I read a lengthy article in the Sunday paper about cloth made from bamboo fibers. It claimed that the fibers make a very soft cloth which is already being used for bed linens. Has anyone had any direct experience with it? I'd be interested hearing a comparison (in layman's language) with linen, rayon and/or Tencel. I'm not including hemp, because I only ever experienced that as rope or sacking.
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
Beverly
Yes, most of that information was in the newspaper story. I was hoping someone, somewhere, would have had some personal experience to share. Anybody? Anywhere??
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.
Hi,
Not much help, but DD is in bamboo terry re-usable nappies! It is very soft, washes well at 60degC and very absorbent ;-)
The fabric starts off a natural sort of light cinder toffee sort of colour and gradually washes to a very pale cream if not winter white.
I've not experienced bamboo fabric in any other form, but I understand it is meant to be very eco-friendly.
HTH!
Sarah
The only experience I have with it is ready-made items that I purchased at Target made from bamboo. I bought a bathmat, which is incredibly soft. I also purchased a set of sheets made from bamboo fabric and they're nice, about 310 thread count, so they're not the most luxurious sheets I own, but they're still nice.
I listened recently to a guy on NPR who owns and operates a textile mill here in SC where I live. His company is called "Bamboosa" and they manufacture children's garments out of knit bamboo fabric. He said that they are a very small start-up textile mill and that the bamboo fabric is naturally antibacterial, making it ideal for children's wear. Anyway, he said they weren't at the point of manufacturing fabric yardage for sale, and that right now that isn't on their agenda. Still, it would be nice to purchase bamboo knit fabric because he kept talking about how very soft the fabric is. I've not seen any bamboo fabric yardage for sale anywhere locally, but that certainly isn't surprising.
lisa
I bought a small package of bamboo fiber for handspinning recently, but I haven't spun it yet. It's a light cream color, and very soft. I'll try spinning some, and report back :)
-Liz
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