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Cotton lint is the fibre derived from seed cotton after the seed cotton has been ginned. Seed cotton is the ball of the cotton plant as picked from the field.
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What is the raw material used for cotton?
Cotton comes from the cotton plant. The seeds of the cotton plant are contained in a capsule called a boll, each seed surrounded by fibres of two types. These fibres are are removed by a process called ginning. At the first ginning the longer fibres, called staples, are removed and these are twisted together to form yarn for making thread and weaving into high quality textiles. At the second ginning the shorter fibres, called linters, are removed, and these are woven into lower quality textiles including the Lint. The commercial species of cotton plant are G. hirsutum (90% of world production)
Where did textile workers get their cotton?
obviously from the south where there were cotton plantations..
What machine can do the work of 50 people?
Well, if you're asking this from your Social Studies weekly (Week 21) The answer is Cotton gin, you can find this answer in the article titled "Unintended Effects."
What types of materials are made from cotton?
Clothes that are made from cotton are: some pj's, some tracksuits, polo-shirts and shirts. Other products that are made from cotton are: Table runners, bedding and cotton wool.
What was the cotton mill used for?
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.
What are the elements of cotton?
Cotton lint from the bush is nearly all cellulose.
What is a lint free cloth?
A lint free cloth is a cloth that does give off residue or fluff when it is being used. Common types of lint free cloths include cotton tee shirts and cotton diapers.
Disadvantage of upland or greenseed cotton was?
It was very difficult to separate the seeds from the lint. Lint is a fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant
How is the cotton on swabs different from the cotton in clothes?
The differences are in the fabrication of the raw cotton lint into absorbent cotton for swabs and spun cotton that is woven into fabric for clothing.
How many pairs of jeans can be made from a bale of cotton lint?
215
A disadvantage of upland or greenseed cotton was that it?
was very difficult to separate the seeds from the lint.
What is a spore or fungus that looks like cotton candy or dryer lint?
mucor
How is lint different from cotton?
Cotton is a little more soft but they are pretty much the same thing. They are both used for clothing.
What are pharmaceutic cotton balls made?
if you dont have cotton balls to remove nail polish dryer lint workks too ;]]
What is 'brushed cotton'?
brushed cotton is cotton fabric that is brushed to remove all excess lint and fibers from the fabric, leaving an ultra soft, smooth finish.
Are brushed cotton pajamas real cotton?
Brushed cotton pajamas are real cotton. Brushed cotton is cotton that has been brushed to remove all the excess fibers and lint in order to give the fabric a smooth finish.
How did the cotton gin machine changed the society?
It made cotton fabric inexpensive enough for the masses, because people didn't have to comb the seeds out of cotton lint by hand anymore.
