Some Info About Less Harmful, Sustainably Produced Fabrics

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01-21-2015, 08:51 AM

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Cool, thanks for all the links!!

Someone here posted awhile back about bamboo batting, that it goes through a process that is not at all
environmentally friendly. That soy/cotton batting sounds really interesting!

I'm surprised there aren't more corn-based battings on offer...seems like the US has such a corn surplus. Can't they make polyester out of corn now? (Maybe I'm mixing things up and that's not possible...)

And of course for batting there's always the old-school (and very "green") method of simply encasing an old worn out quilt or blanket in a new top and back.

01-24-2015, 05:16 AM

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I'm also curious about how silk batting is produced. Is it environmentally friendly?

~ C

01-24-2015, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by tessagin

I have no idea of which fabrics are organic or not. I just know I sneeze when I walk into "any" fabric store and it's just another reason I prewash. I have seen too many people not think anything of it to also sneeze on the fabric. Guess they forget that's what tissues and elbows are for. I see people who have a lot of makeup or non and put it up against they're face. Just creeps me out. Call me a germaphobe if you like but I have not had a flu or cold related illness in a long time. Just allergy related from dyes and fragrances.

I get wheezy when I walk into a fabric store and my eyes tear up. It's so sad, because I LOVE fabric. It just doesn't love me. I think that the dyes and finishes have a lot to do with it. On top of that, some stores will have some air freshener, or candle fragrance going on and that just does me in...I have to leave right away.

~ C.