Wool Batting
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Wool Batting
I just made my first quilt with wool batting, using Hobbs wool batting. I use Elmers school glue to baste, and I had some pieces of fabric glued to batting that I cut away when I trimmed the quilt. I soaked them in water to remove the glue, and the batting smelled like a barnyard when it was wet. When it dried, it didn't smell any more. Then when the quilt was finished, I laundered it and, again, when it was wet it smelled; not as bad as the unwashed wool, but very noticeable--by husband noticed the smell when the quilt was lying on a bed, drying. Have other people had this experience as well? It doesn't smell now that it's dry, so I guess it's not a problem, and it is from an animal, so the smell makes sense, but I've never smelled anything like that when I've washed wool sweaters.
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My favorite bed quilt has Hobbs wool batting. I use this quilt every night and sometimes even sleep under just it, no sheet, all night. It is washed a lot. On regular cycle, with cold water detergent, spin dry; in the dryer until nearly dry.
This quilt has not shrunk, does not smell, has not come apart, is soft and warm and absolutely "MY BLANKY"!
Jan in VA
This quilt has not shrunk, does not smell, has not come apart, is soft and warm and absolutely "MY BLANKY"!
Jan in VA
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I have just about the same quilt as Jan in VA! I wash mine in warm water through and dry it in the dryer - I would say I have done this about 12 times in 4 years and it never stinks. I love wool batting for many reasons and have used it frequently and it has never had an odor.
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It was the wool scraps. But I think that after a few washings it will not smell any more. I was just wondering if others had had that experience.
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