Friday, August 13, 2010
2 more battings tested
I just finished testing Fairfield's Fusi-Boo (fusible bamboo) and Fairfield's wool. The wool was great but I have grave concerns about the fusible product. I washed a sample of just the batt (not quilted) in HOT water and soap to remove the fusible as Fairfield states it washes away completely. I found it would still fuse after this process so it did not wash away. I wish I had a time machine to travel forward in time and see for myself what affect these chemicals will have on our precious quilts in say 100 years. I am sure quilters of old would be horrified to see how some of the mordants in the dyes of their time ate away at the fibers or changed the color completely
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2 comments:
I would be a bit leary of using chemicals on my quilts too, besides the dyes.
Have you done many demos of your battings?
Crispy
Thanks for talking about Fusi-boo (I was scouring the internet for reviews last week, barely found anything)! In fact I feel like quilters rarely talk about their batting, and I wish they would (I'm pretty new to it all). I would want my quilts used plenty so I want to know how the batting wears and how warm it is and such. I'm really interested to read more reviews on batting from you!
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