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10-09-2011, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Delilah

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Originally Posted by cat-on-a-mac

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Originally Posted by Delilah

I have recently discovered wool batting and love it, particularly for larger quilts because of the loft, suppleness, and drape. Bamboo/cotton is nice but had a bit of a problem with bearding in loosely woven fabric, would work great in batiks. Cut my teeth on Warm & Natural and Warm & White and will continue to use it but not my first choice any longer. Bought a roll of Dream Wool from LQS for $10/yard which I considered pretty reasonable, that was last year. Like Hobbs wool products, also. Lots to consider!

I second this. I used wool on my first large bed quilt, and really liked working with it. But it's quite expensive. Same with silk -- that works up really beautifully, but costs a lot. I used it for a wall hanging for a show. It quilts great and drapes nicely.

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I just checked on Connecting Threads - It is quite expensive, but may be worth it - -is it white in color? quite a bit of the top is white, and I am concerned a creamy bat may affect the brightness of the quilt...

My Dream Wool is pretty darn light, lighter than Warm & Natural but not as "white" as Warm & White. Honestly, I don't think it would affect the color of your quilt. I used it in a quilt with a lot of white and it turned out great. Here's a close up of the quilting I did on it.

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