FSN 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Flax, Gossypium Hirsutum, Cellulose Fiber
7 Sep 2017
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Top producers for cotton are china, india and the us (texas & california) Machine with spiked teeth mounting in a box with a revolving cylinder. Rotating brush (belts and pulleys), removes lint from spikes. Cotton fiber is spun into yarn to make variety of fabrics. Short fibers used in rayon and acetate production. Plastics, coffee filters, stuffing, lanolin, nail polish and gun powder. Cotton seeds are crushed to make cotton seed oil. Grows in arizona, new mexico, texas and california. Egypt is largest producer of long staple fibres. Grows off the coast of georgia and south carolina. Grows in rust, brown, red, beige and green colours. Kidney bean shaped & twisted (+) comfort air spaces (+) easy to spin. Fibre swells when wet (+) may be made to be water resistant (-) shrinkage. 20% stronger when wet (except rayon) (+) improved launderability. Wrinkles with wear low elasticity, low elastic recover. May lose its shape (usually 5% spandex added)
