Cotton substitute
#34
Originally Posted by Gingersnap
used the bamboo once but has anyone used the batting made from plastic bottles. what are thge pros and cons?
#36
I am primarily a dressmaker and a knitter. In knitting yarns, I absolutley HATE bamboo. It's slippery and slick and has wimpy drape, and once knitted keeps on growing and growing and growing. I can't imagine ever switching from cotton fabrics to bamboo, soy, corn, or the like.
Like BellaBoo, I don't buy the "green" technology hype we are having shoved down our throats left and right. There are always "Progressives", hungry to reinvent the wheel, who usually end up having to admit to failure.
If it ain't broke, don't "fix" it... Maybe the shortage of cotton for China will revitalize some cotton farming in America. I heard a startling figure on the radio the other day, that 60% of all U.S. farms today only gross $10,000 or less annually. That is just pitiful.
Like BellaBoo, I don't buy the "green" technology hype we are having shoved down our throats left and right. There are always "Progressives", hungry to reinvent the wheel, who usually end up having to admit to failure.
If it ain't broke, don't "fix" it... Maybe the shortage of cotton for China will revitalize some cotton farming in America. I heard a startling figure on the radio the other day, that 60% of all U.S. farms today only gross $10,000 or less annually. That is just pitiful.
#38
Originally Posted by mrspete
Has anyone learned whether the world markets have found a substitute for Cotton! This southern gal just briefly heard something so if I relate it, do not take if for fact. BUT, agricultural world recognizes that cotton depletes the soil and has to be replanted each year. That means more treatments to soil and more labor to replant and cultivate. The bamboo plant is a staple plant in that it can be cut and never have to be replanted and needs little soil treatment. The fibers from the bamboo plant are spun as we do our cotton. NOW I am stretching to imagine this but I think it would be a wonderful 'green' route. Any feed?
Blessings,
Ruth
Blessings,
Ruth
#40
Originally Posted by mshawii
Any idea how much it costs and if the quilt stores are going to carry it?
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