Prism99

I refuse to buy bamboo batting because of the way it needs to be processed, adding toxic chemicals to the environment and workers' bodies.

I love Hobbs Polydown batting and would use that for trapunto work (if I ever get around to doing any!). I am thinking of switching to Hobbs Polydown for most of my quilting. The only thing holding me back is that I find the loft a little more difficult to quilt on my midarm frame setup; however, I think that will improve with practice.

Edit: I have read that it is possible to produce bamboo batting mechanically, without the use of chemicals, but that this is not how it is usually made. (Probably because of cost. Most bamboo batting is manufactured in China, which does not have the laws we have against the use of caustic chemicals in manufacture.) How is the Simply Bamboo batting manufactured?

Honestly, I don't understand why they didn't simply reproduce a version of the old Mountain Mist polyester batting with glazing.