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    Old 08-03-2012, 08:35 AM
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    If it is in just a few spots, instead of pulling on them, take a pin and insert it into the back a little ways away from the batting tuft. Sweep the pin from left to right pulling the little white piece back inside the sandwich. Run your nail over the needle holes to close them up and proceed to the next spot.
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    Old 08-03-2012, 08:43 AM
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    i would change the needle , i started using titanium needles and love them , i believe they last and work better than any other needle
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    Old 08-03-2012, 08:57 AM
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    WOW! I have a lot of things to try to fix the back of my quilt...
    thanks....
    tartan for the idea of using a pin and sweeping left and right will try that
    peckish the steam thing sounds good too
    quiltstringz if everything does not work the marker would be a good thing too

    Thank you ladies for all of your advice and ways to fix the problem.. A big thank you to all
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    Old 08-03-2012, 10:15 AM
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    I use W&N or Warm and White a lot and it has NEVER bearded on me. Fairfield 80-20 has bearded but after the quilt was laundered, the flecks came off.
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    I use W&N but I'm not sure how to tell the scrim side and didn't know it was important to have it next to the backing. Can someone help me?
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    Old 08-04-2012, 05:27 AM
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    How do you know which side has the scrim? I have Warm and White, cannot tell the difference between sides. Have had a difficult time with most recent quilt and wonder if I made this mistake.
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    Old 08-04-2012, 06:01 AM
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    Originally Posted by Prism99
    What you describe is bearding. It is more noticeable on solid dark fabrics, and some battings beard more easily than others. Warm N Natural is needlepunched through scrim, and I have to wonder if you placed the scrim side of the batting facing the top rather than facing the backing. When a batting has a scrim, you typically want to place the scrim on the opposite side from the needle entry, so you are needling in the same direction as the scrim was needlepunched. Almost any batting can beard under certain conditions. A batting with scrim will be less likely to beard if the scrim is the last thing the needle goes through.

    Clear as mud, probably...... There are some informative old threads on the QB about bearding. You might want to run a search. You can also Google quilt bearding to find additional info about the problem and how you can prevent it in the future.
    Bearding is when the batting fibers work through the fabric.
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    Old 08-04-2012, 08:24 AM
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    Originally Posted by dunster
    Warm & Natural doesn't beard, so your problem could be caused by a dull needle or a rough thread. The W&N should be placed with the flecked side up, white side down (against the backing). For a black backing you could also buy a black batt.
    That's right. W& N doesn't beard. I like using black batting for the darker quilts.
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    Old 08-04-2012, 08:40 AM
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    Originally Posted by Quiltlady330
    That's right. W& N doesn't beard. I like using black batting for the darker quilts.
    I have never seen or heard of black batting....who makes it and where do you buy it ....
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    Old 08-04-2012, 10:23 AM
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    Google black quilt batting. I buy it at Amazon or where ever there is a sale online.
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