I just took two classes from Jamie Wallen at Road to California. He said that he has tried silk batting. He makes sample quilts and washes them many times to see how they hold up. The silk batting did not hold up at all well. If you're using it for an art quilt that doesn't get washed it would do nicely, but I wouldn't use it for a bed quilt. And that's a shame, because I have a silk batt that I've been saving for something special.