Bearding
#1
Bearding
I will be doing a quilt with a dark front and a light back. I'd rather not use dark batting, but I don't want any bearding on the front.
Does bearding happen on the front, from the needle pulling UP the batting or on the back from the needle pushing Down the batting or both? I am using a batik on the front and a cotton on the back, if that makes a difference.
Do you get bearding on your dark quilts? Am I worrying for no reason?
Watson
Does bearding happen on the front, from the needle pulling UP the batting or on the back from the needle pushing Down the batting or both? I am using a batik on the front and a cotton on the back, if that makes a difference.
Do you get bearding on your dark quilts? Am I worrying for no reason?
Watson
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#2
I know from years past that poly does bearding but I haven't noticed that on cotton. Hobbs makes an 80/20 black so that would be the one I would try if I needed to. I used white Quilters Dream Request on a dark flannel and wool with no problems. I understand that if you use the smoother side of batting on top you won't have bearding but no experience personally. Do you have a piece of your regular batting and some of your dark fabric to make a sample?
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same here. I have never had an issue with bearding on either cotton or poly batting. I would not use a dark batting if you have a light backing as it will likely show through. Can you make a small sample square of your fabrics and batting sandwich and test quilt it to see if you have a bearding issue or not? Then you can proceed.
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This matters only for battings with scrim. Only a few battings are needlepunched through scrim, and I think all of those are cotton battings such as Warm and Natural. Polyester battings do not have a scrim, and I think most or all 80/20 battings do not have scrim. Many cotton battings also do not have scrim, such as Quilter's Dream cotton (which is needlepunched, but not through scrim). Traditional all-cotton battings such as Mountain Mist also do not have scrim.
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