Janette Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 I have read that bearding disappears with either a wash or a tumble dry? is that right? I have been working on a quilt with moda marble backing (navy) and Hobbs 80/20 and have had pretty bad bearding. I don't really fancy getting a needle out at the end of the quilt and pushing it all back in. I obviously don't want to wash the quilt before it goes back to my customer, but was just wondering if maybe a tumble dry would be a good or bad idea....????? Otherwise I will be tyring to push them back in or snip the big ones off..... Frustrating, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinequilts Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Hi Janette. What I know of bearding - it comes only after a quilt has been washed and it is a symptom of certain types of batting. What it sounds like, is that you are having the 'pokies'. And yes, I have heard that washing helps to push the pokies back in. I have used a needle to nudge them back in, and I've also used a marker to 'dot' the pokies so they won't show. But you have to be careful here, I used a 'sharpie' once and had it show up on the other side. Others may help here as to what type of marker that is the best one to use. I also find that using a batik, or tightly woven backing (like a sheet) seems to make the pokies show up more than regular cotton backs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathG Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Hi Janette Cannot help you with the washing or tumble dryer. I use Hobbs 80/20 a lot and have thankfully not had that problem yet. I loved the feel of Hobbs wool/bamboo batting but won't use that again as I had terrible bearding with that. Sorry I'm not much help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janette Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Yes they are "pokies" LOL Maybe I will get a blue pen! Have you heard if by tumble drying that they disapear back into the quilt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathG Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Janette are reading Carolines post, I realise I mean pokies. I have read that you have to watch which way up you put Hobbs 80/20 on the frame. I think it was Matt that said Dimples down and Pimples up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 I too have heard that those pokies go back in after a washing. I would let the customer know that they should go away after a washing. I think it is just a combination of the fabric used and the batting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinequilts Posted April 21, 2012 Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 Kath - Yes! It is important which way you lay the batting. I buy mine on a roll, so I know the inside (if it is folded like fabric) goes down on the quilt backing and the right side is facing up. Once I learned this, I never had a problem with the pokies on my bamboo batting - which I had problems with before. I like the analogy of pimples and dimples , but I can't really tell what is what when I look at the batting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 Kathy, it's pimples DOWN (cuz nobody likes pimples) and dimples UP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted April 22, 2012 Report Share Posted April 22, 2012 I recently quilted with legacy 80/20, backing is red mostly, & it bearded. The quilt is gift to a friend so I washed it, bearding is gone. Today, I finished a show quilt, fabrics are all batiks & backing is Sew Batik wide. I used QD wool & QD cotton select, it bearded. I don't plan on washing the quilt, I do have to block it. I tried dark blue Identi pen, seemed to work since the backing is blue also. I stll have to be careful because some fabrics of the qult top are lighter. Corey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 I did quite a bit of testing on this and found for me it didn't matter which way up the wadding was. Some combinations of thread / fabric / wadding seem to cause it. Sometimes changing the needle helps but not always. They do however pull in after washing. Unfortunately a lot of my customers can't imagine ever washing a quilt. Seems strange to me but that's how they feel about it. I also found some threads were quite likely to pull wadding to the top of the quilt. I wondered if it was something about the twist on the thread as it would often just be one specific cone of a colour I used a lot. Ferret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoAnnHoffman Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 You could spray the back with water and tumble dry to see if that closes them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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