Organic White Foxfiber Cotton from Vreseis Farms
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.
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