The Cotton Club

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The COTTON is the world’s  soft, cool, comfortable and natural fiber. The exact age of cotton is unknown but there are many evidence were found about its age. Cotton was grown and made into cloth as early as 3,000 years before the birth of Christ in the Indus River Valley in Pakistan. Other evidence of cotton was found in caves of Mexico least 7000 years old. It is estimated that Egyptians were also weaving cotton fabrics around the same time. Christopher Columbus found cotton in the Bahama Islands in around 1492. Cotton was known all over the world by 1500.

Presently, cotton is the world’s most used fiber these days. In 1994 it is estimated the Cotton is the number one fiber used in USA for apparel. Around 63-65% of cotton fabric was used for clothing and around 25-30% for home furnishing and home decore rest was used for industrial type products.

In USA most of the cotton is being imported from Egypt, India and China. Consumers now often request “100% Cotton”. Permanent finishes also added to the all cotton fabric gave a wash and wear property to cotton.
Many types of items are being made by cotton fabric these days. From women clothing to Home decore cotton is being used for many purposed. Here are few examples of cotton usage:

•Women apparel, Kids or newly born baby dresses.
•100% cotton Beddings and  Pillow and Mattresses
•Draperies and Curtains
•Upholstery fabrics
•Cotton Blended Rugs
•Wall coverings, Curtains
•Medical, surgical and sanitary supplies
•Handbags and luggage
•Shoes
•Towels and Napkins

Cotton need warm climates to grow. In United States of America there are many states are producing good quality cotton plan. The following states are the major cotton producers in the United States:
•Alabama
•Arizona
•Arkansas
•California
•Georgia
•Louisiana
•Mississippi
•Missouri
•New Mexico

Cotton fabrics are very soft and comfortable to wear on other hand it is having very absorbing capabilities. Cotton garments absorb perspiration, thus keeping the person more comfortable. Cotton wrinkles very easily. However, to make this fabric wrinkle free it is required to blend with other polyester fabric.It is very important to read the level of the fabric before buying.