Bearding...what can you do?
 

You know, when the batting starts coming through the fabric. Is it ok to use one of those things that takes the fuzz off sweaters to fix it?

This is one reason that you have to be careful when pressing seams open. I agree with Tartan on her suggestions. Be careful with the sweater De-fuzzer because you wouldn't want and threads to be cut in the fabric.

Didn't someone post awhile back that batting had a right side and wrong side and which side to put facing the backing? Wish I had remembered that when I made a table topper last week. Had a bit of bearding, but since it was for me, I just let it go.

I saved it but it just took me a few minutes to find it.

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I'm pretty sure it's only Warm and Natural batting that has a right side and wrong side. Hobbs 80/20, for example, does not.

This is all great information. Thanks for bringing up the topic.

It is mostly the polyester batts that beard and from what I understand there isn't much you can do about it. Alex Anderson calls it the gift that keeps on giving.

Hmmm, it's an older quilt with the problem and I don't remember what batting I used. I may try Tartan's idea and see what happens. Thanks.

All of the years I used poly batting and only one bearded and I hated it doing that, was very annoying, kept trying to pick off the white hairs on it until I figured what it was, didn't like the quilt after that at all.