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Our Bamboo Bed linen is
made in the UK from the new eco, organic 100% Bamboo
fabric. It is soft, luxurious and aids deep, restful
sleep.
It may seem unlikely that
the woody plant that
we all know can make a luxurious, soft fabric but it
does!
It is produced in a similar way to other natural
plant based fabrics. The plant material is pulped
releasing the cellulose and the natural antibacterial
properties of the Bamboo. The pulp is then
refined
Then the process
mimics the way that the silkworm transforms the
cellulose of the mulberry tree into fine filaments.
The liquid cellulose is forced through a metal
spinneret to create a fine filament performing just
like a silkworm spinneret.
The filaments are later spun into a soft yarn and
then woven into fabric of luxurious
quality.
We launched our
newCertified Organic Bamboo
Bed Linen last year after a long search for exactly
the right quality to meet our exacting
specification.
Here at Between
the Sheets that means not only careful research but
also visits to investigate the growing, manufacturing
and weaving so that we can be absolutely sure about
the provenance of our products .
Jane Allen - our Design Director has
made many trips to source our fabrics - throughout
Europe, India and China. Bamboo from China led her to
make an extensive tour to see the complete
manufacture of our Bamboo fabric from Plant to Fabric
Jane Allen with DuRong our contact in China
visiting the “Bamboo Sea”
Jane visited the
extraordinary “Bamboo Sea” in Sichuan
Province. This huge area of Bamboo cultivation covers
an area of 120sqkm of mountain slopes at an elevation
from 600 to 1000m. Nearby this ancient Bamboo forest
commercial Bamboo growing takes
place.
Jane also visited the plant
in Hebei Province
where the Bamboo is pulped before the process creates
the bamboo fibre. This modern plant operates under
strict environmental protocols has been awarded an
ISO 14001 Environment Management System Attestation.
The Bamboo fibre has an OCIA International Organic
Certificate. The OCIA is accredited by
The
International Federation
of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM).
Finally Jane visited the
weaving company, one of our regular suppliers in
China, who also weave our superb Pure Silk fabrics.
We have worked with this weaving company for a number
of years and they assisted us in developing the
special weave for our bamboo that makes Between the
Sheets Bamboo bed linen soft and strong with a
special silky lustre.
100% Bamboo
Special weave for softness and durability
250 thread count.
Grown
Organically, free of
Chemicals
Silky Soft and 3 times more absorbent than Cotton
wicking away moisture during the night
Naturally anti bacterial and anti static
and highly dust
mite resistant
Our Bamboo Bed Linen is made oversize to
allow for a 3% shrinkage in the first
wash
A Renewable Resource
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Processed Bamboo
Filaments being packed before
being sent for spinning
Bamboo threads being
set up on the loom for weaving
“Boiling
Off” the Bamboo to Pre-Shrink the woven
fabric
Bamboo Fabric during
the dyeing process
Inspection of the
finished Bamboo Fabric
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