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Me at the decentralised spinning plant.

How a cotton garment is produced

We followed the life of a cotton garment from the plant to the shop. And here is basically how it all works:

1. The cotton is picked from the bud.			2. The seeds are separated from the cotton and used to make oil – this is called ginning.

3. If the spinning mill is close it is taken straight to the mill. If the mill is far away it is compressed and packed into a big box to be sent away.

	4. At the mill the cotton is spun into yarn either with a powerloom or a handloom.		5. The yarn is then dyed different colours.

	6. The dyed yarn is woven into a fabric.

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