Comments on: Earth-friendly Yarns for Eco-conscious Knitting http://greenlivingideas.com/topics/eco-home-living/earth-friendly-yarns-for-eco-conscious-knitting Keeping going green down to Earth Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:05:13 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Guest http://greenlivingideas.com/topics/eco-home-living/earth-friendly-yarns-for-eco-conscious-knitting/comment-page-1#comment-78 Guest Tue, 27 May 2008 21:16:00 +0000 http://www.greenlivingideas.com/greenli2/?p=1839#comment-78 Some of the information in this article is erroneous. Natural plant dyes are not usually fixed with salt or vinegar; they require mordants, including chrome, which are harder on the environment and more toxic for people than are commercial dyes. Without mordant, colorfastness is not possible. Bamboo and soy are trendy, but they are very highly processed and are comparable to acrylic yarn in this regard. Cotton can be spun from the plant. Hemp and flax must be retted in water, but these are ecologically sound fibers. Some of the information in this article is erroneous. Natural plant dyes are not usually fixed with salt or vinegar; they require mordants, including chrome, which are harder on the environment and more toxic for people than are commercial dyes. Without mordant, colorfastness is not possible.

Bamboo and soy are trendy, but they are very highly processed and are comparable to acrylic yarn in this regard. Cotton can be spun from the plant. Hemp and flax must be retted in water, but these are ecologically sound fibers.

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