Thermore opinion?

I read a lot of positive things about Thermore in the past, bought a batt
and let it sit in the closet a long time. I'm working on a wall hanging
that's about 2' x 3' and decided to pull out the Thermore and see if I
wanted to use it (I guess that's why I bought it ... because people said it
was good for wall hangings).

Anyway ... it's awfully thin and also feels icky-sticky. I plan to machine
quilt the wall hanging and wonder if my needles will get all gooey. I also
wonder if I decide to use it if I should double it over since it's so thin.
I want the thing to look somewhat quilted, not just stitched flat.

I'd appreciate any opinoins and experience. Thanks!

Lobo
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Thermore is intended to be ultra thin, Lobo - it was designed for making
quilted garments, so that it wouldn't have too much bulk.
It does feel oddly sticky, but there isn't any sticky substance in it,
as far as I know, and I have never had needles go gooey with it (I use
it for miniatures).
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In message , Lobo
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I read a lot of positive things about Thermore in the past, bought a batt
and let it sit in the closet a long time. I'm working on a wall hanging
that's about 2' x 3' and decided to pull out the Thermore and see if I
wanted to use it (I guess that's why I bought it ... because people said it
was good for wall hangings).

Anyway ... it's awfully thin and also feels icky-sticky. I plan to machine
quilt the wall hanging and wonder if my needles will get all gooey. I also
wonder if I decide to use it if I should double it over since it's so thin.
I want the thing to look somewhat quilted, not just stitched flat.

I'd appreciate any opinoins and experience. Thanks!

Lobo
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pat on the hill

On Jun 16, 12:30 am, "Lobo" wrote:
I read a lot of positive things about Thermore in the past, bought a batt
and let it sit in the closet a long time. I'm working on a wall hanging
that's about 2' x 3' and decided to pull out the Thermore and see if I
wanted to use it (I guess that's why I bought it ... because people said it
was good for wall hangings).

Anyway ... it's awfully thin and also feels icky-sticky. I plan to machine
quilt the wall hanging and wonder if my needles will get all gooey. I also
wonder if I decide to use it if I should double it over since it's so thin.
I want the thing to look somewhat quilted, not just stitched flat.

I'd appreciate any opinoins and experience. Thanks!
I used Thermore for a jacket. It worked very well -- didn't gum up the
needle or anything. It's the bargello jacket he http://
webpages.charter.net/jaccola/Quilts2006.html I used a "stitch and
flip" technique, sewing the strips to the batting, so it was really a
"quilt as you go" kind of thing. Then I added a lining after the outer
shell of the jacket was complete. The batting worked wonderfully for
that. Of course, a big of "stickiness" is good when you're doing
"stitch and flip".

Julia in MN

Howdy!

I've used Hobbs Thermore batting for years;
have also sent out several samples of it (Hi, V) to share
the "ain't this great?!" feel of it.
(Hand)Quilts easily, drapes beautifully. I put it in the
flannel-cotton quilts I made for 2 cancer patients, last year;
they say it's "so cuddly!", light-weight but cozy-warm.
Icky-sticky? Never encountered that.

It's Hobbs Thermore, from ... Texas, you know. g
http://www.hobbsbondedfibers.com/quilters.html

....lovely jacket, Julia.

Good luck!

R/Sandy

On 6/16/08 12:30 AM, in article
, "Lobo"
wrote:

I read a lot of positive things about Thermore in the past, bought a batt
and let it sit in the closet a long time. I'm working on a wall hanging
that's about 2' x 3' and decided to pull out the Thermore and see if I
wanted to use it (I guess that's why I bought it ... because people said it
was good for wall hangings).

Anyway ... it's awfully thin and also feels icky-sticky. I plan to machine
quilt the wall hanging and wonder if my needles will get all gooey. I also
wonder if I decide to use it if I should double it over since it's so thin.
I want the thing to look somewhat quilted, not just stitched flat.

I'd appreciate any opinoins and experience. Thanks!

Lobo
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~waving enthusiastically @ Sandy~

Didn't notice any sticky or icky nuthin' on/in/with mine either. I love this
stuff! Not that I make all those big ol' wonderful quilts the rest of you do
*sigh* but it's gives the perfect 'smoosh & skwoosh' to crazy quilting for
bags and cell phone holders and such. Then.....*key up "JAWS" theme*.... I
needed just a bit more, plans were asunder for making four quilted pillows
for a Christmas gift, and few little organizer bags.....and... and, and the
SPECIAL price was SO good....and it was FREE shipping day....I ordered a
King sized bat of the wonderful stuff. Oh well, what I don't use I'll just
bury my face in and make happy noises.

Now, if I could figure out a credible way to lay the blame in Sandy's lap
for the other $230.00 spent on that order I'd be set.

Val

"Sandy Ellison" wrote in message
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Howdy!

I've used Hobbs Thermore batting for years;
have also sent out several samples of it (Hi, V) to share
the "ain't this great?!" feel of it.
(Hand)Quilts easily, drapes beautifully. I put it in the
flannel-cotton quilts I made for 2 cancer patients, last year;
they say it's "so cuddly!", light-weight but cozy-warm.
Icky-sticky? Never encountered that.

It's Hobbs Thermore, from ... Texas, you know. g
http://www.hobbsbondedfibers.com/quilters.html

...lovely jacket, Julia.

Good luck!

R/Sandy

On 6/16/08 12:30 AM, in article
, "Lobo"
wrote:

I read a lot of positive things about Thermore in the past, bought a batt
and let it sit in the closet a long time. I'm working on a wall hanging
that's about 2' x 3' and decided to pull out the Thermore and see if I
wanted to use it (I guess that's why I bought it ... because people said
it
was good for wall hangings).

