigh). Now if I can keep my momentum and get these all done by Christmas!!!!
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