Which side of batting is the SCRIM??
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Which side of batting is the SCRIM??
Good Evening Every1,
It has been awhile since I posted a thread. I hope that all is well with you & your families. I have some questions for you. I am making some quilts for Project Linus in my area. I read some where about where to place the scrim, but for the LIFE of ME, I can not remember? It must be my old timers setting in again. lolol Please and Thank you. Thank you in advance for your suggestions and feedback. I eagerly look forward to reading it all.
#1-What is scrim on a piece of batting?
#2-Which side of the batting do you place on the wrong side of the backing fabric?
#3-Does it matter if you put the scrim side up or down?
Thanks again.
Have a blessed day/weekend.
debra
It has been awhile since I posted a thread. I hope that all is well with you & your families. I have some questions for you. I am making some quilts for Project Linus in my area. I read some where about where to place the scrim, but for the LIFE of ME, I can not remember? It must be my old timers setting in again. lolol Please and Thank you. Thank you in advance for your suggestions and feedback. I eagerly look forward to reading it all.
#1-What is scrim on a piece of batting?
#2-Which side of the batting do you place on the wrong side of the backing fabric?
#3-Does it matter if you put the scrim side up or down?
Thanks again.
Have a blessed day/weekend.
debra
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I just read that if you can tell which side the scrim is on, then you place it closest to the backing fabric. Some battings have scrim on both sides... I never knew there was a right/wrong side and I just used my batting, I've had no problems...
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Not all battings are needlepunched through scrim. Warm and Natural is one that is. According to this website, you position the batting this way:
http://www.warmcompany.com/faq.html
I'm thinking this means that the scrim is next to the backing fabric.
http://www.warmcompany.com/faq.html
I'm thinking this means that the scrim is next to the backing fabric.
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most batts that allow up to 10" between quilting lines have a scrim- most you really can not tell which side is which- both sides have fibers thru- the scrim is in the center- if you can tell you might want to put it toward the backing-but when it is all done & the quilt is laundered- no one is going to have any idea....it does not make any difference in the finished quilt.
#7
According to the folks who make Warm and Natural, "The side with "flecks" (plant and leaf particles) is the top side. The whiter side is the bottom side. "..... I use Warm and Natural on most of my customer's quilts, because they really like the way the quilt washes over long periods of time. When I mount the quilt on the machine, I always think in terms of the bumps being face-up, and my reminder is to say "Bump it Up!". Then I lay the quilt top on, and get started. This has worked well for me for years.
#8
Boy did I learn something new this morning. I had no idea about all this stuff and that batting actually has a wrong and a right side. All these years of quilting and I just put it in and paid no attention. Thanks so much for the info.
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