A Java Fix With Fabric?

How do you prefer your coffee? It’s doubtful any of us would ask for our coffee to be fabric-y. Yet in a sense that is what one Taiwanese manufacturer is providing. Eco-fashion company Singtex has started making shirts using a patented process that converts coffee grounds into yarn. According to the general manager of Singtex “one medium cup of coffee can make two shirts”. Though the shirts look like any other sportswear, they are fast drying and have anti-odor properties. These environmentally friendly fabrics also provide UV- protection.

Though we don’t currently off coffee ground based fabrics, we do carry natural and organic fabrics at J&O Fabric Store:

A Fabric Almost Good Enough to Eat

Can you imagine a fabric as delicious as it is fashionable? In the Philippines this is more than just a dream. There, fibers made from the leaves of the Spanish red pineapple are used to make traditional piña fabric. The fibers contribute to a fabric is lightweight and slightly stiff with an attractive luster. These handwoven fabrics are used to for a variety of applications, including for table linens, bags, mats and the traditional Barong Tagalog of the Philippines.

A Barong Tagalog

While J&O doesn’t currently carry piña fabric, we do have a variety of naturally produced organic fabric choices:

Organic and Environmentally Friendly Fabrics

More than ever before caring for the environment is at the forefront of the news. People are asking themselves what they can do to be more environmentally friendly. The Robert Kaufman fabric company has an answer for quilters, dressmakers and crafters looking for more ecologically responsible fabrics. To that end they have introduced a varied line of organic fabrics. All of these fabrics are part of Kaufman’s greenSTYLE collection. Here are some examples:

Sea-Tiva Cotton/Seacell Fabrics

These exclusive organic textiles are produced using seaweed derived fibers together with cotton.

Sea-Tiva Seacell Fabric: Black

Panda Cotton/Bamboo Fabrics