This wonderful cotton from Vreseis is certified organic as as any dye or dyeing process applied!  This cotton is a bit "fluffier" in texture than the New World Textiles cotton we currently offer and a little easier to spin.

A Bit of History

Cotton was domesticated in the Americas at least 4500 years ago. In contrast to the Old World cottons domesticated for animal feed, New World cotton was domesticated for its fiber and medicinal uses. Bearing lint in tones of gray, brown, tan, and white, cottons were selected from the tropical wilds. It is believed by some scholars of ancient textiles that other colors - such as blue, purple, pink, and green - were also developed by the ancients. However, most naturalists consider the oral histories to be mythology and that these colors were produced with natural dyes.

Cotton in shades of brown through rust and tan currently grows in the places of original domestication including Peru, Ecuador, Central America, Mexico and Southeastern USA. The lint from these plants is used to make special garments. The short coarse fibers require both more skill and patience to spin by hand into yarn.