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.
3 comments:
go go bambusa
your blog is not growing at the staggering rate that the phenomenally renewable resource bamboo can
Hey, where's my bamboo height update?
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