What do you think of bamboo batting?
07-08-2011, 06:02 AM
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Just to add a bit more info.....the brand is Arctic Bamboo, it is made by Trend-Tex, it is 45% natural bamboo fibre, 45% staple cotton fibre, and 10% non-woven polypropylene reinforcement, and it says on it that no pre-wash is required, and that it is mechanically cleaned, without the use of any harsh chemicals. You can stitch up to 8" apart and if you use it right out of the package you can expect 3% shrinkage when you wash the quilt. It sounds and feels pretty good! I bought it at Lens Mills, a Canadian company for $16.99 per yard (120" wide), which is pretty good, for Canada. I guess it goes on sale sometimes, too. C9P
07-08-2011, 06:25 AM
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I just finished using it in an over sized twin that I did on my home machine. while a pain to quilt a twin on a machine with almost no throat space it turned out wonderful. I loved how it quilted up and how it feels. it is a bit heavy to me but that is probably because i have never made such a large quilt. I have also made a few doll play quilts with the scraps that I had left over after trimming down the batting before quilting. and they are wonderfully soft. I got it more because of the hypoallergenic reason and not because of the green. Mine was 100% bamboo and had been needle punched with a scrim added to it to help stabilize it.
07-08-2011, 06:30 AM
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I had tried it when it first came out. It was nice to work with but once more information became available as to its total "green" impacts .. I stopped using it. I was willing to pay a bit more for a truley "green"product" , but its really not so...
07-09-2011, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by LucyInTheSky
I've used it and like it. I was buying it since it's "green" since bamboo grows so quickly. Well, some research on this board, bamboo fiber is really difficult to make from the bamboo and involves a ton of chemicals and is awful for the environment. So I'm back to my Warm and Natural.
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