Material stories: what is cotton?

Cotton is such a ubiquitous fabric, you probably haven’t given much thought to where it comes from. But aside from picturing fields of fluffy cotton-ball plants, how much do you know about this natural fiber? Cotton is the world’s largest non-food crop - globally, we produce about 25 million tonnes of it a year. From f
Aside from picturing fields of fluffy cotton-ball plants, how much do you know about this everday natural fiber? For the latest installment of our ‘Material Stories’ series, we’ll be exploring the ways in which you can identify quality cotton, its unique properties and the intricacies of its sustainable credentials.

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Material stories: what is cotton?