Archive for December, 2006

Sunday, December 31st, 2006

Jealousy in the house.

From Rebecca: I bought two of these sheets for my 10 month old baby boy’s crib. I cannot believe how soft and beautiful they are. My 3 year old loved them so much she said she wanted to sleep in his crib and he could sleep in her bed instead!!!!
Rating:  [5 of 5 Stars!]

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Monday, December 11th, 2006

Sock by sock, Side by side comparison.

Smartwool vs. Shirts of Bamboo socks
 
Well, to start, the smartwool was at a disadvantage, since I’d already worn it for a day, but I thought I’d give them a fair side by side comparison.  But, since Mark had a odd SoB ankle sock hanging around and I was wearing smartwool ankle socks, I figured I’d […]

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Thursday, December 7th, 2006

Shirts of Bamboo Labor Practices

Hello Shirts of Bamboo,
I am perusing your online catalog right now, and don’t see any info about your labor practices. I am curious if the factories making your clothing items carry any sort of employee equity certification, to prove that workers are paid decent wages.
If you do conduct factory inspections, I would encourage you […]

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Thursday, December 7th, 2006

How do we get the fiber for our shirts?

From Joesph in Missouri:
I’m a bamboo grower in Missouri, I have heard of the myriad of uses of bamboo, shirts was a new one for me.  I’m just inquiring about how the shirts are made, not to start up a biz making shirts, but just to learn a little bit more about the wonderful plants […]

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Monday, December 4th, 2006

We are famous downunder!

We got a lovely mention on the Austrailian blog BuyOrganic.com.au …..
Looking for an organic gift for him? It’s not always easy to buy a present for my husband as he’s so fussy. He’s almost impossible to buy for but he loves anything organic, especially when it comes to skin care. After trying a few organic […]

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Sunday, December 3rd, 2006

Bamboo Towelettes in the Kitchen.

From James Whitaker in Seattle…
Mark Souder gave me some samples of your compressed towlettes and I put one to an excellent use today. They make great sachets for cooking. Rolled up they cut easily with a chef’s knife (which cotton muslin will not do as easily) that I can use for small herbs and spices […]

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Saturday, December 2nd, 2006

SOB mentioned in FlyFishMagazine

Shirts of Bamboo got mention on the FlyFishMagazine blog as the perfect accessory for the bamboo fly fisherman on your holiday list.
Check it out here.

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