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Eriophorum (Cottongrass, Cotton-grass or Cottonsedge) is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the family Cyperaceae, the Sedge family. They are found throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere in acid bog habitats, being particularly abundant in Arctic tundra regions.

Cottongrass

Eriophorum (Cottongrass, Cotton-grass or Cottonsedge) is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants…

A pod of the Kapok (Ceiba pentandra) is a tree in the Malvaceae family of mallows that produces a cotton-like fiber.

Kapok

A pod of the Kapok (Ceiba pentandra) is a tree in the Malvaceae family of mallows that produces a cotton-like…

Cotton grass, a member of the sedge family.

Cotton Grass

Cotton grass, a member of the sedge family.

An illustration of a man hauling cotton.

Hauling Cotton

An illustration of a man hauling cotton.

Hay-caps are made of heavy five-fourths cotton cloth, cut square, wit four little loops, through which we run a slim wooden pin into the hay-cock. The pins hold it better than weights in the corner.

Hay-caps

Hay-caps are made of heavy five-fourths cotton cloth, cut square, wit four little loops, through which…

This table cloth has an arabesque design. It is made of silk, cotton and wool.

Table Cloth

This table cloth has an arabesque design. It is made of silk, cotton and wool.

This table cloth has a French style. It is woven in wool, silk, and cotton.

Table Cloth

This table cloth has a French style. It is woven in wool, silk, and cotton.

The chintz fabric is a cotton fabric imprinted with a colorful floral pattern.

Chintz Fabric

The chintz fabric is a cotton fabric imprinted with a colorful floral pattern.

The chintz fabric is a cotton fabric imprinted with a colorful floral pattern.

Chintz Fabric

The chintz fabric is a cotton fabric imprinted with a colorful floral pattern.

This rug is made out of double cotton in a floral design.

Rug

This rug is made out of double cotton in a floral design.

This cover is made out of cambric, a type of light weight cotton cloth used for lace and needlework. This cover has a oval floral wreath design with a floral grouping in the center.

Cover

This cover is made out of cambric, a type of light weight cotton cloth used for lace and needlework.…

This dress is made out of muslin a finely woven cotton fabric, richly embroidered in flowers and leaves.

Dress

This dress is made out of muslin a finely woven cotton fabric, richly embroidered in flowers and leaves.

Ironing is the work of using a heated tool, or tools, (an iron) to remove wrinkles from fabric. The heating is commonly done to a temperature of 100° Celsius. Ironing works by loosening the bonds between the long-chain polymer molecules in the fibers of the material. While the molecules are hot, the fibers are straightened by the weight of the iron, and they hold their new shape as they cool. Some fabrics, such as cotton, require the addition of water to loosen the intermolecular bonds. Many modern fabrics are advertised as needing little or no ironing. Permanent press clothing was developed to reduce the ironing necessary by combining wrinkle-resistant polyester with cotton.

Wrinkle Free Sad Iron

Ironing is the work of using a heated tool, or tools, (an iron) to remove wrinkles from fabric. The…

This plate is in the shape of a doily, which is an ornamental mat. They are crocheted and sometimes knitted out of cotton or linen thread.

Doily Plate

This plate is in the shape of a doily, which is an ornamental mat. They are crocheted and sometimes…

A close-fitting, usually knitted covering for the foot and leg made from nylon, silk, cotton, wool, and similar yarns.

Christmas Stocking

A close-fitting, usually knitted covering for the foot and leg made from nylon, silk, cotton, wool,…

A machine that separates the seeds, seed hulls, and other small objects from the fibers of cotton.

Cotton Gin

A machine that separates the seeds, seed hulls, and other small objects from the fibers of cotton.

Constructed by weaving textile fibers into a network or web. Fabric may be natural or synthetic. Until approximately the middle of the twentieth century, natural fiber fabric was predominate in flag making. Traditional flag fabrics are wool, cotton, linen, and silk.

Textile Fabric

Constructed by weaving textile fibers into a network or web. Fabric may be natural or synthetic. Until…

A machine which separated the seeds from raw cotton more rapidly than could be done by hand.

Whitney's Cotton Gin

A machine which separated the seeds from raw cotton more rapidly than could be done by hand.

An image showing the process of picking cotton and then loading it upon merchant ships.

Picking and Loading Cotton

An image showing the process of picking cotton and then loading it upon merchant ships.

An example of the cotton plant.

The Cotton Plant

An example of the cotton plant.

The state banner of Alabama, the cotton plantation state.

Alabama

The state banner of Alabama, the cotton plantation state.

This cotton press design allowed for cotton to filter through a windlass, later received by the hoop.

Cotton Press

This cotton press design allowed for cotton to filter through a windlass, later received by the hoop.

This mechanical drawing depicts a cotton press; used to compress cotton.

Press, Cotton

This mechanical drawing depicts a cotton press; used to compress cotton.

