brookemarie19

What is the normal price for this type batting. I found some at Joann's for clearance at %3.97 for the craft size and wondered if that was a good price. I bought it because I was interested.
Also, what is it used for? I haven't used anything but polyester and cotton before. Didn't know if this was for something special or anything you want to use it for.

Sadiemae

Wool batting is really nice in bed quilts.
I have never purchased it, so can't help with that.

Jan in VA

Wool batting is wonderful to hand quilt!
My favorite bed quilt has a wool batt from Hobbs in it.
Jan in VA

hobo2000

Wool batting is excellent for bed quilts. Very light weight but very warm. I love quilting with it as it has a springiness to it that adds to the quilting design. Very easy to quilt on a longarm.

Sadiemae

I haven't tried it because I thought it would make me itch like wool fabric does. Someone posted that it is totally different and doesn't give you the same reactions, so I plan on trying it when I can afford to purchase one.

brookemarie19

These were only the craft size so I can't make anything extravagent with it, but thought maybe a little "blankie" for my 15 month old. She is constantly dragging blankets around and tripping over them so maybe she will do better with a my size blanket.

butterflywing

you have to really careful about washing them. they can shrink up to nothing.
if you carefully follow washing directions i believe you can do it, though. i used it once for a bedquilt but only dry cleaned it.

quiltmaker

Quilter's Dream Wool is fabulous....you can machine wash and dry. I wash on delicate (but I don't believe that is required) and machine dry. It cost about $30 for a queen size batting. I have never noticed any shrinkage.

Jan in VA

I have machine washed my bed quilt with Hobbs wool batting in it several times, no problem. Cool wash with Tide, damp dry.
Jan in VA

butterflywing

jan and quiltmaker, thanks for the washing info. i was afraid to do that. do you use softener also? to fluff it out?