amaizing bamboo cornucopia

[piranha]

a new vegan alternative to animal-based fibres:  a couple of companies, kollage yarns and south west trading company now offer yarn from corn.  SWTC also has a 100% bamboo yarn.  don't know how either of those measure up in green terms, though.

Comments

[1ginko.livejournal.com]

The bamboo yarn is sinfully textured. I nearly bought some just to touch. What is the durability of the corn and bamboo? Can you wash the fiber like you can say, cotton or other yarns?

[prairierabbit.livejournal.com]

The bamboo yarn is sinfully textured. I nearly bought some just to touch.

Be vewy careful! That how the yarn addiction starts!

As for durability, the corn yarn review was favorable for washing, so if I find some, I may have to try it.

[pir-anha.livejournal.com]

wash it like, wash it at all? oh yes, sure can. wash it like, boil the shit out of it? i have no idea. but then one can't do that with most yarns other than cotton either.

i don't know how long-lasting it is either, and i suspect nobody does because it's so new. but since it's expensive i doubt people will make things from it that undergo the sort of stress cotton and everyday synthetics have to put up with.

i'm gonna buy some and make long swatches to wash, to see how it affects the drape (certain yarns like flax, hemp, and natural cottons really improve with multiple washings).