Green Organic Cotton

i want to buy it at a store and not online.

So you like marketing scams do you? Explain to me what does "organic" mean? Do you know what you are talking about or are you just buying what you think is cool?

2009-09-04 12:23:29 by Courtney

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I've googled for hours at a time and getting nowhere. I'm looking for either woven fabric by the yard in a pastel green aka mint green (aka "baby blanket" green) or any women's clothing already made in color mint green. (preferably tops but anything really at this point).

I'd also consider the shade known as dusty green aka seafoam green.
NO blue, please. (A lot of daltonians out there invariably wear brown and blue these past few decades on St Patrick's Day and try to pass it as green!) ;o)

Any help greatly appreciated. I've tried all the google links I could find. I know it's gotta be out there somewhere. Heck I might even consider knit by the yard, even though I'm looking for organic cotton which is woven and not jersey/knit. Thanks!
Just wanted to add: I'm VERY chemically sensitive, just in case anyone was about to suggest dyes or chemicals on the fabric. that's why it's ORGANIC cotton. Thank you :o)

Have you tried contacting the people at this site?
http://www.organiccottonplus.com/Fabrics .html
I would think they would most likely be able to help you with your search.
Good luck!

2009-07-25 04:26:03 by Serengeti

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4th time posting since I got zero replies (except for one rude person). I've posted this in Do it Yourself, Green Living and under Laundry. I hope this is the right category this time...

Is it possible to dye woven organic cotton with chlorophyll and zero chemicals? How to do it to obtain a pastel green or mint green shade? (It's the shade typically used in baby clothes & bedding in color green)

I've spilled liquid chlorophyll on my counters and clothes before and the stains are premanent. I'm not worried about "colorfastnest" I know it will last. I'm googling and getting nowhere.

I have chemical allergies and was looking for colorgrown organic cotton, in a woven fabric, color mint green or even dusty seafoam green but I can't find that and why I want to try to do it myself. (If you have links to that, please feel free to share!) :o)

I just want a recipe, a how to on how to do it, basically. Please do NOT suggest so called "low-impact dyes", they are synthetic and highly toxic.

Links much appreciated!

Thanks.

What you probably want is Fox fiber's cottons, which are shades of green, brown and pinkish right from the boll.
http://www.vreseis.com/

Unfortunately, yardage is difficult to come by.

Chlorophyll is pretty gummy and greasy, and not a good dye. It will also go brown in time, especially with light exposure. I've watched the action spectrum shift in the UV range in a spectrometer.

Have you tried green tea?

2009-07-24 10:12:41 by Serengeti

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I am reading the book Green Chic. The author talks about a number of chemicals used to treat sheets prior to packaging. She recommends using organic sheets only. She swears you can't wash the chemicals out of the sheets.

I hate being sold fear. And I don't have the money to go change all my sheets over to organic (or listen to most of the advice she gives).

Do you think organic cotton is safer? Is there a way to wash traditional cotton sheets to get the chemicals out?

organic cotton is safer but the chemicals do eventually wash out/off gas so if you have sheets that are several years old they are probably free of chemicals by now. What you should plan on doing is replacing your sheets slowly with organic cotton sheets over time and hit sales to do so.

2008-03-03 05:07:03 by Snowflake

I'm trying to add a bit of green into my life, but I can't seem to find any online sites to buy inexpensive, organic colorgrown cotton t-shirts (women's or unisex). I am also looking for tips on having a greener wardrobe in general, if you have any. Thanks!

Nowhere. "Inexpensive Organic" is an oxymoron because the whole point of slapping on the "organic" label is to charge higher prices for an inferior product. If you want a wardrobe that is more benign to the environment go for synthetic fibres such as dacron or polyester; growing fibre crops is devastating to the ecosystem.

2008-04-25 06:28:06 by Snickers