The Truth about Bambo Fibers

Here at Fiber Active Quilts, we specialise in organic quilts, fabrics and all natural bedding materials. 

We have a lot of customers asking us about the benefits of Bamboo as a fabric - or even as a substitute for Organic Cotton Bedding. Unfortunately there is a dark truth behind the hype for bamboo materials.

Bamboo is, in fact, a very hard material. It’s ideal for flooring, furniture as it has a lot of benefits in that area such as bamboo's solid and enduring properties. 

However, fabric and clothing materials made from bamboo is not something we recommend. Because of bamboo's hard and rigid texture, it takes a lot to turn it into a soft sumptuous fabric. Actually, it is expensive to do because it takes extensive processing and usage of nasty chemicals that extract the cellulose from the plant. 

After that, there'll also be more chemicals added to make the cellulose stick together and reconstitute it into a strand that is fiber.
Hence, the “fiber” that is made from bamboo is actually rayon - exactly the same as rayon made from wood. The processing of both is extremely damaging to the environment.

Please use the Contact form on the right for The Truth about Bambo Fibers information and ordering.