Beyond the couches, futons, ottomans and bed frames, Furnature offers some interesting non-toxic fabrics. The company offers a line of 100% organic cotton weaves found in a Houndstooth Check (pictured), Oblong Dobby, Herringbone, a Textured Weave, a Finer Texture, a Washed Cotton Chenille and Dimpled Chenille Texture. They also offer a couple of cotton/bamboo blends in a Diamond Dobby pattern and Greige Herringbone. They even have a pretty decent looking organic cotton velvet, something that you definitely don’t see every day! They also offer a line of 14 colors of cotton twill. What is interesting about this fabric is that it contains no sizing or chemical finishes. And they claim that the twill and any of their other fabrics in stock can be detoxed with their SafeWash. From their website: SafeWash entails washing the fabric repeatedly in a bath of baking soda and then of vinegar. The treated surfaces can be broken down and removed through this process, rendering the fabric free of these toxins. The baking soda and vinegar also neutralizes dye smells, too. It is an interesting concept, washing the toxins out of treated fabric. It does seem like an unnecessary step, though, and could be avoided if the fabrics weren’t treated in the first place. But for now, for anyone suffering from Multiple Chemical Sensitivity or wants toxic free fabric, Furnature seems to be a good choice. [Image from Furnature website]
