Every year Elliott Berman Textiles imports thousands of cotton fabric. Mainly, the cotton we import comes from France, and sometimes from Italy. However, no matter what country it is from, this cotton fabric is always high-end, and the variety of prints and colors is always breath-taking and to the latest fashion trends.
Do you know about cotton as much as Elliott Berman Textiles does?
Do you know about cotton as much as Elliott Berman Textiles does?
Location:
• Cotton is grown in many countries around the world. In 2004, cotton was grown in more than 100 different countries. It is grown from 45 degrees north at Ukraine and 37 degrees south at Australia.
• In 2004/05 China, USA, India, Pakistan and Brazil accounted for nearly 75 per cent of the world’s cotton production. (Source: ICAC, 2005)
• Approximately two-thirds of Australia’s cotton is grown in NSW with the remainder produced in Queensland.
• The major production area in NSW stretches south from the Macintyre River on the Queensland border and covers the Gwydir, Namoi and Macquarie valleys. In NSW cotton is also grown along the Barwon and Darling Rivers in the west and the Lachlan and Murrumbidgee rivers in the south.
History:
• The Aztec civilisation used naturally coloured brown cotton as a principal form of payment.
• The word ‘cotton’ is derived from ‘qutun’ or ‘kutun’, which is an Arabic word used to describe any fine textile.
• Archaeologists found cotton fabric 5,000 years old at Mohenjo Daro, an ancient town in the Indus River Valley of West Pakistan.
• Cotton dates from at least 7,000 years ago making it one of the world’s oldest known fibres.
• Ancient Peruvians made fishing nets and lines from darker shades of cotton to be less visible to fish.
• Cotton was first exported from Australia in 1830 with a shipment of three bags to England.
Ecology:
• The cotton plant is a leafy, green shrub and a member of the Hibiscus family.
• There are 43 species of cotton. 37 of these are from the Old World (Africa, Asia and Australia) and six from the New World (North/South America, Hawaii and the Galapagos Islands).
• The cotton plant briefly has cream and pink flowers. Once pollinated, these flowers are replaced by fruit (cotton bolls).
• Naturally coloured cotton varieties in South America have come in shades of red, yellow, beige, chocolate, pink, purple, green, striped like a tiger and even spotted like a leopard!
• Cotton is primarily grown in dry tropical/sub tropical climates at temperatures between 11-25 degrees.
• There may be 1000 different insects in a cotton crop.
• Cotton is a natural fibre and makes up just under half of all the fibre sold in the world.
• Cotton is grown in many countries around the world. In 2004, cotton was grown in more than 100 different countries. It is grown from 45 degrees north at Ukraine and 37 degrees south at Australia.
• In 2004/05 China, USA, India, Pakistan and Brazil accounted for nearly 75 per cent of the world’s cotton production. (Source: ICAC, 2005)
• Approximately two-thirds of Australia’s cotton is grown in NSW with the remainder produced in Queensland.
• The major production area in NSW stretches south from the Macintyre River on the Queensland border and covers the Gwydir, Namoi and Macquarie valleys. In NSW cotton is also grown along the Barwon and Darling Rivers in the west and the Lachlan and Murrumbidgee rivers in the south.
History:
• The Aztec civilisation used naturally coloured brown cotton as a principal form of payment.
• The word ‘cotton’ is derived from ‘qutun’ or ‘kutun’, which is an Arabic word used to describe any fine textile.
• Archaeologists found cotton fabric 5,000 years old at Mohenjo Daro, an ancient town in the Indus River Valley of West Pakistan.
• Cotton dates from at least 7,000 years ago making it one of the world’s oldest known fibres.
• Ancient Peruvians made fishing nets and lines from darker shades of cotton to be less visible to fish.
• Cotton was first exported from Australia in 1830 with a shipment of three bags to England.
Ecology:
• The cotton plant is a leafy, green shrub and a member of the Hibiscus family.
• There are 43 species of cotton. 37 of these are from the Old World (Africa, Asia and Australia) and six from the New World (North/South America, Hawaii and the Galapagos Islands).
• The cotton plant briefly has cream and pink flowers. Once pollinated, these flowers are replaced by fruit (cotton bolls).
• Naturally coloured cotton varieties in South America have come in shades of red, yellow, beige, chocolate, pink, purple, green, striped like a tiger and even spotted like a leopard!
• Cotton is primarily grown in dry tropical/sub tropical climates at temperatures between 11-25 degrees.
• There may be 1000 different insects in a cotton crop.
• Cotton is a natural fibre and makes up just under half of all the fibre sold in the world.
• Almost all parts of the cotton plant are used in some way, including the cottonseed, lint (raw cotton fibre), stalk and hull (shell). For example, popular uses for cotton fibre include clothing apparel such as denim jeans, socks, towels, t-shirts, bed sheets and underwear, home furnishings and industrial/medical products such as tents, bandages and cotton swabs
• There is more cotton grown globally than any other non-edible crop.
• Since 1940, world cotton consumption has increased at an average annual growth rate of approximately 2%.
• Cotton fibre can be woven or knitted into fabrics such as velvet, corduroy, chambray, velour, jersey and flannel.
• Linters are the very short fibres that remain on the cottonseed after ginning. Once removed and processed, linters are used to produce goods such as bandages, cotton buds, and x-rays.
• Cottonseed oil can used for cooking or used in a range of industrial products such as soap, margarine, emulsifiers, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, rubber and plastics.
• Cottonseed oil is cholesterol-free, high in poly-unsaturated fats and contains high levels of antioxidants (Vitamin E) that contribute to its long shelf life.
• The stalk of the cotton plant is processed for the development of ethanol in petrol or diesel blends and also used as mulch to improve soil organic matter.
• The fibre from one 227kg cotton bale can produce 215 pairs of jeans, 250 single bed sheets, 750 shirts, 1,200 t-shirts, 2,100 pairs of boxer shorts, 3,000 nappies, 4,300 pairs of socks or 680,000 cotton balls.
• Cotton is hypoallergenic since it doesn’t irritate sensitive skin or cause allergies.
• Cotton is one of the easiest fabrics to dye, making it very popular with fashion and home ware designers.
• Cotton keeps the body cool in summer and warm in winter because it is a good conductor of heat.
• There is more cotton grown globally than any other non-edible crop.
• Since 1940, world cotton consumption has increased at an average annual growth rate of approximately 2%.
• Cotton fibre can be woven or knitted into fabrics such as velvet, corduroy, chambray, velour, jersey and flannel.
• Linters are the very short fibres that remain on the cottonseed after ginning. Once removed and processed, linters are used to produce goods such as bandages, cotton buds, and x-rays.
• Cottonseed oil can used for cooking or used in a range of industrial products such as soap, margarine, emulsifiers, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, rubber and plastics.
• Cottonseed oil is cholesterol-free, high in poly-unsaturated fats and contains high levels of antioxidants (Vitamin E) that contribute to its long shelf life.
• The stalk of the cotton plant is processed for the development of ethanol in petrol or diesel blends and also used as mulch to improve soil organic matter.
• The fibre from one 227kg cotton bale can produce 215 pairs of jeans, 250 single bed sheets, 750 shirts, 1,200 t-shirts, 2,100 pairs of boxer shorts, 3,000 nappies, 4,300 pairs of socks or 680,000 cotton balls.
• Cotton is hypoallergenic since it doesn’t irritate sensitive skin or cause allergies.
• Cotton is one of the easiest fabrics to dye, making it very popular with fashion and home ware designers.
• Cotton keeps the body cool in summer and warm in winter because it is a good conductor of heat.