Cotton
:For information on the cotton plant, see cotton plant.
Cotton processing
After cultivation, cotton is harvested at the farm, and goes through multiple processes. Before processing, there are 3 stages:
Related Topics:
Cultivation - Cotton
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- Ginning
- Spinning
- Weaving
- Singeing
- Desizing
- Scouring
- Bleaching
- Mercerizing
- Dyeing
- Finishing
After weaving, cotton typically fabric passes through several processing stages. After some stages the fabric can be directly used in the final product, for example unbleached cloth is used in grain bags. Typical stages are:
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~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | History |
| ► | Production |
| ► | Cotton processing |
| ► | Uses |
| ► | Fair trade |
| ► | Old British cotton yarn measures |
| ► | References and further reading |
| ► | External links |
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