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Posted by CATS on December 5, 2006, 8:38 am
I haven't tried these ones, but Matilda's Own in Australia
has wool/silk, wool/mohair and wool/alpaca batts out on the
market - all feel gorgeous. Silk blend has softest drape,
alpaca is just about the warmest batt I have ever seen,
mohair blend is very "springy and puffy" (quoting 6yo
critic!)
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Cheryl & the Cats in OZ
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Enness Boofhead Donut
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau
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:I have some, but haven't had a chance to use any yet. <G>
It was just
: released at Market the end of Oct. But both of them feel
very nice.
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: Pati, in Phx
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: Sally Swindells wrote:
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: > I usually use a cotton batting but have seen an advert
for these at very
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: > good prices from a UK supplier. Has anyone used them?
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: > Hobbs Tuscany Silk Wadding 90% Silk 10% Polyester
Resin-Bonded Ref:
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: > TS45120
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: > Tuscany Silk quilt wadding is made from a very fine,
pure imported silk.
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: > It is then carded and resin bonded to help retard
bearding (fibre
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: > migration) and allowing the batting to be handled like a
blanket. It
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: > can be quilted 4" apart and hand washed in tepid water
and laid out to
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: > dry flat. It will likely shrink approximately 5%. Silk
being a natural
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: > fibre breathes and quilts magnificently by hand or
machine. Recommended
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: > by Harriet Hargrave
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: > Hobbs Tuscany 100% Wool Wadding Resin-Bonded Ref:
TW45120
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: > Tuscany Wool wadding is made with the very best
superwash wool which
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: > eliminates most or all of the shrinkage. It is then
carded and resin
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: > bonded to help retard bearding. Tuscany wool batting
provides superb
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: > insulation and the fibre breathes allowing excess heat
to dispense away
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: > from the body. It can be quilted up to 4'' apart and is
washable. We
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: > recommend washing in tepid water by hand and laying out
flat to dry. It
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: > hand quilts like a dream and is wonderful for machine
quilters as well.
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: > Recommended by Harriet Hargrave
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