What is your favorite wool batting?

Posted by on April 19, 2007, 11:49 am

Do any of you hand quilt with a wool Batt? I'm thinking about it for
my WIP, but I don't know which brands (Hobbs, Quilter's Dream, etc.)
are good, or what a good price might be...

Thanks,
Monique in TX

Posted by CATS on April 19, 2007, 11:56 am

Matilda's Own 60/40 blend - Australian but available in
the US. And no, I don't think I am biased lol. I have
tried the others and still prefer the Matilda's Own.

If you want a real treat try the MO wool/silk blend -
gorgeous!

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: Do any of you hand quilt with a wool Batt? I'm thinking
about it for
: my WIP, but I don't know which brands (Hobbs, Quilter's
Dream, etc.)
: are good, or what a good price might be...
:
: Thanks,
: Monique in TX
:

Posted by Dee in Oz on April 20, 2007, 12:36 am

I have to agree with Cheryl.
I tried wool batting, but didn't handquilt it either.
It was much warmer, softer and had really draped well. The next lot
of batting I tried was Warm and Natural and I really didn't like it
after using the Wool.

Dee in Oz
Who isnt biased either but likes to try different battings and so far
wool is the best...YMMV

> Matilda's Own 60/40 blend - Australian but available in

> the US. And no, I don't think I am biased lol. I have

> tried the others and still prefer the Matilda's Own.

> If you want a real treat try the MO wool/silk blend -

> gorgeous!

> --

> Cheryl & the Cats in OZ

> o o o o

> ( > Y < ) ( > Y < )

> Boofhead Donuthttp://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest

> catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau

> : Do any of you hand quilt with a wool Batt? I'm thinking

> about it for

> : my WIP, but I don't know which brands (Hobbs, Quilter's

> Dream, etc.)

> : are good, or what a good price might be...

> :

> : Thanks,

> : Monique in TX

> :

Posted by Johanna Gibson on April 20, 2007, 5:41 am

wrote:

>I have to agree with Cheryl.

>I tried wool batting, but didn't handquilt it either.

> It was much warmer, softer and had really draped well. The next lot

>of batting I tried was Warm and Natural and I really didn't like it

>after using the Wool.

>Dee in Oz

>Who isnt biased either but likes to try different battings and so far

>wool is the best...YMMV

What I am interested in is, did it feel scratchy if you just ran
your hand over the quilt top? I'm allergic to wool, what with my
eczema, but if it a wool batting was inside a quilt, which is on top
of several other layers of blankets, then it would be okay, I
think.... I do want to try a wool batting, since the winters get a
bit chilly up here in Scotland.
I do wear a wool duffel coat in the winter, for example, but only
with a long-sleeved cotton shirt underneath so that I don't actually
touch any part of the coat!

-- Jo in Scotland

Posted by CATS on April 20, 2007, 7:05 am

Jo

Matilda's is trialling a number of new blends - wool/silk,
wool/mohair, and wool/alpaca. They all feel soft and have a
wonderful drape. The wool/alpaca is probably the warmest
batt I have seen, but it is not overly thick or heavy. It
has all the best qualities of wool and alpaca, and I can't
think of anything bad to say about it. The wool/mohair has
a lighter feel to it as you would expect, and slightly more
loft, but it is still easy to hand and machine quilt. The
wool silk is "denser" with a lower loft, but falls
beautifully, and I want to use one in a coat or jacket to
see how it hangs in clothing.

I usually assume that a standard wool/poly blend quilt is
the equivalent of 2 to 2.5 wool blankets in terms of warmth.
The wool/alpaca would be easily 3 blankets worth.

It will depend on HOW allergic you are of course, but I have
given quilts with wool/poly batts to friends who cannot wear
wool next to their skin and they have had no problems. All
they come in contact with is the all-cotton fabrics.

--

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: On 19 Apr 2007 21:36:06 -0700, Dee in Oz
: wrote:
:
: >I have to agree with Cheryl.
: >I tried wool batting, but didn't handquilt it either.
: > It was much warmer, softer and had really draped well.
The next lot
: >of batting I tried was Warm and Natural and I really
didn't like it
: >after using the Wool.
: >
: >Dee in Oz
: >Who isnt biased either but likes to try different
battings and so far
: >wool is the best...YMMV
:
: What I am interested in is, did it feel scratchy if you
just ran
: your hand over the quilt top? I'm allergic to wool, what
with my
: eczema, but if it a wool batting was inside a quilt, which
is on top
: of several other layers of blankets, then it would be
okay, I
: think.... I do want to try a wool batting, since the
winters get a
: bit chilly up here in Scotland.
: I do wear a wool duffel coat in the winter, for example,
but only
: with a long-sleeved cotton shirt underneath so that I
don't actually
: touch any part of the coat!
:
:
:
: -- Jo in Scotland

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