One of the products that Keranen’s store sells is Satsuma Designs from Sequim, WA. The company focuses its products on the baby’s fi rst year of life. “Our fi rst collection was all in bamboo,” says owner Jennifer Porter. “We used a lot of jersey and velour.” Over time, Porter has added other bamboo-based fabric styles, such as terry cloth and fl annel. “The fl annel is 100% bamboo rayon.” Among the most popular items are the baby scratch mittens,
as well as the fl annel washcloths and reusable wipes. Porter attributes the popularity of her baby items to the unusual softness of the bamboo rayon, no matter the type of fabric. She also thinks that bamboo’s qualities make for the ideal fabric for infants. “It feels like silk. It washes like cotton. It’s easy to care for, it’s absorbent, and it dries very quickly,” she says. Overall, proponents of bamboo like that it is abundant, renewable, and affordable. “From our standpoint, we love bamboo’s properties and what it stands for as a sustainable product,” Porter says.
SATSUMA DESIGNS
bamboo because it’s so soft, as well as being naturally anti- microbial,” she says. The top sellers are bamboo washcloths and swaddling blankets.
Article Resources Wholesalers
Bamboo Bottle Company 530.563.4900
bamboobottleco.com
BAMBOO Designworks
bamboodesignworks.com Bambu
bambuhome.com
Petit Collage 415.839.8299
petitcollage.com
Satsuma Designs LLC 206.604.6465
satsumadesigns.com
Totally Bamboo 760.471.6600
totallybamboo.com Yala
877.578.1730
yaladesigns.com
Retailers and Experts
Corey Dinerstein Green Earth Bamboo
greenearthbamboo.com
Blanche Garcia
bgarciadesigns.com
Raija Keranen Tottini
tottini.com
Lyn Pletscher Lyn’s Linen Shop Idaho Falls, ID
Additional Resources
Be Home Inc. 510.848.5060
be-home.us
Core Bamboo 646.845.6000
corebamboo.com corehome.com
Daphne Olive 301.585.5175
daphneolive.com
DEMDACO 855.544.3226
demdacoretailers.com
Eco Bay Home 480.820.2680
Enrico Products 866.566.9876
enricoproducts.com
Family Games America 514.485.7834
familygamesamerica.com
IGH Global Corp. 626.217.2672
ighglobalcorp.com
Images of Paradise 808.430.8568 iophawaiifi
neart.com
Kaydee Designs
kaydeedesigns.com
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Sue Marquette Poremba is a freelance writer based in State College, PA. She specializes in technology, engineering, energy, and IT security topics. She’s also published over a dozen essays and is the author of a book about the Philadelphia Phillies.
LaserGifts 888.674.6612
lasergifts.com
molly m designs
mollymdesigns.com
SERRV
888.243.4423
serrv.org
Three by Three Seattle 206.784.5839
threebythree.com
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