The diagram illustrates the nine stages included in producing fabric from bamboo, beginning with planting and ending with the finished textile.
Overall, the production process starts with cultivating bamboo and ends with weaving the processed material into fabric. The early stages focus on preparing the raw material, whereas the later stages transform it into yarn and finally textile.
In the first stage, bamboo plants are planted in spring and are harvested in autumn.After harvesting, the bamboo stems are sliced into narrow strips. These narrow strips are then mechanically crushed to form a liquid pulp. This marks the transition from solid raw material to a semi-processed mixture.
Subsequently, the liquid mixture is filtered to separate the long fibres from the remaining material. Following this, the fibres are chemically softened using water and amine oxide. Once softened, they are spun into yarn. In the final stage, the yarn is woven into bamboo fabric, completing the production cycle.