# Hobbs Bonded Fibers

> Hobbs Bonded Fibers is a Waco, Texas manufacturer of specialty nonwoven materials for automotive, industrial and consumer applications. It combines custom fiber development and testing with manufacturing, while its Hobbs Batting brands serve quilters, long-arm businesses, retailers and distributors.

- **Founded:** 1953
- **Headquarters:** Waco, United States
- **Founders:** Carey Hobbs (Founder of the Hobbs business described in later accounts; former owner)
- **Products:** Custom automotive nonwovens, Industrial nonwovens, Heirloom batting, Tuscany batting, Thermore
- **Notable:** Carey Hobbs named a 2026 INDA Lifetime Technical Achievement Award recipient., Hobbs reports ISO 9001:2015 certification., Bison-fiber production featured on How It’s Made, reported in 2019.

## Products & services

- **Custom automotive nonwovens** — Engineered acoustic and thermal materials, including bonded, needle-punched, laminated and die-cut products.
- **Industrial nonwovens** — Application-specific materials for filtration, appliances, apparel, temperature-sensitive shipping, construction acoustics and environmental cleanup.
- **Heirloom batting** — Quilt batting collection including 80% cotton/20% polyester, cotton, wool and other variants.
- **Tuscany batting** — Hand-cut, folded and packaged batting in cotton, wool, cotton/wool and silk offerings; available to retailers in individual units.
- **Thermore** — Low-loft 100% polyester batting with a proprietary surface treatment; intended for clothing, miniatures and other low-loft applications.
- **Poly-Down, pillow inserts and fiberfill** — Polyester craft batting and filling products, including Simply Stuffing for toys, pillows and crafts.
- **Research, development and testing** — On-site development plus outside A2LA-accredited labs for acoustic, thermal, mechanical, fire and smoke testing.

## Achievements

- Carey Hobbs named a 2026 INDA Lifetime Technical Achievement Award recipient.
- Hobbs reports ISO 9001:2015 certification.
- Bison-fiber production featured on How It’s Made, reported in 2019.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — INDA announced Carey Hobbs as a Lifetime Technical Achievement Award recipient.
- **2026-07** — Local reporting covered presentation of Carey Hobbs’s industry award.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hobbsbondedfibers.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hobbs-bonded-fibers
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/hobbsbatting
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hobbsbatting/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HobbsBattingOfficial

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Last updated: 2026-10-04