Natural Fabric from the fastest growing woody plant, Bamboo

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Natural Fabric from the fastest growing woody
plant, Bamboo
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• A sustainable lifestyle and conscious clothing
  are the way forward amidst growing environmental
  concerns.
• With several options available for natural
  fibres, it has become easier to embrace
  sustainability.
• As the fashion industry makes a switch to
  sustainable clothing, the use of fabrics crafted
  out of natural fibres has become imperative.
• Several brands across the globe are ardently
  using Bamboo fabrics.
• Bamboo as a natural fibre has many features that
  can benefit us if we are considering sustainable
  clothing.
• Let us explore Bamboo as a natural fabric.

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Bamboo natural fibre farming

• Bamboo is the fastest growing woody plant.
  Cultivation of Bamboo is hassle-free as it
  requires no pesticides.
• It is a tropical grass that can be grown on
  marginal and degraded land, as well as on
  elevated ground, field bunds, and river banks.
• Bamboo easily adapts to most climatic conditions
  and soil types, acting as a soil stabilizer.
• It also helps to counter greenhouse effect by
  acting as an effective carbon sink.

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Bamboo cultivation in India

• India has rich resources of Bamboo. The annual
  production of Bamboo in our country is estimated
  to be around 3.23 million tons.
• Bamboo cultivation accounts for approximately
  12.8 of our countrys total forest area.
• Approximately 28 occur in the North Eastern
  States, followed by 20.3 in Madhya Pradesh,
  9.90 in Maharashtra, 8.7 in Orissa, 7.4 in
  Andhra Pradesh, 5.5 in Karnataka, and the
  balance is spread across the remaining states of
  our country.

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Transforming Bamboo fibre to fabric

• The term bamboo fabric broadly refers to a
  variety of textiles made from the bamboo plant.
  Fabrics have been crafted from bamboo for many
  years. The process of transforming this hardy and
  fast-growing wood into fabric has only recently
  been refined.
• Extraction
• For extracting the Bamboo cellulose, leaves, and
  the soft inner pith from the hard Bamboo pith are
  crushed
• Soaking
• Extracted Bamboo fibres are soaked in natural
  enzymes
• Spinning
• Soaked fibres are washed and spun into yarn. Yarn
  is used to weave fabrics

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• Bamboo fabric Is it better than other natural
  fabrics?
• Bamboo fabric is softer than cotton
• Due to micro-gaps and micro-holes in the fibre, 
  it has better moisture absorption and ventilation
• Bamboo fabrics can effectively absorb and
  evaporate sweat, hence it never sticks to the
  skin
• Bamboo yarns show great elasticity
• Bamboo fabrics require less dye
• Bamboo fabrics are eco-friendly and biodegradable
• Bamboo fabrics are suitable for summer as it is
  anti-ultraviolet in nature

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• Bamboo fabrics are used to make products such as
  towels, underwear, shirts, bed sheets, and even
  mattresses due to their durability and softness.
• As Bamboo fabric is more breathable, soft, and
  smooth it is also the preferred replacement for
  cotton fabric.
• As Bamboo as a fibre is more stretchable, its
  easy to weave Bamboo fibres into fabrics with
  high thread counts.
• Hence, the resulting Bamboo textiles are often
  thinner than their other natural fabric
  counterparts while having similar or greater
  tensility.

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ReshaMandi is bringing natural fibres to the
forefront

• ReshaMandi through digitization has changed the
  entire contour of Indian natural
  fibres ecosystem.
• By creating a value-added supply chain,
  ReshaMandi is benefiting all the stakeholders and
  is also bringing natural fibres to the forefront.
  
• With effective processes in place, ReshaMandi is
  increasing the production of natural fibres. It
  is making raw materials easily accessible to yarn
  manufacturers and amplifying natural fibre yarn
  production.
• It is facilitating hassle-free natural fibre
  yarn procurement to weavers and is helping them
  weave better quality natural fabrics.
• All these efforts culminate in making sustainable
  natural fabrics more accessible to the common
  man.

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