Bamboo Fiber

Here's the first in our posts about other uses for bamboo. Let's start with bamboo fiber. Used in everything from t-shirts to robes to throws, bamboo fiber is an excellent textile material. Bamboo contains an anti-bacteria and bacteriostasis named "bamboo kun," which means that it can be grown without the aid or pesticides or other chemicals. The bamboo kun is also what makes the fabric naturally anti-bacterial, meaning that a bamboo fiber t-shirt can be worn multiple times without it getting smelly. The only downside being that because of the nature of the fabric, a shirt may stretch out a little if worn multiple times without washing. It will apparently snap back into shape after a wash.

The fabric is soft and has the feel of a synthetic, although it will not dry as quickly as a synthetic. It breathes well and is also biodegradable.

You can buy products made from bamboo fabric at Shirts of Bamboo. They've also got a blog.

We're considering buying at least one shirt from these people - just to try it out.

Some notes and such

Your blog editor has been away on vacation, so we're sorry for the lack of posts. We've decided to include in our blog more information about bamboo, bamboo products and bamboo news. We want to let everybody in on all the information we're learning about this amazing plant. So watch for some new content to show on the sidebar and here in the main body of the blog. All actual Project Bambusa growth updates will still feature our patented "Day XX: In Which..." format. Everything else will look like a normal blog post.

That's it for now - expect some updates on the growth of our bamboo beginning Tuesday or Wednesday!

Day 40: In Which We Proudly Display Our Logo

Day 38: In Which We Realize That Spelling Isn't A Strength

Henceforth, "Chute 1," "Chute 2" and "Chute 3" will be renamed "Shoot 1," "Shoot 2" and "Shoot 3."

Because it turns out that "chute" is definitely not the same thing as a "shoot." Whoops.

Signs, etc. will be remade as time allows.