NEW List of battings tested thus far 3/11/2011

Hobbs (12) 200 S Commerce Dr Waco TX 76710 1-800-433-3357 sales@HobbsBondedFibers.com




1. Tuscany Polyester- siliconized resin bonded


2. Polydown-Polyester siliconized resin bonded


3. Thermore-Polyester resin bonded ultra thin patented process


4. Tuscany Silk -90%/10% polyester lightly needle punched light resin bonded


5. Tucany Wool -100% resin bonded


6. Heirloom Cotton Fusible- 80% cotton 20% Polyester resin bonding contains a fusible chemical that fuses to both sides.


7. Heirloom bleached -80% bleached cotton 20% polyester lightly resin bonded


8. Heirloom Black- 80% cotton 20% polyester lightly needle punched resin bonded


9. Heirloom Premium -80% cotton 20% polyester un-bleached lightly resin bonded needle punched


*10. Heirloom Natural -100% organic cotton needle punched


11. Heirloom Bleached- 100%cotton needle punched


12. Heirloom Natural -w/ scrim un-bleached needle punched


Quilters Dream (9) 589 Central Dr. Virginia Beach, VA 23454 1-888-268-8664 quiltersdreambatting@juno.com


13. Dream Poly- request loft 100% polyester needle punched no resin no scrim


14. Dream Poly- select loft 100% polyester needle punched no resin no scrim


*15. Dream Orient- select loft silk, tencel, bamboo and cotton blend needle punched no resin no scrim


16. Dream Green -select loft 100% recycled plastic bottles needle punched no resin no scrim


17.Dream Cotton -request loft 100% cotton needle punched no resin no scrim


18. Dream Blend- select loft 70% cotton 30% polyester needle punched ultra light scrim


19. Dream Cotton -select loft 100% cotton needle punched no scrim no resin


20. Dream Midnight -black request loft 100% polyester needle punched no resin no scrim


21. Dream Angel -request loft 100% flame retardant fibers needle punched


Mountain Mist (8) 2551 Crescentville Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45241 1-513-326-3912


22. Blue Ribbon- 100% cotton needle punched water soluble resin bonded


23. Cream Rose -100% cotton needle punched no scrim no resin


24. Cotton Blossom- 95% cotton 5 % wool resin bonded


25.Cotton Blossom- 95% cotton 5 % silk resin bonded


26. Mountain Mist -Light 100% polyester resin bonded


27. Mountain Mist Gold -50% cotton 50% polyester needle punched resin bonded


28. Heritage Collection Completely Cotton -100% cotton lightly needle punched resin bonded


29. Eco Craft -50% PLA (corn) 50% cotton carded resin bonded


Fairfield (12) P.O. Box 1130 Danbury CT 06813 1-800-980-8000 consumer@poly-fil.com


30.Poly-fil low loft- 100% polyester low melt bonded


31.Poly-fil Traditional Craft Batt- 100% poly needle punched


32.Poly-fil Hi Loft -100% poly low melt bonded


33. Poly-fil Extra loft batting- 100% poly low melt bonded


34. Fairfield Machine 60/40 -60%bleached Cotton/40%Poly needle punched w/ scrim


35. Fairfield Soft Touch -100% bleached cotton needle punched No scrim or seed waste


36.Fairfield Quilters -80/20 Blend unbleached 80%cotton/20% poly needle punched


*37.Fairfield Cotton Classic- 100% Organic cotton no scrim unbleached water based bonding


*38. Fairfield Bamboo Batting- 50% organic cotton 50% bamboo needle punched w/ scrim


39.Fairfield Fusi Boo- bamboo, rayon, cotton blend, Fusible, needle punched


*40.Fairfield Wool -100% wool, resin bonded, unbleached


*41. Nature-Fil- 50% rayon from Bamboo 50% organic cotton, needle punched w/ scrim


Fiberco (10) 1300 Eden Drive Ft Worth, TX 76117 1-800-828-3778 fiberco@fiberco.com


42. Simply Cotton -100% cotton bleached needle punched w/ scrim


43. Soy Soft- unbleached 50% cotton 50% soy needle punched w/ scrim


*44. Bamboo Blend -50%certified organic bamboo 50%Ultra-Clean ® cotton unbleached needle punched w/scrim


