Warm & Safe Batting?

"Debra" wrote in message
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On Sat, 8 Sep 2007 06:26:05 -0500, "Polly Esther"
wrote:

I'm not liking what Mickie said about the batting, 'The feel of it is
strange to me: when I pick it up I am reminded of
the way snow crunches underfoot when the temperatures are very cold....'.
A little fellow might think a crunchy quilt was entertaining but it
sure
doesn't sound very comforting. Polly

I'm with you, Polly. It sure doesn't sound like a batting I would
want in a quilt for myself, much less a baby. Quilts should be soft
and silent.

Quilts should be silent??!
Then you might not want to see some of the fabrics I chose for my first
quilt! :-)


VA
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http://www.envio.org.ni/articulo/1803
1000 and one uses for bamboo from eating the shoots to making paper to
building a home.
bamboo fibre is used in the manufacture of rayon among other things.
says there it can also be grown in a variety of climates, even where it
snows as in japan.
i've got a couple of bamboo kitchen utensils that have never shown any signs
of breaking like my wooden spoons do occasionally.
who knew...very interesting read there. thanks for 'thinking bamboo' Roberta
and sending me on a journey of discovery.
jeanne

"Roberta Zollner" wrote...
I'm thinking bamboo -that seems to be the new fiber du jour.
Roberta in D

Mickie Swall wrote in
oups.com:

I was just reading and had to post the question - Did you know that the
Warm and Natural Batting Line here in Halifax, N.S. is 12.5%
polypropylene - that's the stuff they make wicking material for hikers
and such - on your quilt, this may be the sound of "baking soda" snow at
ccoolldd temperatures.
My question is, since, I beleive, this material retains smells, as
personally experienced with hiking gear and a polypropylene "Polar
Fleece" blanket. I read somewhere on the net that the plastic actually
reacts to lipids in persperation, therefore the strength of the odor is
the relative amount of this lipid in your persperation, and to a degree,
how often the item is used. This begs the question, do I want to use a
product, which you are spending good money for, which may pickup smells
which could, in my opinion, render the quilt unwanted, which is a sin in
most cultures . If the smell from my parents blanket is any indication,
I believe 1/4 of the smell from that blanket would be enough to turn you
off a quilt.

Sincerely, DCT

PS I enjoy celtic quilting (Singer TouchnSew 758) and machine embroidery
(Singer EU-1) - its a story I'll tell some time...

The Warm Company who makes Warm & Natural cotton batting has a new
batting that is made from Plantation Trees (what ever those are) and
this batting is supposed to be flame retardant. One of these battings
has come to me with a commissioned quilting project, and I'm curious
to know if any of you have used it yet and what your impressions are.
The feel of it is strange to me: when I pick it up I am reminded of
the way snow crunches underfoot when the temperatures are very
cold....
here is an info-link http://www.warmcompany.com/warmsafe.html
I would like to know, do you think it advisable to pre-wash?
Mickie




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nzlstar* wrote:
http://www.envio.org.ni/articulo/1803
1000 and one uses for bamboo from eating the shoots to making paper to
building a home.
bamboo fibre is used in the manufacture of rayon among other things.
says there it can also be grown in a variety of climates, even where it
snows as in japan.
i've got a couple of bamboo kitchen utensils that have never shown any signs
of breaking like my wooden spoons do occasionally.
who knew...very interesting read there. thanks for 'thinking bamboo' Roberta
and sending me on a journey of discovery.
jeanne

Bamboo kitchen utensils can go in a dishwasher, unlike wooden ones.
Just one of the features I like about bamboo stuff for the kitchen :-)

--
Melinda
http://cust.idl.com.au/athol

really? Melinda.
i'd be reluctant to try it.
dont want that detergent getting into the fibre and leeching into food
without my knowledge.
i dont put any wooden or wooden handled utensils in the dishwasher.
good way to ruin your favourite knives. amazing how many folks dont realize
that.
i dont mind washing up stuff. i wash all the pots/pans/utensils/bowls used
when cooking or baking.
i'm a scaredy cat bout stuff like that.
shrug,
jeanne


