Bamboo Yarn

The properties of bamboo yarn and fabric make bath robes, towels, sheets and bedding, clothes and underwear, incredibly luxurious and comfortable, and soft to use and wear.

Bamboo fibre has a round surface that makes it comfortable when next to your skin because it is smooth. As it is also a natural fibre, it is much better than synthetic fibres and will not irritate.

See the range of colours and weights further down this page.

Absorbent

Using this yarn to knit clothes for anyone, including baby clothes, give you a garment that is not only soft and non irritable it also has a higher absorbency rate than many other natural yarns. It is reportedly three to four times more absorbent than cotton for example.

The plants themselves have the fastest growth rate of any other plant in the world, and it is because they have a high level of water absorbency rate that they can grow so fast. This property is passed on to the fibre and is present in resulting bamboo yarn.

Fabrics and clothing produced from bamboo and retaining this property will benefit you by actually wicking moisture away from your skin with the result of the moisture then evaporating. You will be left feeling much drier and comfortable than with natural materials that do not have this property, such as cotton.

Temperature Control and Breathability

Bamboo fiber also has excellent breathability naturally. Clothes, and other materials such as bedding and sheets, have a natural built in temperature control due to the breathability of the fibre.

This means that if you use a yarn made from bamboo you creation will be cool to wear in the hottest weather. Inbuilt moisture absorption and ventilation both prove to be beneficial, particularly for outdoor clothing, socks, and sheets.

The exact same properties mean you will also be kept warm in cold climates and weather. The fabrics micro structure permits the trapping of warm air next to skin to maintain a temperature to keep you warm.

Clothing made from bamboo therefore achieves fantastic results when worn as a base layer for outdoor activities in summer or winter, warn or cold climates and environments. It will help you achieve a regulated body temperature that would otherwise be difficult and even life threatening.

Clothing

Clothing made from bamboo yarn and fabric is increasingly popular among outdoor activity enthusiasts because of the properties outlined here. Feedback is good and therefore popularity is growing at a fast rate.

Using this yarn to create any type of clothing for anyone of any age is going to provide a natural, durable, soft and luxurious, item of clothing that not only looks good but is natural and has properties that far outweigh those of other natural fabrics.