wash batting??
12-03-2009, 06:53 AM
#12
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since batting is not a fabric per se, it is pressed fibers and i would not trust it to hold up by prewashing it. after the quilting is done and the quilt is stabilized, then its ok to wash. i would leave the first wash up to the new owner.
12-03-2009, 09:16 AM
#16
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Location: Richmond, Virginia
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I always wash my Warm and Natural cotton batting. I put it in my front load washer, a tsp. of detergent and let it wash. Then I put it in the dryer in the same way I want to wash it when completed. It's a very sturdy and quality product and works well for me. Easier to work with too.
12-03-2009, 09:27 AM
#18
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I have never thought about washing batting before. I use Warm and Natural and it probably would stand up to it, I feel I do not need to as I do not wash the fabric either.
12-03-2009, 11:15 AM
#19
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i use warm and natural 80/20. i washed it on gentle, hot, then tumbled it, gently, hot. only did this once and that was enough for me. it came out very soft but very pilly. the pills didn't affect the finished quilt, but i had pills all over my room for weeks afterward. since i prewash all my fabric, i don't think i have to wash the batting. i don't think it shrinks enough (1%) to worry about.
12-03-2009, 04:10 PM
#20
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In the early days of Warm and Natural, there was a lot of cotton hull stuff in the batting and washing it took the natural oils out. I used to toss it in the wash and let it sit, then spin out and dry in the dryer. It never disintegrated. However, since they changed the manufacturing method, I have not prewashed batting and had no trouble with shrinkage. (Warm and Natural or Warm and White)
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