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Polydown® and Polydown-DK® -
Utilizing siliconized (slick)
fibers and the latest resin bonded techniques, Hobbs makes the ultimate
polyester quilt batting. Both battings are resin bonded to resist fiber
migration are non-allergenic, washable and can be quilted up to 4-6”
apart. Hand quilters will especially appreciate quilting the soft,
silky fibers. Polydown DK® is designed for use with darker fabrics.
Heirloom® Premium and Heirloom®
Bleached Cottons –
Heirloom® premium cotton blend is 80% unbleached cotton & 20%
polyester, is lightly needle punched and lightly resin bonded. Heirloom® bleached is 100% bleached needle
punched cotton. Both can be quilted by hand or machine up to 4” apart.
Products are washable with shrinkage of 3-5%.
Heirloom® Organic & Heirloom® Organic with Scrim -
The only organic cotton
batting made! Made using 100% organic cotton for both hand and machine
quilting. Heirloom® Organic can be quilted up to 4” apart. The Heirloom® Organic with scrim is made for machine quilters and craft
projects with quilt spacing up to 10” apart. Both battings are
extremely clean with normal shrinkage of 3-5% comparable to other
cotton battings. Heirloom® Organic is grown without chemicals and is the only cotton
batting manufactured using 100% organic cotton.
Heirloom®
Washable Wool-
Hobbs has combined a unique resin bonding process with magnificent
washable wool to make what we believe to be the finest wool batting in
the world. Wool breathes better than other fibers and acts like a
natural insulator helping to maintain comfort in summer or winter. Wool
is exceptionally easy to quilt by hand or machine with quilt spacing up
to 4” apart.
Thermore® Ultra Thin Batting-
This unique and
patented product was developed as a thin, drapable, migration free
polyester batt. Thermore® is now considered the premium polyester batting for
apparel, miniatures and other projects requiring a thin, non-bearding
batting. Thermore® can be quilted up to 6-8” apart and is wonderful to quilt by
hand or machine.
Cloud Lite® and Cloud Loft®-
Hobbs unique resin bonding technique
produces an unusually uniform resin bonded polyester batting that
minimizes fiber migration. Cloud Lite® is low loft – approximately 3/8” thick with Cloud loft® being high loft at about 5/8” thick. Both products are
non-allergenic, washable, and can be quilted by hand or machine up to
4-6” apart.
Polydown®
Pillow Inserts-
Polydown® Pillow Inserts were the first inserts on the market filled
with siliconized (slick) fibers. Polydown® inserts feel like down, yet have the resiliency and
washability unique to polyester. Polydown® Pillow Inserts are available in polypropylene and polished
cotton covers in a wide variety of sizes.
Fiberfill –Promo – Good, Better &
Best-
No matter what quality
of fiberfill you need, Hobbs has what you are looking for in package
and bulk form. Whether it be Simply Stuffing - Promotional,
Crafty Stuff® - Good, Polyester Fiberfill- Better and
Polydown® - Best, - We can help!
General
Information... Batting
In general, batting is made using various processes. The
process by which battings are manufactured and produced gives a product
its identity. There are (5) primary processes by which battings are
made:
Garnetted or
Plain: Garnetted
batting is processed through garnett or carding equipment and layered
with no other added processes. This plain batting is not bound together
in any manner and is very easy to quilt. The major issue with this type
of batting is potential for migration and shifting. This type of
batting will tend to bunch and shift between the quilt lines if not
quilted as close as ¼” –1/2” spacing
Needle punched: This type of batting is carded or garnetted then layer to
form a web. The web is then passed through needling equipment that
mechanically entangles the web by using thousands of needles that lock
the fiber together. This type of product works to give strength to a
product while allowing for a soft hand and thinner profile vs. a high
loft type product. Needle punched wool or polyester tend to migrate,
but will not bunch or shift like plain garnetted or carded products.
Needle punched products can be thermal bonded or resin bonded.
Thermal
bonded, Heat sealed, Glazine finish:
All of these types of batting are similar in that they typically use
some type of low melt binder fiber in the mix. Low melt binder fiber is
a polyester fiber that is designed to melt at a lower temperature than
a standard polyester fiber. Thermal bonded products have low melt fiber
blended with standard polyester. The blended web is passed through an
oven and the low melt fibers “flow” and bonds to the surrounding
polyester fibers. Problems with Thermal bonded products are that the
surface fibers are not tied down which allows for migration. In
addition, thermal bonded products do not dry clean and break down
faster with washing than do resin bonded products.
In the case of glazine or heat sealed type products, a web is passed
through a mechanical process that applies heat to the surface of the
web. The surface of the web is “sealed” or “glazed”. This sealing or
tying of the fibers on the top and bottom helps minimize the potential
for bearding, bunching and shifting allowing for the batt to open like
a blanket and have good stability.
Resin bonded: Resin bonded batting is made made from a wide
variety of fibers including polyester, cotton, wool etc.. A web is
garnetted or carded then passed through a process that applies a resin
to both sides. The web is dried and cured to form a bonded batting.
This bonded batting resists bearding better than any other type of
batting. There are many different types of fiber and resin combinations
to give a desired “look” and “hand”. Combining processes, fibers and
resins makes the resin bonded process the most versatile and most
effective way to produce battings.
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