This mechanical drawing of a cotton gin depicts internal moving parts, where the machine was intended to separate cotton fibers from seeds.

Cotton Gin Machine

This mechanical drawing of a cotton gin depicts internal moving parts, where the machine was intended…

The common name of bombax is silk cotton tree. The malabaricum variety has flowers that are six to seven inches long. The flowers are red or scarlet, sometimes white.

Bombax Malabaricum

The common name of bombax is silk cotton tree. The malabaricum variety has flowers that are six to seven…

The common name of ceiba casearia is silk cotton tree. Illustrated is the great silk cotton tree at Nassau. The tree and grow one hundred feet or more high.

Ceiba Casearia

The common name of ceiba casearia is silk cotton tree. Illustrated is the great silk cotton tree at…

Illustrated are the leaves and fruits of the silk cotton tree, ceiba casearia. The leaves are smooth and four to six inches long. The cotton like material inside the pods are used in beds and pillows.

Leaves and Fruits of Silk Cotton Tree

Illustrated are the leaves and fruits of the silk cotton tree, ceiba casearia. The leaves are smooth…

The cotton boll is a result of a carpel breaking open and covering the seeds.

Cotton Boll

The cotton boll is a result of a carpel breaking open and covering the seeds.

A tumbler containing a piece of potato. It is covered with cotton. This is used to grow bacteria.

Tumbler

A tumbler containing a piece of potato. It is covered with cotton. This is used to grow bacteria.

A cotton plant.

cotton plant

A cotton plant.

The cotton plant.

Cotton

The cotton plant.

Cotton manufacture. Fig. 1, saw gin.

Cotton Manufacture

Cotton manufacture. Fig. 1, saw gin.

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 2, roller gin.

Cotton Gin

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 2, roller gin.

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 3, churka gin: cotton is crushed between wooden rollers by hand power.

Churka Gin

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 3, churka gin: cotton is crushed between wooden rollers by hand power.

A bale-breaking machine.

Bale-breaking Machine

A bale-breaking machine.

Cotton gin lapper.

Lapper

Cotton gin lapper.

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 2, flat carding machine.

Manufacturing

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 2, flat carding machine.

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 5, opening machine.

Opening Machine

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 5, opening machine.

Cotton Manufacturing. Fig. 3B, roller carding machine.

Carding Machine

Cotton Manufacturing. Fig. 3B, roller carding machine.

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 4B, drawing frame.

Drawing Frame

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 4B, drawing frame.

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 5B, Roving machine with rack and pinion adjustment for raising and lowering bobbins to secure even winding.

Roving Machine

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 5B, Roving machine with rack and pinion adjustment for raising and lowering…

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 1C, differential motion gear for slubbing machine.

Motion Gear

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 1C, differential motion gear for slubbing machine.

Cotton Manufacturing. Fig. 2C, Ring spinning machine.

Spinning Machine

Cotton Manufacturing. Fig. 2C, Ring spinning machine.

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 5C, mule spinning machine.

Mule-spinning Machine

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 5C, mule spinning machine.

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 4C, Warder's bobbin winding machine, with cam motion for raising and lowering guides to secure even winding.

Winding Machine

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 4C, Warder's bobbin winding machine, with cam motion for raising and lowering…

Cotton Manufacturing. Fig. 5C, beam warping machine.

Beam Warping Machine

Cotton Manufacturing. Fig. 5C, beam warping machine.

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 6C, slasher.

Slasher

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 6C, slasher.

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 1D, hand loom.

Hand Loom

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 1D, hand loom.

A hand loom - front view.

Loom

A hand loom - front view.

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 2D, tappet motion: A, B, cams on shaft C, operate the tappet levers D, E by means of pedals F, and raise or lower the healds G as required.

Tappet Motion

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 2D, tappet motion: A, B, cams on shaft C, operate the tappet levers D, E…

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 4D, Dobby motion: The knife beam (A), rises and falls with the motion of the loom, and the hooks in the upright position (B) rise and fall with (A); a revolving drum (D), fitted with pegs (E), forces back the springs (F), and y the rods (H) with hooks (G) are thrown back, and the healds attached to these do not rise with (A).

Dobby Motion

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 4D, Dobby motion: The knife beam (A), rises and falls with the motion of…

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 5D, Jacquard motion. The hooks are held upright by rods connected by spiral springs, a card pressing against the ends of these, pierced with holes opposite the ends of the rods connected with the required hooks; the arrangement of holes in the card thus determines the pattern which is woven.

Jacquard Motion

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 5D, Jacquard motion. The hooks are held upright by rods connected by spiral…

Sweeps and scrape used to cultivate cotton.

Cotton Cultivating

Sweeps and scrape used to cultivate cotton.

A punctured cotton square from a boll-weevil and "flaring" of bracts.

Cotton Insect Damage

A punctured cotton square from a boll-weevil and "flaring" of bracts.

Cotton plant in the budding stage.

Cotton Plant

Cotton plant in the budding stage.