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Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 6:32 PM
Subject: [h-cost] Bamboo fabric
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?
I bought 15 yards of their white cotton dotted Swiss
Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Bamboo fabric
Fran, I received some tea towels for Christmas listing bamboo content.
Re
hand, they feel somewhat like a heavy rayon suiting. I haven't used
them
yet so I don't have proof of their absorbancy. But they feel good.
Kathleen
- Original Message
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?
I bought 15 yards of their white cotton dotted Swiss to dye, and of
course to sew with afterwards. Good price. It just arrived today.
Fran
Lavolta
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
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
Andrew T Trembley wrote:
On Jan 15, 2008, at 3:32 PM, Lavolta Press wrote:
Fabric.com has some
Lavolta Press wrote:
Even given all that stuff about how eco-friendly it is?
Some reading for you.
http://greencotton.wordpress.com/2007/10/02/bamboo-miracle-plant-vs-troublesome-fiber/
I've not seen any bamboo that's been billed as bamboo linen on the
racks where I've shopped. I'm going to
On Tuesday 15 January 2008, 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
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
If you have a Target store near you, go to the ladies sock dept. Target
carries a line of Eco-friendly items,among these items are socks made from
bamboo fiber. They are incrediably soft and comfortable, i use them with my Ren
faire outfit and have been pleased with the fabric and fit. It is
