Bamboo takes far fewer chemicals to raise than cotton - which seems to require a chemical factory, unless it's organic cotton. Patty
________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Lavolta Press Sent: Tue 1/15/2008 8:19 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Bamboo fabric Even given all that stuff about how eco-friendly it is? Oh, well. One thing I really want is some usable, therefore possibly new, grass cloth or nettle cloth. Fran http://www.lavoltapress.com <http://www.lavoltapress.com/> Andrew T Trembley wrote: > On Jan 15, 2008, at 3:32 PM, Lavolta Press wrote: > >> Fabric.com has some bamboo fabric among their "new arrivals" for >> "fashion fabric." Dpes anyone know what the hand/drape of bamboo >> fabric is like? > > > Bamboo cloth is technically a rayon. I'd generalize and say it's a bit > softer than cotton in the same weave or knit. It really varies, though. > > andy > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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