Originally Posted by
AZ Jane
My question on bamboo being environmental friendly is, what is the difference between bamboo and cotton? Both are renewable resources. My understanding is bamboo takes a harsher chemical process to break down the wood fibers. Personally, I'm wondering if it is more an advertising gimmick?
Jane, you are right that while bamboo is renewable and at a very fast pace compared to cotton, the process used to turn bamboo into cloth/batting is, from everything I have read, not environmentally friendly. While I definitely would not describe myself as a tree-hugger, I don't deliberately set out to destroy the environment, that would not discourage me from using bamboo batting. Cost is what gets me! I quilted a customer quilt using her silk/bamboo batting and really love the hand of the batting and how it quilted...just way above my budget!
If you are looking for environmentally friendly batting, I do not think that at this time bamboo is the best choice - probably wool would be the most environmentally friendly!