Being Bamboozeled By Bamboo
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I came across this article from the Federal Trade Commission... It made me wonder about all of the bamboo quilting fabric and batting being advertised as being "green" "organic" and such. I don't know how it can be if bamboo clothing fabric is being treated with such awful, toxic chemicals...wouldn't it make you think the quilting fabric and batting are being manufactured similarly?
I know several members who are buying and using bamboo in quilting because of chemical sensitivities that they or loved ones have... or who are trying to go green....
Anyway...you can read this, do more investigating, or if you know more about this, please feel free to post here. :D:D:D
I know several members who are buying and using bamboo in quilting because of chemical sensitivities that they or loved ones have... or who are trying to go green....
Anyway...you can read this, do more investigating, or if you know more about this, please feel free to post here. :D:D:D
Bamboo and the Federal Trade Commission
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Same with organic grown food. People need to get educated! The chemicals allowed for organic food are worse then the regular chemicals used on plain old food crops. And the no hydrogenated oils? It's cotton seed oil. Cotton crops are not regulated at all as food. So it gets the strongest chemicals available, ask any cotton grower if he would eat his cotton plant or the seeds. Too many heads in the sand and taking media hype seriously. Follow the money trail.
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this is a chemical-free bamboo batting. bamboo is also naturally anti-bacterial. i've used it and it's very nice. the cost compares very favorably with warm and natural. the shrinkage is about the same. i've made baby quilts with it and it washes well.
http://reprodepot.com/kbcblr1190.html
http://reprodepot.com/kbcblr1190.html
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Originally Posted by butterflywing
this is a chemical-free bamboo batting. bamboo is also naturally anti-bacterial. i've used it and it's very nice. the cost compares very favorably with warm and natural. the shrinkage is about the same. i've made baby quilts with it and it washes well.
http://reprodepot.com/kbcblr1190.html
http://reprodepot.com/kbcblr1190.html
#6
Inetersting - I've never used bamboo batting or fabric although I do have some bamboo socks! :mrgreen:
I googled around and found this http://organicclothing.blogs.com/my_...-facts-be.html
It claims that there are two ways of transforming bamboo into fabric - mechanical and chemical. The mechanical way is hardly used as it is so labour intensive, therefore expensive. The chemical way is toxic, especially to those involved in the process but also, potentially to the consumer. New chemical means that are less toxic are being developed. The marketing people concentrate on the eco-friendly way that bamboo can be cultivated and gloss over the manufacturing processes. There are accreditations you can look for when purchasing from organisations like the Soil Association and Oeko-Tex.
I googled around and found this http://organicclothing.blogs.com/my_...-facts-be.html
It claims that there are two ways of transforming bamboo into fabric - mechanical and chemical. The mechanical way is hardly used as it is so labour intensive, therefore expensive. The chemical way is toxic, especially to those involved in the process but also, potentially to the consumer. New chemical means that are less toxic are being developed. The marketing people concentrate on the eco-friendly way that bamboo can be cultivated and gloss over the manufacturing processes. There are accreditations you can look for when purchasing from organisations like the Soil Association and Oeko-Tex.
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Originally Posted by butterflywing
this is a chemical-free bamboo batting. bamboo is also naturally anti-bacterial. i've used it and it's very nice. the cost compares very favorably with warm and natural. the shrinkage is about the same. i've made baby quilts with it and it washes well.
http://reprodepot.com/kbcblr1190.html
http://reprodepot.com/kbcblr1190.html
The link I posted above suggests that bamboo products manufactured in the US are by implication, safe and eco friendly. I googled this product to see if I could find specific details on the manufacturing process (ie if it is mechanical NOT chemical) but no joy - the problem is that the brand name is 'Kyoto' so I learned a lot about the bamboo forests in Kyoto, Japan! :lol:
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the full article from the FTC website: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2009/08/bamboo.shtm
i've never bought the stuff and hadn't planned to. too expensive altogether.
having read the whole FTC article, i can't help but wonder how the bamboo plants are processed before the stuff gets to the Kyoto plant for final manufacture of the battting. i can't find any detailed description of the entire process, from grove to batting plant, that proves anything either way.
i believe people should feel free to buy what they want, so i'm not trying to change anybody's mind. but the old adage, "buyer beware" still applies.
i've never bought the stuff and hadn't planned to. too expensive altogether.
having read the whole FTC article, i can't help but wonder how the bamboo plants are processed before the stuff gets to the Kyoto plant for final manufacture of the battting. i can't find any detailed description of the entire process, from grove to batting plant, that proves anything either way.
i believe people should feel free to buy what they want, so i'm not trying to change anybody's mind. but the old adage, "buyer beware" still applies.
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