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Bamboo cloth? Olwyn Mary 07-10-2006
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Posted by Olwyn Mary on July 10, 2006, 12:29 pm
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.

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Posted by BEI Design on July 10, 2006, 2:06 pm

>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.

http://www.swicofil.com/products/015bamboo.html

http://www.bambrotex.com/bamboo-fabrics/3/index.htm

http://www.bamboo-t-shirt.com/InbarNews.html

HTH,

Beverly



Posted by Olwyn Mary on July 10, 2006, 3:40 pm
BEI Design wrote:
>
>>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.
>
>
> http://www.swicofil.com/products/015bamboo.html
>
> http://www.bambrotex.com/bamboo-fabrics/3/index.htm
>
> http://www.bamboo-t-shirt.com/InbarNews.html
>
> HTH,
>
> 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.

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Posted by Sarah Dale on July 10, 2006, 5:29 pm
Olwyn Mary wrote:

> 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??

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

Posted by Liz S. Reynolds on July 13, 2006, 10:00 am

>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??
>

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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