Hi Everybody;
My name is Sharron, I need to know what the difference is between soy batting and cotton batting

Hi Sharron! Don't know the answer to your question, But Welcome from Upstate New York!!! :)

Welcome from California. I also don't know, but someone will let you know very soon.

Cotton is made from the fibers of a cotton boll. Soy is made from some part of the soy bean plant.

I've never seen soy batting so I don't know the difference. I did want to say welcome and hello from SW Iowa. Glad to have you here.

I don't know how "green" this truly is, according to this article they use polymers to process it LOL but here an article explaining about soy batting/fabric :D:D:D

http://www.fiberco.com/information_l...mation_soy.htm

and on the care of 50% cotton/50% soy batting

http://www.fiberco.com/care/soft_soy/soy.htm

welcome from Florida this a great place you can talk about anything someone always has an answer

they say soy is good for hot flashes, so maybe I should make a change of life quilt with soy batting!!

oh hey, ptquilts, what a good idea? Wonder if it would help...

Welcome from Minnesota!

Hi Sharon and welcome from Connecticut.

welcome from North Carolina. never heard of soy batting. I am sure to find out now though. Thanks.

Welcome from PA! I have never heard of soy batting. I learn something new on this board every day!

If it is good for hot flashes, just wrap me up in it and put me in the corner! Sometimes, I think I am just going to spontaneously combust! Just break out in flames!!

t

Hello from NE PA -

Where is Indiana PA?

Except for the weekends when DH is home - a few of the ladies here know that I am pretty lonely too - you're not alone!

Welcome from Ohio! I'd like to know too!

You eat soy but don't eat cotton!! LOL

Welcome!
You sure won't be *lonely* once you get active on this board!
Jan in VA

OK so totally unrelated kinda :)

Don't cows eat soy and sometimes cotton seed, sorry a picture just flashed thru my mind of hanging a Quilt on a fence to take a picture and have Bessie munching on a corner :)

and Welcome from Central California :)

Cute mental picture!

Welcome, 6644! Hope you change your avatar name soon! Lots of very friendly and helpful people on this board! It feels like 'family' here!

I came across a soy-cotton blend by Pellon at my WalMart yesterday - really soft - almost silky feeling. Softer than 100% cotton. Was about $2 more per yard than 100% cotton for the 45" width. Didn't see it in the 90" width. Didn't buy as there hasn't been any talk about it's bearding or lack there of.

Has anybody experienced soy batting & does it beard?

hi from alaska! don't know how they make batting and yarn out of soy beans or plants, but the yarn is soft and silky, too. haven't gotten past warm and natural or polyester batting.

Indiana is about 40 miles NE of Pittsburgh. Where are you?

welcome!

Welcome, no need to be lonely here. Lots of good neighbors.

Welcome from Kentucky. I haven't heard anything about soy batting either but I promise I won't chew on a corner of your quilt. Wink-wink

Bessie

Hi and welcome from Lexington KY

A warm welcome from the UK! You wont have time to be lonely on this board!! There is always someone around 24/7!!!

I've never used anything but warm & natural but just wanted to say Welcome from Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula!

Welcome from St. Paul,Minnesota - it is +12* right now! Yes, you can change your avatar - you will never be lonely again.

This is the most wonderful board and the most wonderful group of people. We can talk about anything here and not have to feel in the least be timid.

Happy Thanksgiving to you - hey you got us, what else do you need? Edie

My grandparents (from Sweden) and my father were Yoopers from Menominee, Michigan. It is beautiful there. My parents loved the fish boils along the lake! Edie

I tried it and found it was too soft for my liking--seemed to pull out of shape easily--I do all machine quilting (home sewing machine) and after I used the first yards I never bought any more.

I found this on the web. I don't understand it, but sounds good.
Appears to me that there is a lot of difference between Soy and Cotton. I'm going to try it. Rettie


[email protected] HomeProductsCare SheetsLinksPhotos AlbumAbout UsContact UsSite MapSoybean Protein Fiber

Soybean Protein Fiber is the only botanic protein fiber in the world, a newly born guard to mankind's skin. You will never have felt such softness, comfort and smoothness before; it is a feeling like "skin on skin". It is an active fiber, a new green textile fiber, and it possesses the superiorities of many natural fibers and synthesized ones.

