Cotton

Being a natural fiber instead of a synthetic one, such as polyester, cotton dyes very well. Just follow the directions on the dye package, and you should have good results.

But if you are dyeing to a very dark color, you may need to use extra dye, or you can add a bit of black dye to the color you have, which will give you a bit darker shade. Just don't add too much of the black, just a little will do.

Egyptian cotton is grown in soil along the banks of the Nile river. Because it has unusually long fibers, it can be spun into finer threads.

Similar long-staple cotton originally grown on the Pima Indian Reservation in Arizona is known as Pima cotton. It is also very good quality.

Jacquard is a certain type of weave producing quite intricate patterns. The patterns are achieved on a special type of loom that was invented in the late 18th Century by Joseph Marie Jacquard of France. It used punch cards to create the patterns and was thus an early precursor of the computer.

Cotton does wear out after prolonged use. After wearing cotton clothing for a decent amount of time, the cotton begins to wear out. This may lead to wholes or fraying.

No, but some cottons are treated to be less prone to wrinkles.

Cotton wool -- a rather UK-centric term -- is raw cotton with major impurities removed, usually used for surgical dressings, tampons and so forth -- highly absorbent cotton.

Its density probably depends on its intended use.

The cotton gin helped improve the cotton industry.

flammable, soft, malluble, spring like, returns to original shape when squshed

The "cotton industry" is the general term for the combined efforts of every company that grows cotton, that buys and sells cotton, that manufactures and markets cotton products. (i.e. clothing and Q-tips).

As the name suggests, cotton balls are made from cotton-producing plants.

Of course people still grow cotton, but in the years leading up to the Civil War cotton was grown in the South. It was a difficult crop to grow, and was actually on the decline until Eli Whitney's cotton gin was introduced. This simple machine pulled the cotton away from the seeds. Combine this with free slave labor, and cotton became much more profitable. However, as the soil exhausted, the crop moved further west. It did particularly well in an area called the Black Belt, named so because the soil was so dark and rich. Soon, all the South proclaimed, "Cotton is King!"

poly cotton is a fabric you can use for making bed sheets and clothes.It is made of 51% cotton and 49% polyester and that's were the name comes from.

Cotton comes from plants and is formed into balls after processing. The cotton boll that contains the cotton lint also contains seeds, which are removed as part of the processing steps.

It made a few rich, enhanced the southern economy and kept slavery alive.

The symbol for cotton is lines with a cloudy blob on the front. The lines represent the plowed fields that the cotton grows in. The cloudy blob represents cotton itself.

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No. Viscose is a man-made fibre, made from regenerated wool cellulose.

Wool is fabricated from animal fleece.

Because the thread does not breaks due to presence of moisture.

Commonly $4 per yard to $12 per yard. Some higher quality cotton fabrics will cost more than that.

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Cotton accounted for a growing proportion of U.S. exports-more than half in 1960.

No, there is no elasticity in cotton at all

Cotton nightgowns can be purchased from many different stores and retailers. Some examples that sell cotton nightgowns include HerRoom and Lord & Taylor.

A machine that removed seeds from cotton (APEX)

Threshing machine

Sea island has the longest fiber and easiest to clean (seeds came out easier). Upland cotton had pesky seed in them and was hard to clean.