| Bamboo sheets, bamboo duvet covers and | | | | Now is the time to buy bedlinen from Bamboo |
| bamboo pillowcases are getting more popular. | | | | Textiles Ltd of Lancashire in Great Britain. |
| Bamboo is not only growing abundantly in the | | | | Bamboo has a naturally inherent anti bacterial |
| mountain forest of China but the number of | | | | property so it therefore is naturally deodorising - |
| people who are turning to bamboo bedlinen is also | | | | which is why our bamboo socks are wonderful |
| growing in the UK. | | | | too. |
| Bamboo fibre is a new material developed at the | | | | The feel of bamboo fitted sheets, bamboo duvet |
| beginning of this decade to compete with cotton | | | | covers and bamboo pillowcases is a feel close to |
| and other organic fibres. | | | | a combination of silk and cotton. Our bamboo |
| Moso bamboo is the largest of the temperate | | | | pillows have bamboo fabric for the outside cover |
| zone bamboo species used for bamboo fibre | | | | - the tick, and antibacterial polyester filling, the |
| production, it is the most economically important | | | | very best fibre we could find. |
| bamboo species in Chiana too. Believe it or not it | | | | We also make bamboo pillowcases to match the |
| is this type of bamboo which is also edible, so it | | | | beautiful bamboo sheets and bamboo duvet |
| starts off being soft in the middle. | | | | covers. |
| Bamboo is immune to pests so pesticides are not | | | | On an environmental note again, bamboo takes up |
| used in cultivation or of course in the wild. | | | | more greenhouse gases than cotton in fact it |
| Bamboo is greatly hydroscopic, absorbing three | | | | produces 35% more oxygen from carbon dioxide |
| times its own weight. Bamboo bedlinen is | | | | than trees. |
| therefore about 30% more water absorbent than | | | | Bamboo fabric is softer than cotton, is naturally |
| cotton. Cotton however also need irrigation and | | | | anti bacterial, also gives a higher yield per acre. |
| pesticides, in fact cotton plantations throughout | | | | Who said cotton is best. |
| the world use 20% of all pesticides produced. If | | | | Bamboo is easily washable although it does need |
| cotton had any feelings it would be ashamed of | | | | ironing like cotton. It washes at less than 40 |
| itself! | | | | degrees. |
| The price of cotton in the bale has shot up by | | | | Not surprising then that people in the know, who |
| 20% this year during March and April so bamboo | | | | appreciate the best things in life, are also turning |
| is relatively less in price now than it was at the | | | | to bamboo bedlinen. Luxury with a conscience. |
| beginning of 2010. | | | | Bamboom! |