What do you do with the 'beards' that come out at stitch points
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Originally Posted by Marjpf
Found out this weekend that Joann's Fabrics is going to discontinue the warm and natural (boo) and start carrying the cotton bamboo blend. Now that I've seen this, that doesn't sound good for us!
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From talking to the one lady at the LQS that told me about the issues with the bamboo and others here on the board, the blend doesn't have the same issues as the bamboo alone,
I imagine after it is around a little longer that it will be less for the bamboo as it is renewed a lot faster than the cotton, one reason that people use the cotton is that it is an all natural fiber, I am interested in seeing where it is heading.
I imagine after it is around a little longer that it will be less for the bamboo as it is renewed a lot faster than the cotton, one reason that people use the cotton is that it is an all natural fiber, I am interested in seeing where it is heading.
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I just got Bonnie Hunter's book Scraps & Shirtails from the library today. Her site is Quiltville. She has a couple of pages in the front of the book on batting. She gives a positive recommendation for Nature-Fil by Fairfield that is 50% bamboo and 50% organic cotton. Here's what she says,"...breathable, very soft drape, can be quilted up to 8-inch intervals, is ideal for machine quilting, and is naturally antibacterial." I didn't know Joann's was going to do that, and I don't know what kind they will carry, but it could be a good thing.
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I did not mean to slam bamboo filling when I asked about the beards on my quilt. It is just that I am a new quilter
and couldn't figure out what I did wrong. I am going to take advice and wash my quilt and I probably will use the same filler again.Kascie
and couldn't figure out what I did wrong. I am going to take advice and wash my quilt and I probably will use the same filler again.Kascie
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