Anyway ... it's awfully thin and also feels icky-sticky. I plan to
machine
quilt the wall hanging and wonder if my needles will get all gooey. I
also
wonder if I decide to use it if I should double it over since it's so
thin.
I want the thing to look somewhat quilted, not just stitched flat.

I'd appreciate any opinoins and experience. Thanks!

Lobo
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Yes ... when I touch it, it feels like the back side of Contact paper that's
lost some, but not all, of its stickiness....not sticky enough for your hand
to stick to it, but sticky!

I've had it a long time and left it in the plastic bag it came in. I can't
imagine burying my face in it! Ugh!

Lobo
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"Val" wrote in message
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Didn't notice any sticky or icky nuthin' on/in/with mine either. I love
this
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King sized bat of the wonderful stuff. Oh well, what I don't use I'll just
bury my face in and make happy noises.
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"Sandy Ellison" wrote in message
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Icky-sticky? Never encountered that.

I just went and touched mine, instead of relying on memory!
Mine certainly isn't as sticky as you describe, but it is an unusual
feel. I do really like it, and wonder if, perhaps, yours has 'gone off'
or something? Mine felt different if I ran my hand over it, from when it
just placed my hand on and took it straight up again. The straight up
and down felt no 'stickiness' at all, so I'm wondering if the sticky you
feel is just 'side to side' friction?
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In message , Lobo
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Yes ... when I touch it, it feels like the back side of Contact paper that's
lost some, but not all, of its stickiness....not sticky enough for your hand
to stick to it, but sticky!

I've had it a long time and left it in the plastic bag it came in. I can't
imagine burying my face in it! Ugh!

Lobo
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pat on the hill

Howdy!

See? What'd I say? g

Thermore is good for placemats, too, and all those "need a bit more body
but not much" projects.

"sticky" may be from the poly finish, or from the bag; I've stored it
in the upstairs closet for years w/out that "contact paper" feel resulting;
I dunno', you could write to Hobbs & ask.

Of course, I use Hobbs Heirloom 80/20 for most quilts; handquilts
beautifully. ;-)

R/Sandy - happy to take *credit* for Val's extra $$$ order


On 6/16/08 4:41 PM, in article ,
"Val" wrote:

~waving enthusiastically @ Sandy~

Didn't notice any sticky or icky nuthin' on/in/with mine either. I love this
stuff! Not that I make all those big ol' wonderful quilts the rest of you do
*sigh* but it's gives the perfect 'smoosh & skwoosh' to crazy quilting for
bags and cell phone holders and such. Then.....*key up "JAWS" theme*.... I
needed just a bit more, plans were asunder for making four quilted pillows
for a Christmas gift, and few little organizer bags.....and... and, and the
SPECIAL price was SO good....and it was FREE shipping day....I ordered a
King sized bat of the wonderful stuff. Oh well, what I don't use I'll just
bury my face in and make happy noises.

Now, if I could figure out a credible way to lay the blame in Sandy's lap
for the other $230.00 spent on that order I'd be set.

Val

"Sandy Ellison" wrote in message
...
Howdy!

I've used Hobbs Thermore batting for years;
have also sent out several samples of it (Hi, V) to share
the "ain't this great?!" feel of it.
(Hand)Quilts easily, drapes beautifully. I put it in the
flannel-cotton quilts I made for 2 cancer patients, last year;
they say it's "so cuddly!", light-weight but cozy-warm.
Icky-sticky? Never encountered that.

It's Hobbs Thermore, from ... Texas, you know. g
http://www.hobbsbondedfibers.com/quilters.html

...lovely jacket, Julia.

Good luck!

R/Sandy

On 6/16/08 12:30 AM, in article
, "Lobo"
wrote:

I read a lot of positive things about Thermore in the past, bought a batt
and let it sit in the closet a long time. I'm working on a wall hanging
that's about 2' x 3' and decided to pull out the Thermore and see if I
wanted to use it (I guess that's why I bought it ... because people said
it
was good for wall hangings).

Anyway ... it's awfully thin and also feels icky-sticky. I plan to
machine
quilt the wall hanging and wonder if my needles will get all gooey. I
also
wonder if I decide to use it if I should double it over since it's so
thin.
I want the thing to look somewhat quilted, not just stitched flat.

I'd appreciate any opinoins and experience. Thanks!

Lobo
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Delete the obvious to reply to me personally.
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OK ... I went and felt the Thermore again, and I guess it's not all that
icky-sticky. Maybe I just needed to let it air out of the plastic bag for a
while. I am going to use 2 layers though to make the quilt a little
squooshier. I started laying it out tonight, and it is nice how it hangs
together with the top and backing. Thanks for all the input!
Lobo
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Val,

Where did you order your Thermore from? I had one queen sized bat in my
stash. After following this thread I used it for a couple of small
quilts and I LOVED it! I "need" more but none of the LQSs that I
frequent is currently carrying it.

I did get several crib sized "Warm and Safe" batts on clearance at
TSWLTH this week. That made me happy :-)

Thanks!

Rita L.

Val wrote:
~waving enthusiastically @ Sandy~

Didn't notice any sticky or icky nuthin' on/in/with mine either. I love this
stuff! Not that I make all those big ol' wonderful quilts the rest of you do
*sigh* but it's gives the perfect 'smoosh & skwoosh' to crazy quilting for
bags and cell phone holders and such.