Light Weight Batting Suggestions
#16
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Illinois
Posts: 2,140
I am not associated with the company but Quilters Dream .... Dream Orient DOES NOT use a synthetic product in place of organic bamboo fiber. It is the only batting company our business deals with because if they are selling a synthetic like their Dream Poly they tell you so. In light of the above comment it might be wise to avoid other companies selling a "bamboo" batting. Anything synthetic would definitely be hotter.
I openly admit that I haven't spent much time studying "bamboo" batting firsthand because I have a contact allergy to bamboo-rayon (and several other types of rayon) and get rashes all over my hands just from helping my mom out by folding her 100% Tencel (bamboo-rayon) sheets. That said, because of my allergy, I have done quite a bit of reading on the product. Here are a couple of sites you may find interesting:
FTC Warning about "Bamboo" fabrics: https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/article...bamboo-fabrics
Manufacturing process of bamboo-rayon: http://organicclothing.blogs.com/my_...-facts-be.html
Site about rayon's properties: http://textileapex.blogspot.com/2015...roperties.html
#17
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: south central USA
Posts: 41
summer quilt for TX heat
A lady friend of mine who lives in San Antonio, TX has asked me to make her an Irish Chain quilt. OK, so that is the easy part. But she wants a very light weight batting because of the weather in TX. I've always used Warn and Natural in my quilts. Is there anything else that can be used? Suggestions please. Thank you!!
Hello happy quilter,
I've made many quilts without using batting of any kind. I choose fabric for backing that will compliment the weight of the top. I've not had a problem of anyone, even those living in the north USA climate accepting and using the quilts. Fabric used? Sometimes flannel, t-shirt fabric (cut from old t-shirts that are without blemish or stains), cotton/polyester blend bed sheets (all one piece and easy to work with - they are soft when washed). Hope this has helped. From a quilter-gal in north TX.
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