Soybean Protein Fiber is an advanced textile fiber. It is made from the Soybean cake after oiling by new bioengineering technology. Firstly, the spherical protein is distilled from the soybean cake and refined. Secondly, under the functioning of auxiliary agent and biological enzyme, the space structure of spherical protein changes, and then protein spinning liquid is confected by adding high polymers, and then thirdly, after the liquid is cooked, the 0.9~3.0dtex fiber is produced by wet spinning, and stabilized by acetalizing, and finally cut into short staples after curling and thermoforming.

Soybean protein fiber is praised as the health, comfortable and green fiber of the new century. Its major material is soybean protein from the farmers, massive in quantity and inexpensive in price, and using it will not cause the predatory development on the resources but is helpful to resources' recovery and redevelopment. The production of soybean protein fiber will not bring pollution to the environment, as the accessory and auxiliary agent used are not poisonous, while the residue after the protein extracted can be still used as feed. Soybean Protein Fiber has not only the superiorities of the natural fibers but also the physical properties of synthetic ones. Soybean protein fiber meets the people's demand of comfortable and beautiful wearing and also conforms to the trend of easy care. It is the potential material for middle and high class clothing in textile industry.

Nonwovens from this fiber have the following features:

1. Magnificent and noble appearance: soybean protein fiber has luster of silk which is joyful and an excellent drape which makes the fabric elegant; fabrics of yarn with high count has fine and clear appearance and is ideal for top-level shirt.

2. Outstanding comfort: soybean protein fiber not only has excellent optic effect but also has outstanding features in wearing. Knitting fabric of soybean protein fiber has soft, smooth and light handle which is the same as that of fabrics made from silk blended with cashmere; and the fabric has the same moisture absorption as that of cotton and better moisture transmission than that of cotton, which make it comfortable and sanitary.

3. Exceptional dying property: the original color of soybean protein fiber is light yellow just like that of tussore silk. It can be dyed by using acid dyestuff and active dyestuff especially the latter that makes the product have fine color and luster, and good sunlight resistance and perspiration fastness as well. Unlike the silk products, soybean protein fiber product resolves the contradiction between fine color and worse color fastness (silk products' sunlight resistance and perspiration fastness are worse which cause easily fading).

4. Good physical property: breaking strength of the single soybean protein fiber is over 3.0cNdtex, which is higher than that of wool, cotton and silk and only lower than that of polyester fiber of high intension. By now, 1.27dtex fiber can be spun into 6dtex yarn with high quality, which can be used for high-quality and high-density fabrics. Because initial modulus of soybean protein fiber is on the high side and boiling water shrinkage is low, fabric size is stable and you will not have to worry about the shrinkage of fabric under natural washing conditions. Also, fabric of soybean protein fiber has outstanding anti-crease, easy-wash and fast-dry property.

5. Healthy and functional property: soybean protein fiber has good affinity to human body's skin and possesses many kinds of amino acid, which make it has good health protection effect.
Soybean protein fiber filled up the vacancy in textile material development of our country as a big textile-producing country. It will inevitably stimulate the new product development in the field of cotton, wool and spun silk spinning, and bring the textile corporations new development opportunity.

-------The content of protein in the fiber is up to 45%
-------Soybean protein contains 18 active materials which are necessary to human body
-------The presence state of protein: hinge type and covered type
-------Cross section of fiber is like dumbbell
-------Vertical shear of fiber has longitude grooves
-------Peninsula-like frameworks spread equably on the surface of fiber

Hello and welcome from central Alabama.

I think we both read the same article. I printed it in its entirety.

I just used a soy cotton batting for the first time. It is very nice to work with. I bought a low loft one and it feels very very soft. I am using it along with insulate in potholders.

How do you know she is from upstate New York if she is "in hiding?"

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, FROM upstate NY, not TO upstate NY. Sorry. I'm in Rochester and hoped we had someone close.

My uncle must be freezing he lives with one of his daughters up there and i am sweeting may have to turn a/c on today

Hi Sharron,Soy batting will check it out up in Denver.
Welcome to the group.I have never met such nicer ladies.I'm in Cotopaxi CO but use Canon City as the nearest bigger city. :thumbup: