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A community member
Jan 11, 2019
i notice everyone is answering Dream, but I prefer Hobbs Tuscany Silk (Light as a feather and breathes) or Hobbs Tuscany Wool (breathable and lightweight, but with some loft).
Dawnquilt
1
May 14, 2019
How do you have to wash a quilt made w silk batting? Sounds heavenly but every single silk thing I’ve purchased has been ruined by a spill or a run through the washing machine just cuious. :)
A community member
May 14, 2019
DawnquiltTuscany silk batting is completely washable, but it does shrink a bit and must be quilted not more than 4” apart. I use it whenever I want to make my quilt lightweight. If I make an all silk quilt - and I have made a few and am working on 2 right now - wash the silk fabrics (not the batting!) before I cut them for piecing. They are now how they will look if you put them in a quilt you make and wash (I use cold water and liquid Tide). I iron my pieces and they look like what would be in a quilt that I wash and iron. No need to dry clean! Silk is perfectly washable (after all they boil the cocoons to separate the fibers), BUT you should wash it BEFORE you sew it to see how it will react. A few will wrinkle badly (and never flatten out) from the way they are manufactured; some will run (reds in particular seem to have this problem), some will lose their sheen, and they will shrink. If you wash before cutting, then you know if there will be a problem when you wash the quilt and you take care of the shrinkage issue.
Dawnquilt
1
May 21, 2019
Thank you!! Very helpful information about silk in general, as well.
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