Cotton Batting Question
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I use Warm and Natural all the time and have not had a problem with shrinkage..like Jim's Gem I like the small amount of shrinkage there is...not sure where you heard there is a high shrinkage factor but I'd say that it's definitely not true.
#4
If you buy the W&N in a package it should have the % of shrinkage on the package. I think W&N is only 3%. I buy it off the bolt now so I can't look on a package and tell you. Maybe someone else on the board can.
#5
I prewash my Warm and Natural. I put it in the washer in hot water and keep pushing it down into the water because it will flost. I just soak it, and DO NOT AGITATE. Then I spin it out and put it in the dryer. It is easier to hand quilt because its softer. I also prewash my fabrics. If a fabric is going to shrink or color bleed, I want to know that before I use it in a quilt.
#7
If you don't want shrinkage, try the Warm blend. Made by Warm & natural, but 50% poly. Less than 1% shrinkage and can be quilted up to 10" apart. Works fine for machine quilting-have not hand quilted it.
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