Bamboo textile

Bamboo textile is any cloth, yarn or clothing made from bamboo fibres. While bamboo was historically used only for structural elements, such as bustles and the ribs of corsets, in recent years various technologies have been developed that allow bamboo to be used to make viscose rayon, suitable for a wide range of textile and fashion applications.

Examples include clothing such as shirt tops, pants, and socks for adults and children, as well as bedding such as sheets and pillow covers, typical of all rayon production. Rayon can also be blended with other textile fibres, such as hemp or spandex.

Modern clothing labeled as being made from bamboo is usually viscose rayon, a fiber made by dissolving the cellulose in the bamboo, and then extruding it to form fibers. This process removes the natural characteristics of bamboo fibre, rendering it identical to rayon from other cellulose sources. The vast majority of Bamboo textile sold is actually Viscose Rayon, with no bamboo characteristics at all. It is impossible to determine from what type of raw material a viscose rayon sample is made.

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