Being Bamboozeled By Bamboo
01-12-2010, 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by k3n
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:
01-12-2010, 12:11 PM
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I just wanted to answer your question about can it be grown here. I live on cumberland Island, GA and it grows wild here. It's off the coast on the GA/FL border. it will take over an area.
I googled this and it appears to be made in the good ol' US of A. :-D
Just answering your question about can it be grown here.
We have it growing wild where we live on cumberland Island, GA. It's a barrier island off the coast of GA, right on the FL/GA border. So, yes it can be grown here.
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:
Ummm... isn't bamboo a tropical plant? I've never heard of bamboo fields here in the USA. Can it even be grown here? 'Cause, never mind if the batting is manufactured here, it still matters where and how the bamboo itself was grown. ??
Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics
Originally Posted by k3n
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
Just answering your question about can it be grown here.
We have it growing wild where we live on cumberland Island, GA. It's a barrier island off the coast of GA, right on the FL/GA border. So, yes it can be grown here.
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:
01-13-2010, 03:27 AM
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It grows here in France too and believe me, it gets cooold. The locals grow it on rough patches of spare ground and cut the stems to use in the garden and so forth. They also use really tall ones to string the wire for their electric fences over the roads. :-D
01-13-2010, 06:08 AM
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I don't fall for the "green" anything, I only use polyester batting and I plan to continue. It turns out very well. I used the warm & natural in a few quilts - not any better than the polyester. I used it to make a bird cage cover and it shrank after I washed it and didn't fit any more. I think a lot of that "green" stuff is going to make fools out of lots of people.
01-13-2010, 08:03 AM
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the tall ones here are used as living fences instead of buying fences. also the towns round here have 6' fence restrictions, and the bamboo can grow much taller. as k3n said, they are evergreen.
01-13-2010, 09:54 AM
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Bamboo, and similar species, grow by their roots spreading out and they will grow anywhere and take over. The only way to prevent the spreading is to contain the root system. It is a very fast growing plant which is why it is considered green.
I am a progreen/organic consumer, but obviously am very naive as I didn't even think what had to be done to the bamboo in order for it to become a fiber!
I bought a package of it and have being wanting to use it. Now I will have to research it. I DO NOT want more chemicals in us or our environment.
BTW-any time you use a natural batting (cotton, wool, etc) wet and dry it first or it will shrink when you wash and dry your project. I personal love the puckering effect it give to quilts but that's just me.
Thanks for the heads up.
I am a progreen/organic consumer, but obviously am very naive as I didn't even think what had to be done to the bamboo in order for it to become a fiber!
I bought a package of it and have being wanting to use it. Now I will have to research it. I DO NOT want more chemicals in us or our environment.
BTW-any time you use a natural batting (cotton, wool, etc) wet and dry it first or it will shrink when you wash and dry your project. I personal love the puckering effect it give to quilts but that's just me.
Thanks for the heads up.
01-13-2010, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by ckcslowe
BTW-any time you use a natural batting (cotton, wool, etc) wet and dry it first or it will shrink when you wash and dry your project. I personal love the puckering effect it give to quilts but that's just me.
01-13-2010, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by PatriceJ
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.
btw, does anyone know if cotton batting is chemical free, including w & n?
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