12.17.2006

Bamboo Clothing

Another fabric, one that you may not be quite as familiar with but which is gaining in popularity, is bamboo. It too, like many natural, bio-renewable fabrics, is machine washable. Here is an excerpt from Swicofil AG Textile Services regarding the properties of bamboo.

The fashion world is constantly seeking and latching onto new materials. The
folk fashion craze spurred demand for natural, handmade-looking textiles that
exude warmth, while synthetic fabrics with a sleek look have also recently been
popular. One of the hot item is fabrics made from traditional Japanese
materials, such as bamboo and washi (handmade Japanese paper).


A spotlight grabber at the Tokyo Spring and Summer collection was a series of coats and pants made of fabric containing bamboo
fibers. Bamboo fiber clothes have actually
been showing up in department stores and women's boutiques. An exclusive
manufacturing process makes it possible to create a highly breathable, absorbent
fabric entirely from bamboo fiber. Clothes made of this fabric sell for around
the same price as ordinary clothes and have a
distinctive softness and cool, light texture.


An interesting information was recently obtained
from the market that 100% bamboo yarns show a great elasticity (nearly 20%) in the yarn. Even in woven fabrics a
remarkable elasticity can be obtained. Our supplier partner even thinks that in 100% bamboo fabrics there is no need of elasthanes.


Another positive point besides the already known ones is that bamboo fabrics need less dyestuffs than cotton, modal or viscose. It seems that the absorption of dyestuffs is remarkably better. Bamboo absorbs the dye stuffs faster and shows the colors better.


Bamboo is considered as a much superior fiber and playing in a category of its own. In softness it even beats Tencel.
Our supplier partner in Turkey has been successfully spinning a Ne 50/1 and they hope to go finer. Bambrotex is adding in May a further spinning line and is working on finer fibers. These will allow the spinners to reach Ne 60/1. At the moment this is still future music
The fabric is highly versatile; other garments, such as blouses and tank tops, are also available.


  • bathrobes and towels

  • footmats

  • mats

  • bed clothes

  • underwear

  • close-fitting
    T-shirt

  • stockings


To read more on Bamboo Fiber, visit Swicofil AG Textile Services


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