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Cotton
Ask questions about how cotton fiber is used, including in clothing, first-aid kits, household cleaning, personal uses and bedding.
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Cotton is grown in a field and then harvested, then is put through a machine and made into threads. Another machine then weaves it into fabric. Some times the cotton is dyed before this, though.
Does cotton wool have definite shape?
Cotton wool -- absorbent cotton -- can be fabricated into definite shapes, such as gauze, tampons, cotton balls and so forth. Naturally, during the cleaning process, the fibres collectively have no definite shape.
Who singes Cotton on the roadside cotton in the ditch pick that cotton you black lyrics?
johnny rebel
cotton stalks are the cotton plant residues after picking of cotton. these are simply cotton sticks.
Where was most of the southern cotton shipped to be made into cloth?
it was shipped to far off lands of the pacific
How do humans make use of cotton?
Cotton is used for many things. It is used in jeans and clothes even toilet paper.
You can find cotton in your shirts just read the label on your shirt and it will say the percentage of cotton the shirt is made out of.
Whereas it's true that cotton's main function was for clothing, as time, science and technology have grown, cotton is found in many products and items. Some would include:
Abrasives; Adhesive tape; Awnings; Bags; Bathing suits; Blankets; Blouses; Bookbindings; Coats; Diapers; Draperies; Dresses; Gloves; Luggage; Overalls; Pajamas; Pillowcases; Rugs; Sheets; Shirts; Shoes; Sleeping Bags; Slip covers; Suits; Tablecloths; Tents; Thread; Towels; Umbrellas; Underwear; Uniforms; and Window Shades.
These are only some of the things that and be produced with cotton.
Some of the other items would also include:
Artificial leather; Absorbent cotton; Cattle feed; Chemicals; Cosmetics; Explosives; Fertilizer; Glycerin; Mops; Paper; Paints; and Soap.
Glaze cotton is a high quality polished cotton, it is durable and looks like Silk Fabric
It is mostly used for bed sheets, bed covers, cushions and a light weight glazed cotton is also used for apparels.
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.
A muffler fabricated from cotton wool would not have a long useful life, because the fibres are loose within the bundle.
Is pillow stuffing same as cotton?
Pillows can be filled with cotton, but can also be filled with other materials.
Cotton is cellulose, which does not have any magnetic properties. As well, it is grown in sub-tropical geographies, not in the polar regions.
This extract comes from the seeds of the cotton plant. The cotton place has a high percentage of essential fatty acids. Fatty acids play a large part in the composition of the hydrolipid film and the sub cellular substance. Cotton milk extract stops the dehydration of the epidermis, acts positively on the build up of the hydrolipid film and supports the cohesion of the cells. (answer provided by Lacxox)
Where can one purchase white cotton gloves?
White cotton gloves can be purchased from most US pharmacies. They can also be purchased in many of the large chain convenience stores, such as 7-Eleven or K-Mart.
Where can one purchase Egyptian cotton towels?
Egyptian Cotton towels can be purchased from many department stores, both online and in the store. They are also available at retailers such as Overstock (a website), Amazon, and Bed Bath & Beyond.
What did the he cotton gin factory do?
The cotton gin helped to clean the cotton fibers. It had comb like structures that rotated to take dirt, bugs, and othere things out of the fibers. This made it ready to be made into threa, using the spinning jenny.
How does the cotton wool get be a jersey?
Generally, cotton wool is not spun into yarn per se.Cotton is cleaned then either fabricated into cotton wool or into cotton yarn. Cotton yarn is used in making jerseys.
What does cotton fabric described as 6 oz mean?
A square yard of that material weighs 6oz. It's the average weight of a heavyweight cotton t-shirt, to give you some comparison.
What Southern states had the most cotton plantations?
As the US Civil War unfolded, cotton plantations had spread from South Carolina. The movement from this state took a westward and southern direction with Georgia, northern Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas becoming large cotton plantation states.
Slacks are pants, and in this case, made from cotton cloth.
What did the white planters in the South sometimes oppose Baptist preaching?
Many slaves were Baptists, and a lot of Baptist preachers spoke out against slavery. The white planters needed those slaves to work for them, so often times the planters were opposed to Baptist preaching.