"melinda" wrote...
Bamboo kitchen utensils can go in a dishwasher, unlike wooden ones.
Just one of the features I like about bamboo stuff for the kitchen :-)


nzlstar* wrote:
http://www.envio.org.ni/articulo/1803
1000 and one uses for bamboo from eating the shoots to making paper to
building a home.
bamboo fibre is used in the manufacture of rayon among other things.
says there it can also be grown in a variety of climates, even where it
snows as in japan.
i've got a couple of bamboo kitchen utensils that have never shown any
signs
of breaking like my wooden spoons do occasionally.
who knew...very interesting read there. thanks for 'thinking bamboo'
Roberta
and sending me on a journey of discovery.
jeanne

nzlstar* wrote:
really? Melinda.
i'd be reluctant to try it.
dont want that detergent getting into the fibre and leeching into food
without my knowledge.
i dont put any wooden or wooden handled utensils in the dishwasher.
good way to ruin your favourite knives. amazing how many folks dont realize
that.
i dont mind washing up stuff. i wash all the pots/pans/utensils/bowls used
when cooking or baking.
i'm a scaredy cat bout stuff like that.
shrug,
jeanne

"melinda" wrote...
Bamboo kitchen utensils can go in a dishwasher, unlike wooden ones.
Just one of the features I like about bamboo stuff for the kitchen :-)

I've never had a problem and I've put some bits through a number of times
now, even my bamboo chopsticks. I don't have any wooden handled knives
or such, just the odd wooden spoon which I don't use often.

--
Melinda
http://cust.idl.com.au/athol

Thanks for looking, you always come up with interesting stuff!
My Chinese boss some years ago told me it was considered "the scholar's
tree" and a good sign if you had some in the garden. And I remember that one
of the closets in the site Pat sent us a couple of days ago had a really
lovely bamboo floor.
Roberta in D

"nzlstar*" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
http://www.envio.org.ni/articulo/1803
1000 and one uses for bamboo from eating the shoots to making paper to
building a home.
bamboo fibre is used in the manufacture of rayon among other things.
says there it can also be grown in a variety of climates, even where it
snows as in japan.
i've got a couple of bamboo kitchen utensils that have never shown any
signs of breaking like my wooden spoons do occasionally.
who knew...very interesting read there. thanks for 'thinking bamboo'
Roberta and sending me on a journey of discovery.
jeanne

"Roberta Zollner" wrote...
I'm thinking bamboo -that seems to be the new fiber du jour.
Roberta in D

From what I read at the Warm website, this batting is actually made
from trees. It is still a plant fibrer as is cotton, and I know paper
is
made from trees, so why not batting? It feels more like polyester to
me.
The batting I have was not packaged nor did it have any paperwork
with it, that is why I went to the website to see if they had anything
to say about it there. I can probably wait til Monday to contact the
folks at Warm Company and ask about washing and shrinkage. I'll
let you know what they say and also my experience with it.
Mickie

As to the "is it soft" question. I don't find most battings terribly
soft out of the package but they do wash up nicely. Maybe this one will
wash up well and not be crunchy.

marcella

Howdy!

There's hope:
http://www.ota.com/organic/mt/organic_cotton.html

"... Texas continues to lead the United States in organic cotton production,
with limited acreage also planted in California, New Mexico, and Missouri."

http://www.hobbsbondedfibers.com/Retail.htm
of course g

https://www.storesonline.com/site/490194/page/94133

R/Sandy


On 9/8/07 1:19 PM, in article
, "Marcella Peek"
wrote:

In article ,
"Vikki In WA State" palnpartneratsawdotnet wrote:

I always thought cotton was a sustainable type of agriculture.
This sounds like just another way to get you to spend more money for an
inferior product just because they are trying to tell you it is ecologically
sound. Even though the old way is better.

Vikki in WA State

You're kidding right? Cotton trashes the soil - it's a heavy feeder
which means tons of fertilizer gets dumped on the soil. Lots of
pesticides too as bugs love the stuff. Hardly sustainable :-)

As to the "is it soft" question. I don't find most battings terribly
soft out of the package but they do wash up nicely. Maybe this one will
wash up well and not be crunchy.

marcella

What happened to the Arizona cotton farming? We still have lots of it
around. (remember Pima cotton?? From Pima county Arizona?? )

Pati, in Phx, originally from Tucson in Pima County
http://community.webshots.com/user/PatiCooks


Sandy Ellison wrote:
Howdy!

There's hope:
http://www.ota.com/organic/mt/organic_cotton.html

"... Texas continues to lead the United States in organic cotton production,
with limited acreage also planted in California, New Mexico, and Missouri."

http://www.hobbsbondedfibers.com/Retail.htm
of course g

https://www.storesonline.com/site/490194/page/94133

R/Sandy