Thought that some of you might like to see the following reply to my questions about the Dream Angel batting.
with fibers that are neither cotton nor poly. The fibers are man-made fibers, but, again, are not polyester. The fibers have been specially engineered to be flame retardant and the process uses tree pulp and silicone to manufacture them. There are NO PBDE's, bromides or chemical additives. You can not rub or wash off the flame retardant quality - the fibers are inherently flame retardant. We have spent years of research in developing this product. We did not take any 'shortcuts' on this batting and use ONLY Flame Retardant Fibers.
to the flame retardant quality. One of the fibers is designed to char when in contact with flame forming a char barrier; the other fiber also chars and in addition, helps to draw the oxygen from the flame (referred to as 'self-extinquishing). When in contact with flame the batting will not melt or flow and will not help to 'kindle' or support the flame. Independently the fibers have met several international flame-retardant standards.
independent testing laboratory, the batting was placed
airflow). The top layer of fabric was caught on fire and the batting formed a barrier preventing the bottom layer of cotton from being damaged at all! Dream Angel passed this difficult new test standard: the California Dept of Consumer Affairs - Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Draft - Technical Bulletin 604 for Filling Materials Component Test Open-Flame Resistance.
use. It washes and handles similar to the Dream Cotton but has the added feature of being made from Flame Retardant fibers. Safety can never be guaranteed, but we feel that Dream Angel is an excellent choice for children's quilt, teen and college quilts, nursing homes, Christmas tree skirts, and quilts for smokers. As one of our customers said - "a great batting for the ones you love".
Pati, in Phoenix