Tag: Apparel

  • Bamboo:  Forest to Fabric. Is Traceability, and Sustainability a pipe dream?

    Bamboo: Forest to Fabric. Is Traceability, and Sustainability a pipe dream?

    Since we last wrote about this topic, the process of tracing bamboo production from Forest into Fabric has garnered much attention, and disheartened disinterest, for its potential for sustainability and traceability, in recent years. According to a 2019 study published in the International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, bamboo fabric production can have a lower…

  • Bamboo: Forest to Fabric Traceability

    Bamboo: Forest to Fabric Traceability

    The use of bamboo as a fabric fibre has gained much consumer interest in recent years. Whilst the process of turning bamboo fibres into fabric has been known for quite some time, it is only more recently that consumers have given this fibre more than a passing interest. Amid claims of sustainability, being ecologically friendly,…