Daylesewblessed

I recommend sending a sample of the Hobbs batting that you have found to be uneven to the manufacturer. They are quite customer oriented, and I think you will get a good response from them.

Kas

As for bamboo batting, I get so irritated that they call it bamboo! It is rayon. Rayon, rayon, rayon. Whew. I feel better.

quiltsRfun

But rayon made from bamboo. This from wikipedia: Rayon is a manufactured regenerated cellulose fiber. It is made from purified cellulose, primarily from wood pulp, which is chemically converted into a soluble compound. It is then dissolved and forced through a spinneret to produce filaments which are chemically solidified, resulting in fibers of nearly pure cellulose. Cellulose from bamboo is suitable for processing into viscose rayon. Bamboo leaves and the soft, inner pith from the hard bamboo trunk are extracted using a steaming process and then mechanically crushed.

JudeWill

What happens when a quilt made with wool batting is washed? Does it wrinkle heavily?

Prism99

Off-brand wool battings can shrink and distort, especially if not quilted sufficiently. However, Hobbs brand wool and Quilter's Dream brand wool batting have been manufactured to shrink about the same as cotton battings -- about 3%.

DonnaPBradshaw

I have wondered about bamboo batting. After reading all the posts I think I will not buy or try it now.

BETTY62

I would love for my quilts to have a higher loft. They just look so sad and flat compared to those made by my Granny and my Mom.

JudeWill

Thanks, Prism99!