Cotton - Revision history

User 144 at 22:48, 8 February 2008

2008-02-08T22:48:08Z

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	'''Cotton''' is a cellulose [[fibre]] of vegetable origin. It has a fairly long [[staple]] and can thus be [[spinning\|spun]] into very fine thread. It is hard-wearing and takes colour well. However it was not grown in [[Europe]] in [[period]], but was imported from the [[Middle East]]: The fibres of cotton itself are shorter than linen, making it a poor choice for a warp.		'''Cotton''' is a cellulose [[fibre]] of vegetable origin. It has a fairly long [[staple]] and can thus be [[spinning\|spun]] into very fine thread. It is hard-wearing and takes colour well. However it was not grown in [[Europe]] in [[period]], but was imported from the [[Middle East]]. The fibres of cotton itself are shorter than linen, making it a poor choice for a warp and conseuqently tends to make a coarse cloth.

	"[[Arab]] merchants brought cotton cloth to Europe about 800 A.D.. When [[Columbus]] [[Discovery of the Americas\|discovered America]] in 1492, he found cotton growing in the Bahama Islands. By 1500, cotton was known generally throughout the world".		"[[Arab]] merchants brought cotton cloth to Europe about 800 A.D. When [[Columbus]] [[Discovery of the Americas\|discovered America]] in 1492, he found cotton growing in the Bahama Islands. By 1500, cotton was known generally throughout the world".

		⚫	The word cotton originally referred to a weave or finish rather than a fibre or cloth.

			Cotton (as a cloth rather than a finish) wasn't known in [[England]] until after 1300 where it initailly pops up as a surgical dressing (and very expensive one at that).

		⚫	The word [[fustian]] has been around since the [[12th century]] ([[England]]) and now refers to "a hard-wearing fabric of cotton mixed with [[flax]] or [[wool]] with a slight nap" although it appears to have originally referred to a linen and wool cloth.

⚫	The word cotton ~~may have~~ originally referred to a weave rather than a fibre.
⚫	The word [[fustian]] has been around since the [[12th century]] ([[England]]) and refers to "a hard-wearing fabric of cotton mixed with [[flax]] or [[wool]] with a slight nap" although it appears to have originally referred to a linen and wool cloth.

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User 144 at 12:40, 30 April 2006

2006-04-30T12:40:12Z

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	The word cotton may have originally referred to a weave rather than a fibre.		The word cotton may have originally referred to a weave rather than a fibre.
	The word ~~"Fustian"~~ has been around since the [[12th century]] ([[England]]) and refers to "a hard-wearing fabric of cotton mixed with [[flax]] or [[wool]] with a slight nap" although it appears to have originally referred to a linen and wool cloth.		The word [[fustian]] has been around since the [[12th century]] ([[England]]) and refers to "a hard-wearing fabric of cotton mixed with [[flax]] or [[wool]] with a slight nap" although it appears to have originally referred to a linen and wool cloth.

	[[category:Fabric]]		[[category:Fabric]]

144.137.119.138 at 16:00, 22 January 2006

2006-01-22T16:00:01Z

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	'''Cotton''' is a cellulose [[fibre]] of vegetable origin. It has a fairly long [[staple]] and can thus be [[spinning\|spun]] into very fine thread. It is hard-wearing and takes colour well. However it was not grown in [[Europe]] in [[period]], but was imported from the [[Middle East]]:		'''Cotton''' is a cellulose [[fibre]] of vegetable origin. It has a fairly long [[staple]] and can thus be [[spinning\|spun]] into very fine thread. It is hard-wearing and takes colour well. However it was not grown in [[Europe]] in [[period]], but was imported from the [[Middle East]]: The fibres of cotton itself are shorter than linen, making it a poor choice for a warp.

	"[[Arab]] merchants brought cotton cloth to Europe about 800 A.D.. When [[Columbus]] [[Discovery of the Americas\|discovered America]] in 1492, he found cotton growing in the Bahama Islands. By 1500, cotton was known generally throughout the world".		"[[Arab]] merchants brought cotton cloth to Europe about 800 A.D.. When [[Columbus]] [[Discovery of the Americas\|discovered America]] in 1492, he found cotton growing in the Bahama Islands. By 1500, cotton was known generally throughout the world".

