Where do you get cotton from?

Answer 1

Cotton is natural from the cotton plant

Answer 2

Cotton is a soft, staple fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant (Gossypiumsp.), a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, India, and Africa. However, virtually all of the commercial cotton grown today worldwide is grown from varieties of the native American species Gossypium hirsutumand Gossypium barbadense. The fiber most often is spun into yarn or thread and used to make a soft, breathable textile, which is the most widely used natural-fiber cloth in clothing today. The English name derives from the Arabic (al) qutn قُطْن, meaning cotton. In the 1800s and 1900s cotton was called "King Cotton" because of the great power it had in the economy.

Cotton fibre, once it has been processed to remove seeds (ginning) and traces of honeydew (a secretion from aphids), protein, vegetable matter, and other impurities, consists of nearly pure cellulose, a natural polymer. Cotton production is very efficient, in the sense that only ten percent or less of the weight is lost in subsequent processing to convert the raw cotton bolls (seed cases) into pure fiber. The cellulose is arranged in a way that gives cotton fibers a high degree of strength, durability, and absorbency. Each fibre is made up of twenty to thirty layers of cellulose coiled in a neat series of natural springs. When the cotton boll is opened, the fibres dry into flat, twisted, ribbon-like shapes and become kinked together and interlocked. This interlocked form is ideal for spinning into a fine yarn."

Answer 3

Cotton comes from a plant called cotton plant, The cotton must be plucked from its stalk, but be careful because it has prickles on the stalk.

Once it has been picked it is then spun into yarn or thread.

Answer 4

The flower (ovary).