A cotton shirt, before it reaches you, completes a long journey. Elaborate on this journey starting from cotton bolls. [5 marks]
Cotton is the most important in all plant fibres used to make clothes. A cotton shirt can be prepared by following steps:
Cotton bollsGinning⟶Cotton fibreSpinning⟶Cotton yarnWeaving⟶Cotton fabricSewing⟶Cotton shirt [1 Mark]
∙ The making of a cotton shirt is a long process. From cotton bolls, cotton is usually picked up from the plants in the field usually by hand. Fibres are then separated from the seeds by combing. This process is called ginning. [1 Mark]
∙ In spinning process, the fibre from a mass of cotton wool is drawn out and twisted. This brings the fibres together to form a long and twisted thread called yarn. [1 Mark]
∙ In weaving, cotton fabric is made by arranging two sets of cotton yarns at right angles to one another. Weaving is done on looms. [1 Mark]
∙ Now, on sewing this cotton fabric by needle on sewing machine we get the cotton shirt. [1 Mark]
Cotton is the most important in all plant fibres used to make clothes. A cotton shirt can be prepared by following steps:
Cotton bollsGinning⟶Cotton fibreSpinning⟶Cotton yarnWeaving⟶Cotton fabricSewing⟶Cotton shirt [1 Mark]
∙ The making of a cotton shirt is a long process. From cotton bolls, cotton is usually picked up from the plants in the field usually by hand. Fibres are then separated from the seeds by combing. This process is called ginning. [1 Mark]
∙ In spinning process, the fibre from a mass of cotton wool is drawn out and twisted. This brings the fibres together to form a long and twisted thread called yarn. [1 Mark]
∙ In weaving, cotton fabric is made by arranging two sets of cotton yarns at right angles to one another. Weaving is done on looms. [1 Mark]
∙ Now, on sewing this cotton fabric by needle on sewing machine we get the cotton shirt. [1 Mark]
