If you are just tuning in to my blog, I’ve been discussing eco-fabrics. To date, I have discussed reasons to consider eco-fabrics and am now introducing you to the most sustainable fabrics that are being used to design eco-chic bridal gowns. Yesterday, I talked about hemp fiber. Next on my list of eco-fabrics is bamboo.

What makes bamboo eco-friendly?

Bamboo is highly sustainable and just like hemp, it has thousands of practical uses. In addition to making textiles from bamboo, you can use it to build things (furniture and homes). You can even eat (vegetable) and drink (beer) bamboo. And of course, you can wear it.

Also, all products that are made from bamboo are 100 percent biodegradable and recyclable. In addition, bamboo grows very fast, in fact some species can grow up to a foot a day; it doesn’t deplete the soil and requires minimal care to grow. Bamboo also has an all-natural built-in anti-bacterial system (used to make bandages, masks, surgical clothes, etc.) and so it can grow naturally without the use of pesticides. It’s biodegradable in that it can be broken down in soil by microorganisms and so it does not pollute our environment when it decomposes.

With regard to bamboo fabrics, they “are made from pure bamboo fiber yarns [and bamboo pulp] which have an excellent wet permeability, moisture vapor transmission property, soft hand, better drape, easy dying, [and] splendid colors.”

Sources: eco-couture bamboo bridal gown – Natural Bridal Collection; quote – Swicofil