How not to store batting.
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How not to store batting.
Just wanted give everyone a warning on a problem I have run into-
I was pulling out some packaged batting's that I have stored on a shelf and found something unexpected. A beautiful king sized bamboo batting is covered with tiny little scraps of plastic. I am guessing that a biodegradable plastic has started to break down. I picked it up on sale and it has been on my shelf for a couple of years.
I guess that I am going to have to sit down and pick all of the tiny bits off of the batt because of course the plastic is all clingy from static and won't just shake off.to make matters worse the bits are very fragile and crumble further when touched. What a mess!
I will take it as a sign that I should quilt more so that I can use up stashed goods faster.
How do you store batting?
I was pulling out some packaged batting's that I have stored on a shelf and found something unexpected. A beautiful king sized bamboo batting is covered with tiny little scraps of plastic. I am guessing that a biodegradable plastic has started to break down. I picked it up on sale and it has been on my shelf for a couple of years.
I guess that I am going to have to sit down and pick all of the tiny bits off of the batt because of course the plastic is all clingy from static and won't just shake off.to make matters worse the bits are very fragile and crumble further when touched. What a mess!
I will take it as a sign that I should quilt more so that I can use up stashed goods faster.
How do you store batting?
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Well it's good news that the plastic is breaking down as they say it takes 450 years for a plastic water bottle to degrade. It's bad news that you have to pick off a million plastic scraps. I might break out my vacuum and hold it above the surface and see if I could suck them up.
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I guess I have another take on this. If the batting is breaking down on the shelf, wouldn't it have also broken down in a quilt? Or is it possible that it was that way (damaged) when you bought it and you couldn't tell until you opened it up to use it? It sounds more like a manufacturing defect to me.
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