8 6 1 batts of the invention exhibit a rating of 3 or higher paragraph 8 5 scale fiber leakage or percolation through shell fabric is measured as a sealing rating u201c sr u201d by the method described in levan u s pat no 4 869 771 after 3 wash cycles unless indicated otherwise a sealing rating sr of 5 being excellent and a sealing rating sr of 1 being poor the batts of this invention exhibit a sealing rating sr of 3 or higher after 3 wash cycles in tables 1 and 3 sealing values are additionally reported after one wash 1w as well as after 3 washes 3w and compared with initial values before any washing new the softness or drapability of the batts of this invention is measured according to german industrial standard 53362 cantilever din 53362 cantilever which determines and totals the bending stiffness u201c b u201d of the batting in machine and cross machine directions the combined results are related to drapability and softness batting test specimens are cut for these measurements to 25 cm length and 2 5 cm width and test specimens are cut for these measurements in both machine md and cross machine xd directions each test specimen is weighed and its weight recorded as u201c w u201d bend length u201c lu u201d is then determined by sliding the test specimen horizontally on a platform until the front of the bent test specimen reaches an angle of 41 degrees and 30 seconds the following calculation is then made the batts of this invention exhibit a bending stiffness u201c.