Originally Posted by sushi
(Post 7804608)
I think the best way to approach this is to announce your allergy first ("I'm terribly allergic to lanolin"), followed by your question ("so I'm afraid I have to ask if any wool was used in making this quilt").
I think if you make yourself vulnerable first, people are less likely to be offended than if you if you ask what the quilt is made of and then reject it because of your allergy. |
You poor dear! I am also allergic to sheep, but it is the animal dander, I think. I can use some lanolin things, but a just born lamb, no no no. Keep it away from me.
I didn't used to be allergic, but then one day I went to my neighbor who had sheep to help her. There was a ewe that had pushed herself into the heat lamp and caught her wool on fire. I put the fire out with my Dr. Pepper and smelled the burning wool. That set me up. The next time I went over there, I came down with mucosal reaction. I can also get it in the gut, that's when I get head to toe hives. I ate some cake that had been in a room where they were carding wool. I went to the ER. |
I have a new family member who is HIGHLY allergic to a bunch of things. We have learned to never risk it. If we can't read a label and we are interested in getting the product, we check their website or email them. With your wool allergy, I might even be a bit worried about the warm and natural cotton not knowing about the production process. Definitely email them about any use of lanolin/soaps in their production. I would probably stick with polyester battings. And they range from a very high loft (which can be a challenge to home quilt) to a very thin loft.
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It would not be a problem at all to state what something is made from. There are all sorts of allergies these days.
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Not a problem at all, IMHO. We ask about allergies all the time in the swaps.
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I'm allergic to wool too, I use poly batt 99.9% of the time. I love the feel of wool yarn (I like to knit and dabble in crochet) but it takes about 10 minutes and I have a huge rash developing on my hands so it's cotton and synthetics for me. I do ask about allergies and I've been asked and it was no biggie.
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Originally Posted by Austinite
(Post 7805242)
I'm allergic to wool too, I use poly batt 99.9% of the time. I love the feel of wool yarn (I like to knit and dabble in crochet) but it takes about 10 minutes and I have a huge rash developing on my hands so it's cotton and synthetics for me. I do ask about allergies and I've been asked and it was no biggie.
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Originally Posted by popover
(Post 7805246)
Have you considered surgical gloves while you work with it?
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I also am allergic to wool. I love 80/20 batting (80% cotton 20% polyester). Lighter weight than full cotton batting, more durable than polyester and still shrinks a little for the slightly crinkled look. I sometimes use other battings but that's my favorite.
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Never thought to put this info on a label. Every quilt I've ever made I told the new owner what type of fabric, batting, thread and told them how to launder, and dry the quilt.
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