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June 6, 2004
Bamboo Sweater
It was laundry/dry cleaning time in the Callalillie household this Sunday morning. I was excited to discover that the sweater sets that I snagged from Century21 were hand washable, though I thought it was a little odd, as the material is really soft and thin—not cashmere by any means, but certainly not cotton.
It turns out that my sweater sets are 70% bamboo.
Bamboo?
I’d never heard of this type of textile for clothing before (though, if you haven’t figured it out yet, I’m not particularly fashion astute). Sure enough, a quick search revealed that bamboo is, in fact, a textile used in clothing. It is said to be fast drying, however I can attest to the fact that it’s been six hours and my sweaters are still damp.
Does this mean that I shouldn’t wear my comfortable and breathable sweater sets while visiting the zoo or any other habitat that might house pandas, koalas, or other bamboo consuming creatures?
Posted by callalillie at June 6, 2004 7:51 PM |
It is said to be fast drying, however I can attest to the fact that it’s been six hours and my sweaters are still damp.
90%-100% humidity tends to extend the drying process. ;-)
Posted by: ccs178 at June 6, 2004 10:46 PM
True, but I did have a fan right up against them. I guess I'm just impatient. I hate labels that say "hand wash or seek dry cleaning"-- you're never quite sure.
Posted by: corie at June 7, 2004 9:13 AM
that's like wearing hemp...except not! druggie!
Posted by: tien at June 7, 2004 9:53 AM
that's like wearing hemp...except not! druggie!
Posted by: tien at June 7, 2004 9:54 AM