45. Simply Cotton -100% unbleached needle punched w/ scrim


*46. Earth Blend -50% Flax 50% cotton unbleached needle punched w/scrim


47. Simply Bamboo- 100% bamboo unbleached needle punched w/ scrim


48. Simply Soft and Safe- 100% Rayon needle punched


49. Poly Perfect -100% polyester needle punched w/ scrim


50. Soft & Elegant-80% cotton 20% poly unbleached needle punched w/scrim


51. Super Soft Cotton- 50% bleached cotton 50% slick poly needle punched w/scrim


Back to Back Alpaca(2) 5901 E McKellips Suite 109 Mesa, AZ 85215 1-480-445-9068 sue@backtobackalpaca.com


52. 50/50 Alpaca/ Cotton- needle punched unbleached


53. 60/40 Alpaca/Wool -needle punched unbleached


Moda (3) 13800 Hutton Dr. Dallas, TX 75234 www.modafabrics.com


*54. Luna Kyoto- 50%Bamboo 50% Cotton unbleached needle punched w/scrim


*55. Luna Loft -80% Cotton 20% poly unbleached needle punched w/ scrim


56. Soy Soft - 50% Soy 50% Cotton unbleached needle punched w/ scrim


The Warm Co (7). 5529 186th Place SW Lynnwood, WA 98037 1-425-248-2424 info@warmcompany.com


57.Soft & Natural-100% cotton unbleached needle punched no scrim


58. Warm Blend -50% cotton 50% poly bleached needle punched w/ scrim


59. Insul-Bright -100% hollow polyester needle punched through metalized insulating poly


60. Warm & Natural- 100%cotton unbleached needle punched w/ scrim


61. Warm & Safe- 100% Rayon needle punched w/ scrim


62 Soft & Bright -100% hollow Polyester needle punched w/ scrim


63. Warm & White -100% bleached cotton needle punched w/ scrim


Other (1) included in the Warm samples but NOT a Warm Co. product


64. 100% Cotton flannel -purchased by the yard at Joann’s


Whisper Color (1) 5709 Ravenswood Lane Carmichael, CA 95608 1-916-531-3163 Laurel@whispercolor.com


65. Whisper Color -100% Bamboo unbleached needle punched thin scrim


Cedarview Farms (1) 1-519-864-4470 3028 Kimball Road Courtright, ON www.cedarviewfarms.org


*66. 100% Wool-open batt no scrim no resins


Pellon –Legacy (17) 1- 727-388-7171 mspellon@verizon.net


67. Soy Blend -50% Soy 50% cotton needle punched w/ scrim


68. Bamboo Blend-50%cotton/50%bamboo blend, needle punched w/ scrim


69. White Cotton-100% bleached cotton, needle punched, no scrim


*70. Natural Cotton- 100% natural cotton needle punched, no scrim


*71. Wool- 100% super washed wool thermal bonded w/ binder fibers


72. Natural 80/20 Blend- 80% cotton/20% poly, needle punched bonded, no scrim


73. 100% Polyester- Bonded (pre-test on dark fabrics for bearding) no scrim


74. 100% White cotton w/s-100 % bleached cotton, needle punched with scrim


75. 100% Natural Cotton w/s-unbleached, needle punched with scrim


76. Natural Blend 80%cotton/ 20% polyester, needle punched to a light scrim


77. Light Blend-50%bleached cotton/50%slick polyester, needle punched w/ scrim


78. Dark Blend-70% bleached cotton that has been dyed black, 30%.Polyester needle punched, with scrim


*79. Flax Linen Blend-50%cotton/50%flax (linen, needle punched w/ scrim


80. FR Rayon-Fire resistant 100% rayon, needle punched w/light weight scrim, shrinkage 4-6%pre-soaking recommended


81. Ultra Thin Poly-(998) 100% siliconized micro denier polyester fibers


82. Pellon Fleece-(988) 100% polyester needle punched


83. Thermolam Plus-100% polyester, needle punched designed for home dec & craft projects

Matilda’s Own (4) 458 Danbury Rd A-18 New Milford, CT 06776 info@sewcraft.com 203-395-4720

84.Wool/Cotton Blend 60%wool40%cotton needle punched w/scrim

85.Wool/Poly 60%wool 40%polyester needle punched w/scrim

86.Wool 100% wool needle punched  w/ scrim

87. Silky Cotton 60% Silk 40% cotton needle punched w/scrim

I have marked a few w/ a red astrix that I plan to use in future projects that I found noteworthy during the testing process.