Bamboo

I've been on a failed mission today, looking for bamboo fabric yardage.
Not found anything much and nowt on this side of the water. If you
catch site of some, let me know!

It occurred to me while reading up on bamboo fabric that it might also
make good quilt batting. Any thoughts?
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Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
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Are you looking for a bamboo *print* fabric or fabric *made* from bamboo???

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

"Kate XXXXXX" wrote in message
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I've been on a failed mission today, looking for bamboo fabric yardage.
Not found anything much and nowt on this side of the water. If you catch
site of some, let me know!

It occurred to me while reading up on bamboo fabric that it might also
make good quilt batting. Any thoughts?
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. wrote:
Are you looking for a bamboo *print* fabric or fabric *made* from bamboo???

I think she must mean fabric made of bamboo, I know bamboo yarn became
really big in the knitting world about a year ago, I've felt some and
it's unbelievably soft, so I bet bamboo batting would be fab, it should
have a really good drape - I don't know if it's in existance though and
I don't know if there would be any manufacturing issues.

Cheers
Anne

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. wrote:
Are you looking for a bamboo *print* fabric or fabric *made* from bamboo???

Made from bamboo.


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Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

http://www.hempfabric.co.uk/
they seem to have bamboo and hemp fabrics on this UK site.

jeanne

"Kate XXXXXX" wrote...
I've been on a failed mission today, looking for bamboo fabric yardage.
Not found anything much and nowt on this side of the water. If you catch
site of some, let me know!

It occurred to me while reading up on bamboo fabric that it might also
make good quilt batting. Any thoughts?
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

oops, while checking their sample swatch page,
i see they're out of stock of both the bamboo and soy fabrics they carry.
i wonder how often that happens and when they expect more of those in.
nothing there about batting, worth an ask i guess.
maybe they dont get asked so never buy any in.
someone must make batting from bamboo, just makes good sense.
if they dont, someone ought to start making it now.
if'n we're going green on this planet, bamboo grows sooooooo fast in the
right conditions
and i'd imagine it breaks-down/composts quickly too.
looks interesting tho.
jeanne

"nzlstar*" wrote...
http://www.hempfabric.co.uk/
they seem to have bamboo and hemp fabrics on this UK site.

jeanne

"Kate XXXXXX" wrote...
I've been on a failed mission today, looking for bamboo fabric yardage.
Not found anything much and nowt on this side of the water. If you catch
site of some, let me know!

It occurred to me while reading up on bamboo fabric that it might also
make good quilt batting. Any thoughts?

nzlstar* wrote:
http://www.hempfabric.co.uk/
they seem to have bamboo and hemp fabrics on this UK site.

jeanne

Thanks for that!

Dreadful site organization, though... Took forever to find and come up
as half the buttons don't work!

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Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

Didn't know there was such a thing. What are the benefits to it (other than
environmental I'm sure)?

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Charlotte
http://community.webshots.com/user/charh108

"Kate XXXXXX" wrote in message
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Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. wrote:
Are you looking for a bamboo *print* fabric or fabric *made* from
bamboo???

Made from bamboo.


--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

I am sceptical - your clothes might get eaten by a panda? g
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In message , Charlotte Hippen
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Didn't know there was such a thing. What are the benefits to it (other than
environmental I'm sure)?


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Best Regards
pat on the hill

Charlotte Hippen wrote:
Didn't know there was such a thing. What are the benefits to it (other than
environmental I'm sure)?

It's supposed to be very 'green', in that it takes fewer chemicals in
manufacture and needs no pesticides to grow (unlike cotton), and is
quickly renewable without replanting (grows like grass! ). It's
supposed to have great wicking properties, a very nice feel to it, and
good thermal properties as well.

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Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!