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Thousands of species of bamboo are in the world today. Bamboo is used for many things from flooring material to food for panda bears. Now bamboo is making it's way into the textile market.

A new fabric will soon be available for our use. This fabric is made from the Moso bamboo. The Moso bamboo can reach a height of seventy five feet tall with a short two months of growing. It is a fast growing bamboo that is great to make into fabrics.

Bamboo fabric will be competition for cotton and linen fabrics. It is a natural fiber that is made of bamboo and comfortable to wear. It is processed a lot like rayon fabric. Rayon is a fabric that is made from wood pulp. When rayon is made they take wood pulp and make it into long thin silky strands of thread and then it is woven into a fabric that can be used for many purposes including clothes for us to wear. Bamboo is made in this same manner.

Fabric made of bamboo is a spectacular type of fabric. It is a highly absorbent fabric that is also be antibacterial fabric. So it may be a good fabric for use in hospitals and places that require sanitary conditions.

Some boutiques and specialty stores and even national chains are already offering bamboo based clothing for us to purchase I think this is exciting news since I am eager to try it.

It is thrilling to think that this bamboo fabric is a great renewable plant that thrives without added chemicals. It is very easy to grow and can help the economy in some countries.

China is the biggest producer of bamboo for the purpose of textile manufacturing. China starting growing bamboo for fabrics in 2004 by the year 2006 the industry has grown tenfold. If this trend continues then bamboo fabric will someday be competition for cotton.

Bamboo is a fast growing plant that can be grow easily and made into fabrics that are useful and comfortable. Growing bamboo can help failing economies. Bamboo fabric is an absorbent fabric that can be antibacterial. More people are concerned with germs these days. People are using hand sanitizers and doing all they can to avoid germs.