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Fiber composition:100% long fiber hemp

Colorways:2

Width: 57"

Weight: 17.4 oz yd2

Repeat: H: 1.25"

Cal 117:Pass

NFPA 701:Pass (with fire retardant application)

Abrasion:30,000 Martindale with application of EnviroSeal Cradle to Cradle finish

10,000 Martindale without the finish

This fabric is named after one of the tribes of the Chinookan Nation, the most powerful group of native peoples in Oregon. The Shoto, along with the Chinook, Multnomah and Willopah, lived in an area rich with the wealth of land, sea and river.

This traditional herringbone is made from our favorite fiber, hemp. Hemp wears very well (being the strongest of the natural fibers), wearing in rather than out, becoming softer and more lustrous with use. This classic has been treated with our proprietary mixture of aloe vera, bees wax and Vitamin E to render it supple, smooth and easy to use. It would work well outside on the veranda or in the kids rooms and could be the base for almost any design scheme

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O Eco Textiles

Green Attributes

Green guard certified
Renewable Resource
Pesticide Free
Biodegradable
Natural Dyes
heavy metal free
Sustainable Manufacturing Process
Contributes to LEED Credits

Other

Eligible for credits: indoor air quality, use of rapidly

Manuf. List Price

Upon request

Appropriate Application

Both Residential & Commercial

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ECOFACTS
Grown Responsibly. The fibers were grown by independent Romanian farmers in an area of the country that has, for many generations, depended on the growing of hemp. These small families use no pesticides, insecticides, fungicides or synthetic fertilizers.
The harvest is dew or field retted: the farmers leave the stalks in the fields to allow dew and rain to break down the natural lignin. The Romanian rettery removes the fibers from the stalk that are then spun into yarn without chemicals, preserving the strength of the long fibers; chemical shortcuts can “cottonize” and weaken the fibers. Dew or field retting is a labor-intensive and time-consuming job, so other farmers are turning to chemical retting. But by supporting our farmers, we’re protecting the earth and helping to keep this traditional method alive.
Old-World Quality. The fibers are then moved to a local yarn spinning facility, where they are dry spun into yarn, using no water or chemical inputs of any kind. At the mills, artisans take great pride in creating lively fabrics, full of character. Since the mill dates from long before the Communist era, modern techniques, including chemical supports, have not been implemented.
Exceptional Standards. The fabric is softened, bleached and/or dyed at our Italian dye house, which is one of relatively few houses in the world that is qualified to produce a dyed or finished fabric which can be a certified “organic textile.” Being an “organic textile," means not just that a fabric uses organic fibers in the yarn, but that every step of the production process has been certified eco-friendly.
For those who are interested, our dye house has received the Italian Institute for Ethical and Environmental Certification (ICEA) for adherence to AIAB (Italian Association for Biological Agriculture) standards and to Global Organic Textile Standards (GOTS).
Safe, Low-Impact Dyes. We invested more than two years of research in our dyes in order to achieve color consistency, colorfastness and complete absence of toxicity. The dyes meet EU and Global Organic Textile Standards to be free of AZO colorants (a cancer causing toxin that is used in many dyes), heavy metals and aromatic amines and the dyestuffs are completely biodegradable (except for some of the blues which can contain copper).
Eco-Softness. Shoto is softened with a combination of beeswax, aloe vera and vitamin E.
Test Results. Shoto is predicted to meet GreenGuard standards. It was tested by an ISO 9001:2000 registered IAQ (Indoor Air Quality) testing lab, which measured the out-gassing of nasty chemicals. Our results were very impressive, well below limits set by the USGBC to allow fabrics to accrue LEED points for low emitting materials.
This test, a combination of gas chromatograph/mass spectrometry and high performance liquid chromatography, lasts for 24 hours. A small piece of fabric is placed in a closed chamber. The chemicals out-gassed for the first 24 hours at a given temperature and pressure are extrapolated to predict the results for the equivalent of a room volume. Based on decay rates for various chemicals, the test predicts the results after 168 hours (the GreenGuard requirement). So based on those parameters, and the results you see below, our fabrics passed with flying colors.

About the Founders
Patty and Leigh Anne founded this company to make the whole world safer while making our personal environments more beautiful.

After forming O Ecotextiles in 2004, they began a world-wide search for manufacturing partners interested in a cradle-to-cradle process of creating no-impact, perfectly safe, incredibly luxurious fabrics.

They began working with people around the world: Romanian farmers who dew- or field-ret hemp stalks; a Japanese mill owner committed to "green" processes, even new methods such as using ozone to bleach fabric; a 100-year-old Italian mill that produces no wastewater; a Chilean mill shifting to entirely green processes; an Italian dye house that produces biodegradable, heavy-metal free textiles.

The first fabrics coming out are, as the sisters envisioned, sophisticated, stylish and "green."

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