Bamboo or Soy Blend Batting?
 

Want to hear some reviews from people who have worked with Pellon's Soy or Bamboo blend battings. Pros vs Cons if you have them.

I have not used the bamboo batting myself (and never heard of the soy!) but I have felt examples done by others and loved the feel of it, they reported it was similar to working with a silk batt. Bamboo fabric is basically a form of rayon.

It is not an issue of mine, but some people concerned with chemical exposures are not very complimentary with the way bamboo is processed. I guess there are a couple different ways but we the consumer doesn't know which way we get.

I've only used the brand called Simply Bamboo and it had a lovely drape but was extremely linty.

I think bamboo drapes wonderfully. However, don't get sucked into the "environmentally friendly" hype if that's important to you. Sure, bamboo is a renewable resource and grows fast, but processing it into fabric and batting is definitely not environmentally friendly.

Quilters Dream brand called Dream Orient is the way to go. Bamboo, silk, eucalyptus and cotton.

Agree with QD Orient! Its been my go-to for years! For machine and hand work.

Do you plan to machine quilt or hand quilt?

I'm big stitch quilting for the first time ever and using Fairfield's Nature-Fil 50/50 cotton/bamboo because an article I read on hand quilting recommended bamboo for ease of quilting. It's been terrible not because of the resistance (it's actually not as hard as I imagined to rock the needle, but I've never hand quilted before) but because of the bearding. I'm using a 12wt Valdani perle cotton, and even with some Thread Heaven, it's still bearding quite a bit. I'm pretty bummed about it, but pushing through.

I've machine quilted with it though and had no issues using 30 and 50wt threads. It has beautiful drape, and the batting itself is super soft which I love.

I haven't tried Pellon's blend since I have the Nature-Fil, so unfortunately can't give advice on that, sorry!

I wouldn't use anything with Soy or Corn in it. All types of manufacturers using these products, have ruined products they are used in because of mice and insects being attracted to it as food. Ask anyone who lives on a farm or ranch.
Rodents eat wiring because of these products being used, in of all things, wire coating. That is just one example. Just my choice.....

When I was in China a couple years ago, they were selling silk batts. I really wanted one, but didn't have the room in my luggage for something that large. I don't remember the cost. Has anyone here used a silk batt?

Never heard of silk batt. Interesting