Eco Fashion: The Way to Go Green

Not many of us are aware of the range of eco fabrics that are available. That is because these fabrics are not manufactured to the extent the conventional fabrics are. It's only owing to a few environment friendly enterprises, that this fad of eco friendly fabrics and organic clothing is soon gaining recognition.

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One such fabric in this rookie league is the Soya Bean Fabric. The concept is not a new one but one that was developed in the early nineteen thirties. However owing to high costs of production and lack of popularity, it wasn't successful at entering the major league of conventional fabrics.

One of the earliest users of the organic fabric was the legendary auto maker Henry Ford, who got his first suit tailored from soya fabric. Ford was a hardcore connoisseur of everything soy and was among the first ones to experiment with this fabric. However not until recently it's once again gaining momentum due the go green agenda and the global warming issue. This fabric is now also being produced on a large scale in China which is also producing other eco fabrics like bamboo fabric etc and exporting it across the globe.

Fabric from soy falls into the Green Category owing to its process of manufacture. This fabric is made by processing the material that's left behind after soya products are obtained. These remnants then undergo a rigorous treatment with different chemicals mainly to get rid of any soya protein that may be present in it. After the purification process id done it is converted into yarns and then into fabric. The chemicals that are used in the processing stage are recycled and hence this closed loop process has little or no impact on the environment.
The fabric obtained is similar in texture to silk. It is soft and has amazing wicking properties. Owing to this it also has good antibacterial properties. The fabric owing to its soft and silky texture is also referred to as vegetable cashmere. It is best suited for casual apparels and for shawls, socks, undergarments and baby clothes.

Another incredible fact about this fabric is that is completely biodegradable unlike most of the synthetic fabrics and other fabrics that are available currently. Thus you can actually dump it in your compost pit once you've over worn it and viola you'll get some amazing compost.