lisa-rayner:
My swatch collection of organic, naturally colored cotton fabrics sold by Sally Fox in the 1990s, many of them made of 100% naturally colored cotton. Twills, denims, sheeting, chambray, jersey knit, canvas, broadcloth, plaids, flannels. Some of them mix greens and browns together. Amazing choices. If I had known that the fabrics would soon no longer be available, I would have stockpiled them for future use. However, they are still an inspiration to hand weavers like myself.
There are two samples above that are currently sold through NearSea Naturals organic sewing company: the waffle weave and patterned fabric swatches in the third row. They sell a few other fabrics containing naturally colored cottons mixed with white cotton, too. Colored cottons have a shorter staple length than the white cottons used in most industrial spinning operations. It is difficult for spinning machines to handle the shorter colored fibers (the shorter length makes no difference to hand spinners like me, however). Because of this, the few commercial fabrics containing brown or green cottons currently available mix the colored fibers with longer-stapled white fibers to produce pastel colors.
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