Thread: Bamboo fabric
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Old 02-21-2017, 05:26 AM
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Bree123
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Fabrics made from bamboo are rayon. The bamboo fibers are soaked in a bunch of chemicals until it turns into a slurry, then they are converted into rayon thread, yarn or fabric. Rayon behaves very similar to cotton for piecing/quilting. It holds dye longer. It will not crinkle very much.

I personally would not use it for a baby quilt but other than that you can work with it the same as cotton. It will partially melt/bead during a burn test & can rarely produce a sensitivity/allergic reaction in some people (I happen to be one. My hands turn red just from folding my mother's rayon sheets, but she loves them because they barely get any wrinkles & are super soft & cooler than cotton to sleep under).

Note: rayon should be pressed at a lower temp than cotton.
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