What is the best wool batting?

What is the best batting for hand quilting? We recommend our Tuscany® or Heirloom® Wool or our Tuscany® Silk, depending on the preferred loft – wool is loftier while silk lies flat. Both are made with natural fibers that breathe and offer virtually no resistance to your needle while hand quilting.

What is wool batting used for?

Advantages of Using Wool Batting Wool is warm, but breathable, so it’s great for bed quilts. It’s super-soft and drapes beautifully. Wool is great for hand quilting and machine quilting.

What is the difference between wadding and batting?

Wadding and batting are the same thing – the only real difference is regional language difference. The term wadding is more widely used in the UK while it’s more-often called batting in the US.

Can you wash quilts with wool batting?

Though you can’t use a washing machine to wash a quilt with wool batting, you can wash it by hand.

Where can I buy 100% natural wool batting?

Our 100% natural wool batting is wonderfully soft, and can be used for all kinds of applications. Regardless of what their final purpose is, we make our batts specifically to be have the best loft retension, compression resistance, and minimal shrinkage. Made right here in Hall, Montana, by Ed And Sue James from local sheep herds.

Can You Make your own wool mattress batting?

Make your own wool mattress, batting makes it easier and more resilient. Wool batting for futons, for sleeping bags, for applique, upholstery, furniture, comforters, embroidery, pet beds, crafts, kids toys, or even as an air filter. Wool reduces common bedroom allergens because it is naturally mold and mildew resistant.

What’s the best way to wash wool batting?

Simply fill bathtub or washing machine (turned off) with warm water, dissolve soap. Let soak for 15 minutes, then spin out or drain water. Repeat without soap to rinse. Do not agitate or bleach! Agitation makes the wool felt, and bleach will ruin the fibers.

Where does Sugar Loaf wool batting come from?

Made right here in Hall, Montana, by Ed And Sue James from local sheep herds. The fleeces are washed, carded, and spun into wool batting on-site here in The Sugar Loaf Wool Mill.