Rocketman
12-24-2009, 17:26
I did another DIY project involving modification of a standard pillow. I bought one which was labeled "allergy free" and was deeply discounted from $9.99 at Burlington Coat Factory.
The label calls the insulation polyester. It isn't a batting, it is a lot of short fiber loose clusters that look vaguely like down clusters. Some of the clusters show a knot of twisted and kinked yarn that opens out into a cluster like thing. The pictures attached may help explain this, but I would really need more close-up capability that my camera doesn't provide.
I used an empty shoe box to measure weight and volume with a digital scale for weight and ruler to compute the volume of the box filled with down.
This stuff gives 260 cu.in./oz.
Previously I had posted:
I have measured the loft per ounce of "low loft" and "high loft" polyester quilting materials 9at fabric stores and walmart) as about 90 cu. in. per ounce and 130 cu. in. per ounce.
Comparing these to 500 - 800 cu. in. per ounce down as found in bedtop and outdoor doen quilts indicates that you will have much less warmth per weight with the sewing store polyester batting for quilts.
Another poster gave an estimated "loft" for Climashield XP at 320 cu.in./oz.
Another remarked that just the "loft" doesn't adequately describe the insulative capabilities of Climashield XP.
At any rate, I felt that it was worth mentioning this interesting not mat batting form of insulation and how much more loft this form of synthetic material insulation construction can give rise to high loft at relatively low weight.
When I get time, I will try to make something like a vest or a cozy out of it.``````````````````````````````````````````````` ``````````````````````````
The label calls the insulation polyester. It isn't a batting, it is a lot of short fiber loose clusters that look vaguely like down clusters. Some of the clusters show a knot of twisted and kinked yarn that opens out into a cluster like thing. The pictures attached may help explain this, but I would really need more close-up capability that my camera doesn't provide.
I used an empty shoe box to measure weight and volume with a digital scale for weight and ruler to compute the volume of the box filled with down.
This stuff gives 260 cu.in./oz.
Previously I had posted:
I have measured the loft per ounce of "low loft" and "high loft" polyester quilting materials 9at fabric stores and walmart) as about 90 cu. in. per ounce and 130 cu. in. per ounce.
Comparing these to 500 - 800 cu. in. per ounce down as found in bedtop and outdoor doen quilts indicates that you will have much less warmth per weight with the sewing store polyester batting for quilts.
Another poster gave an estimated "loft" for Climashield XP at 320 cu.in./oz.
Another remarked that just the "loft" doesn't adequately describe the insulative capabilities of Climashield XP.
At any rate, I felt that it was worth mentioning this interesting not mat batting form of insulation and how much more loft this form of synthetic material insulation construction can give rise to high loft at relatively low weight.
When I get time, I will try to make something like a vest or a cozy out of it.``````````````````````````````````````````````` ``````````````````````````