What is cotton?

Cotton is a natural fibre, which is made from the seed wool from several different kinds of cotton. Today, cotton is used for various things, such as making clothes, and you can therefore find many fabrics and yarns made of cotton.

Cotton is a very soft material, which makes it super comfortable to wear. Cotton can be treated in many different ways, and you can therefore find cotton products with different properties – such as different colours.

Cotton Yarn

As for hobby products, you can find cotton in cotton yarn. This type of yarn has a wide range of great benefits that makes it popular to work with. You can, for example, wash cotton at high temperatures without shrinking or otherwise damaging it.

This benefit – along with the softness of the yarn - makes it suitable for a large number of projects, which includes everything from dishcloths to soft toys for children. These items are particularly exposed to bacteria, but when you use cotton yarn, you can easily wash the items at high temperatures to kill the bacteria and keep your items clean.

Cotton yarn is suitable for both crochet and knitting, as it is easy to work with. In addition, cotton yarn is generally a cheap type of yarn that you can get in a large variety of beautiful colours.

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