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cotton thread is used to sew and to make clothing
Cotton thread is used in creating denim.
The cotton mill used water power in order to spin cotton into useful thread. This allowed for greater thread production, which led to more and cheaper clothes for all.
As far as possible, thread type should be matched to the fabric being used. Therefore, use cotton thread for cotton fabrics, silk thread for silk fabrics and polyester thread for any heavier and/or manmade fabrics.
Cotton is not '''made''' by a machine. It is grown on a plant mainly in the southern united states. The "cotton balls" are picked, then cleaned. Next they are combed into fibres that are twisted into thread. The thread is then used in clothing and other items.
charkha is a spinning wheel used in the spinning of cotton in drafting of thread
The cotton gin- a machine for removing seeds from raw cotton quickly and cheaply- and the spinning jenny- a machine that would spin cotton fiber into thread. Together with the power loom (used to weave cloth from thread) it greatly increased cheap production of cotton cloth- and increased the demand for cotton.
"Poly cotton" is a term for a blend of polyester and cotton. The physical properties depend on both the ratio of polyester to cotton and on the particular polyester used. A standard poly cotton fabric would have 65% Polyester 35% cotton, with a 68 pique thread count However a 50% polyester 50% Cotton is also normal this starts to go in percale finish, and a higher thread count, the higher the thread count and cotton content the better the fabric finish
100% cotton should mean that - just be sure that the thread used for stitching is not polyester.
Cotton is used to make textiles, thread and yarn, medical supplies, upholstery, beauty supplies, and many other things.
People during the old times used to take older pieces of cotton and weave them together to get thread .
There are many possible examples such as wool and cotton. The general term is yarn.