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Tag Archives: textiles
Cotton and Wool Blending
Like much of our knowledge and language, the word ‘cotton’ comes from Arabic ‘quton’. As with wool and silk, so cotton is a natural fabric and is comfortable to the most sensitive skin. It is soft yet strong; is absorbent; … Continue reading
Posted in anthropocene
Tagged British colonialism, climate change, cotton blending, cotton industry, Covid, disease, ecology, GMO, India, organic cotton, overpopulation, poverty, textiles, Tuberculosis, wealth, wool and cotton
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Egyptian Cotton, Linen and Bleach
5000 years ago the Egyptians mastered the art of bleaching. White fabric was a premium choice and one might say they had a compulsive obsession to wash for personal hygiene and wear clean clothes, and that is no bad thing. … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient Egypt, bleach, climate, corporates, Cotton, egypt, Flax, history of bleach, Linen, national industry, Nile, Pharoahs, sustainability, textiles, water shortages
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