			The word cotton may have originally referred to a weave rather than a fibre.
	The word "Fustian" has been around since the [[12th century]] ([[England]]) and refers to "a hard-wearing fabric of cotton mixed with [[flax]] or [[wool]] with a slight nap".		The word "Fustian" has been around since the [[12th century]] ([[England]]) and refers to "a hard-wearing fabric of cotton mixed with [[flax]] or [[wool]] with a slight nap" although it appears to have originally referred to a linen and wool cloth.

	[[category:Fabric]]		[[category:Fabric]]

Tomislaus at 04:34, 11 August 2005

2005-08-11T04:34:12Z

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	The word "Fustian" has been around since the [[12th century]] ([[England]]) and refers to "a hard-wearing fabric of cotton mixed with [[flax]] or [[wool]] with a slight nap".		The word "Fustian" has been around since the [[12th century]] ([[England]]) and refers to "a hard-wearing fabric of cotton mixed with [[flax]] or [[wool]] with a slight nap".

			[[category:Fabric]]

Cian: tidy, links

2004-10-04T05:55:09Z

tidy, links

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	'''Cotton''' is a cellulose [[fibre]] of vegetable origin. it has a fairly long [[staple]] and can thus be [[spinning\|spun]] into very fine thread. It is hard-wearing and takes colour well. However it was not grown in Europe in [[period]], but was imported from the ~~middle~~ East:<br> "Arab merchants brought cotton cloth to Europe about 800 A.D. When Columbus discovered America in 1492, he found cotton growing in the Bahama Islands. By 1500, cotton was known generally throughout the world"<br>		'''Cotton''' is a cellulose [[fibre]] of vegetable origin. It has a fairly long [[staple]] and can thus be [[spinning\|spun]] into very fine thread. It is hard-wearing and takes colour well. However it was not grown in [[Europe]] in [[period]], but was imported from the [[Middle East]]:

			"[[Arab]] merchants brought cotton cloth to Europe about 800 A.D.. When [[Columbus]] [[Discovery of the Americas\|discovered America]] in 1492, he found cotton growing in the Bahama Islands. By 1500, cotton was known generally throughout the world".
⚫	The word "Fustian" has been around since the 12th ~~Century~~ (England) and refers to "a hard-wearing fabric of cotton mixed with flax or wool with a slight nap"

		⚫	The word "Fustian" has been around since the [[12th century]] ([[England]]) and refers to "a hard-wearing fabric of cotton mixed with [[flax]] or [[wool]] with a slight nap".

Karel: history of cotton: SCA myth vs reality

2003-07-31T16:40:51Z

history of cotton: SCA myth vs reality

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	'''Cotton''' is a cellulose [[fibre]] of vegetable origin. it has a fairly long [[staple]] and can thus be [[spinning\|spun]] into very fine thread. It is hard-wearing and takes colour well. However it was not grown in Europe in [[period]], but was imported from ~~?Egypt~~ ~~and~~ ~~India?~~.		'''Cotton''' is a cellulose [[fibre]] of vegetable origin. it has a fairly long [[staple]] and can thus be [[spinning\|spun]] into very fine thread. It is hard-wearing and takes colour well. However it was not grown in Europe in [[period]], but was imported from the middle East:<br> "Arab merchants brought cotton cloth to Europe about 800 A.D. When Columbus discovered America in 1492, he found cotton growing in the Bahama Islands. By 1500, cotton was known generally throughout the world"<br>

			The word "Fustian" has been around since the 12th Century (England) and refers to "a hard-wearing fabric of cotton mixed with flax or wool with a slight nap"

Taryn at 10:03, 1 July 2003

2003-07-01T10:03:50Z

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'''Cotton''' is a cellulose [[fibre]] of vegetable origin. it has a fairly long [[staple]] and can thus be [[spinning|spun]] into very fine thread. It is hard-wearing and takes colour well. However it was not grown in Europe in [[period]], but was imported from ?Egypt and India?.