Behold the eco-friendly swim towel. One hundred percent bamboo french terry. Note the swirly rolled edge hem. Only thirteen hundred dollars.* Look out Etsy.
Actually, I’m thinking of making bibs and various baby things with the rest of that fabric. I haven’t fully decided what I think of bamboo fabric, yet. I have bamboo/cotton sheets and they’re nice, but not swish. This french terry is nice. It’s soft and light. I also made a pouch baby carrier with it. Which I don’t/won’t need, as I’ve already made two, in addition to the several ABC carriers, wraps, and slings that I obsessed over making during Mr. Peebody’s early days. Even so, I’ve just made yet another two wraps. Why? Because I’m obsessed. Still. This time I used plain white cotton crinkle gauze.
Lightweight but strong, for late summer. (Okay, so I really just wanted to try out my swanky new coverstitch function. Which is DEEEEELUXE, I have to say.)
I could, feasibly, open an Etsy store for my silly baby wraps and bibs. I even tried an experiment with painting with food dye, inspired by the yarn dying mania witnessed of late. I was thinking that minimalist sketches made with eco-friendly dyes on eco-friendly fabric bibs and baby accessories would appeal to the eco-artsy-mamas of the world. However, my colors didn’t set (I didn’t add vinegar). Note to self: must review proven techniques, and try, try again.
*Serger, $1200 (and that’s after an $800 discount, holy heavens above), 10 yds organic bamboo fabric, $100. Okay, so I used a little over a yard, so the price is inflated. My time, free.
