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My Favorite Cotton T-Shirt and the Journey of Cotton Production

This piece highlights my favorite outfit: a white cotton T-shirt from Hong Kong, featuring Chinese dragon artwork and Chinese characters. I delve into why cotton is the ideal fabric for clothing, discussing its durability, softness, and water-absorbent qualities. The process of cotton production from farming to ginning, spinning, and garment making illustrates the journey of my T-shirt. Additionally, I touch on the historical significance of cotton and how cottonseed by-products can be utilized.

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My Favorite Cotton T-Shirt and the Journey of Cotton Production

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  1. By Drake Yu My Favourite Outfit

  2. Features • Got this T-shirt from Hong Kong in 2009 • It has a printing of Hong Kong in chinese • It has a printing of a chinese dragon • It is white • It is made out of cotton

  3. Why cotton? • Cotton is a good material for making clothes • Cotton is a fairly strong textile • Cotton can be made into light cloth and thick cloth • Cotton is water-absorbent • Cotton is soft to the touch • Cotton is a good conductor of heat

  4. Cotton comes from a plant • Farmers plant cottonseeds. Cottonseeds need lots of water to grow. • After four months, the cotton plants burst into flowers. • Two months after the petals drop off, the seed pods, or bolls, split open. • The workers pick the ripe cotton bolls in the farm.

  5. How cotton is produced • The cotton is taken to the ginning mill, where the cottonseeds in the cotton fibre needs to be removed. • The cotton is taken to the spinning mill, where it makes the cotton fibres into yarn. • At the textile factory a knitting machine makes the cotton cloth.

  6. How a t-shirt is made • The cotton cloth is dyed with a colour. • Workers cut and stitch the cotton cloth to make a t-shirt. • The t-shirt is printed with a design. • The t-shirt arrives in the shops and is sold.

  7. Cotton in history • Until 1973, cottonseeds had to be removed from the cotton fibres by hand. • Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. • The machine can do the work of 12 men at the same time.

  8. Things made out of cotton • T-shirts • Towels • Canvas • Bandages • Cushion covers • Curtains • Socks • Swimsuits • Handbags • underwears

  9. Versatile of a cotton plant Cotton can be used for: • Stuffing for soft toys, pillows and cushions • Making craft • Cotton balls, cotton pads and cotton sticks Cottonseeds can be used to make: • Cooking oil • Animal feed • Photographic film • Soap • Fertiliser for gardens • Seeds for next years cotton crop

  10. bibliography • Sarah ridley 2005 a cotton t-shirt Franklin watts London • hazel king 2008 fabric types Jordan hill great britain • Suzanne trocme 2002 fabric mitchell Beazley London

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