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Batting (also known as wadding in the United Kingdom or filler) is a layer of insulation
Insulation

Insulation may mean:* Building insulation, added to buildings for comfort and energy efficiency* Soundproofing, also known as acoustic insulation, any means of reducing the intensity of sound...
 used in quilting
Quilting

Quilting is a sewing method done either by hand, by sewing machine, or by a Longarm Quilting system. The process uses a needle and thread to join two or more layers of material together to make a quilt....
 between a top layer of patchwork
Patchwork quilt

A patchwork quilt is a quilt in which the top layer consists of pieces of textile sewing together to form a design. The quilting design does not necessarily follow the patchwork design....
 and a bottom layer of backing material. Batting is usually made of cotton
Cotton

Cotton is a soft, staple fiber that grows in a form known as a boll around the seeds of the cotton plant a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India and Africa....
, polyester
Polyester

Polyester is a category of polymers which contain the ester functional group in their main chain. Although there are many polyesters, the term "polyester" as a specific material most commonly refers to polyethylene terephthalate ....
, and/or wool
Wool

Wool is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells, called follicles, of animals in the Caprinae family, principally domestic sheep, but the hair of certain species of other Mammalia such as cashmere goat, llamas, rabbits and keeshonds may also be called wool....
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Batting is also used to simulate snow
Snow

Snow is a type of precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. The process of this precipitation is called snowfall....
 in Christmas
Christmas

Christmas , also referred to as Christmas Day, is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25 that commemorates the birth of Jesus. The day marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts Twelve Days of Christmas....
 displays, such as for Christmas village
Christmas village

A Christmas village, , is a decorative, miniature-scale village often set up during the Christmas season. These villages are rooted in the elaborate Christmas traditions of the Pennsylvania Dutch....
s and Christmas tree
Christmas tree

File:Christmas Tree.JPGThe Christmas tree is one of the most popular traditions associated with the celebration of Christmas. Normally an evergreen Pinophyta tree that is brought into a home or used in the open, a Christmas tree is decorated with Christmas lights and colourful Christmas ornaments during the days around Christmas....
 skirts. It comes in sheets which are a few millimeters or up to a quarter-inch thick, either folded or rolled like giftwrap, and is often sold lightly sprinkled with silver
Silver (color)

Silver is the metallic Tints and shades resembling gray, closest to that of polished silver.The visual sensation usually associated with the metal silver is its metallic shine....
y or multicolored glitter
Glitter

Glitter is the word used to describe an assortment of very small pieces of paper, glass or plastic painted in metallic, neon and iridescent colors to reflect light in a sparkling spectrum....
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Batting (also known as wadding in the United Kingdom or filler) is a layer of insulation
Insulation

Insulation may mean:* Building insulation, added to buildings for comfort and energy efficiency* Soundproofing, also known as acoustic insulation, any means of reducing the intensity of sound...
 used in quilting
Quilting

Quilting is a sewing method done either by hand, by sewing machine, or by a Longarm Quilting system. The process uses a needle and thread to join two or more layers of material together to make a quilt....
 between a top layer of patchwork
Patchwork quilt

A patchwork quilt is a quilt in which the top layer consists of pieces of textile sewing together to form a design. The quilting design does not necessarily follow the patchwork design....
 and a bottom layer of backing material. Batting is usually made of cotton
Cotton

Cotton is a soft, staple fiber that grows in a form known as a boll around the seeds of the cotton plant a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India and Africa....
, polyester
Polyester

Polyester is a category of polymers which contain the ester functional group in their main chain. Although there are many polyesters, the term "polyester" as a specific material most commonly refers to polyethylene terephthalate ....
, and/or wool
Wool

Wool is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells, called follicles, of animals in the Caprinae family, principally domestic sheep, but the hair of certain species of other Mammalia such as cashmere goat, llamas, rabbits and keeshonds may also be called wool....
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Batting is also used to simulate snow
Snow

Snow is a type of precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. The process of this precipitation is called snowfall....
 in Christmas
Christmas

Christmas , also referred to as Christmas Day, is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25 that commemorates the birth of Jesus. The day marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts Twelve Days of Christmas....
 displays, such as for Christmas village
Christmas village

A Christmas village, , is a decorative, miniature-scale village often set up during the Christmas season. These villages are rooted in the elaborate Christmas traditions of the Pennsylvania Dutch....
s and Christmas tree
Christmas tree

File:Christmas Tree.JPGThe Christmas tree is one of the most popular traditions associated with the celebration of Christmas. Normally an evergreen Pinophyta tree that is brought into a home or used in the open, a Christmas tree is decorated with Christmas lights and colourful Christmas ornaments during the days around Christmas....
 skirts. It comes in sheets which are a few millimeters or up to a quarter-inch thick, either folded or rolled like giftwrap, and is often sold lightly sprinkled with silver
Silver (color)

Silver is the metallic Tints and shades resembling gray, closest to that of polished silver.The visual sensation usually associated with the metal silver is its metallic shine....
y or multicolored glitter
Glitter

Glitter is the word used to describe an assortment of very small pieces of paper, glass or plastic painted in metallic, neon and iridescent colors to reflect light in a sparkling spectrum....
. A different variety called "Buffalo Snow" is much thicker and fluffier, and is sold folded or rolled in packages the size of a standard bed
Bed

A bed is a piece of furniture used as a place to sleep, and as a primary place for relaxation and sexual intercourse.To make beds more comfortable, mattresses are usually placed on top of them....
 pillow
Pillow

File:Pillows_in_the_corner.jpgA pillow is a large cushion support for the head , usually used while sleeping in a bed, or for the body as used on a couch or chair....
. This was named for Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York

Buffalo , is the second largest city in the state of New York. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River, Buffalo is the principal city of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area and the county seat of Erie County, New York....
, which has heavy lake-effect snows, and is also the location of the Buffalo Batt & Felt company that first sold it as a decorative product
Christmas decoration

A Christmas decoration is any of several types of decorations used at Christmastime. The traditional colours of Christmas are pine green , snow white, and heart red....
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