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Lori
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Posted - Feb 02 2008 :  08:09:06 AM  Show Profile
I found this interesting article which compares various cotton yarns in a variety of tests for shrinkage, stain release, etc.

Thought you might find it interesting:

http://crochetme.com/Aug_Sept_2005/feat_cotton.html

It is from a few years ago, so I'm not sure if all of these yarns are still available. I have never seen some of them, but that could be because they're not available where I live, either.

Lori

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Posted - Feb 02 2008 :  08:19:25 AM  Show Profile  Send BarefootGoatGirl a Yahoo! Message
this woman has more dedication than i do! what a project! i'd rather create than conduct research.



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Sherri
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Posted - Feb 02 2008 :  08:38:42 AM  Show Profile
I found that pretty helpful as I make my kids hats out of cotton yarn. I really have noticed a big difference in them and I found it interesting that my least favorite, for making hats at least is Cotton Tots because it is too soft and the hats don't hold their shape, was the #1 pick in this study.

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Posted - Feb 02 2008 :  10:31:41 AM  Show Profile
whoa, chemist...or scientist of some kind. I'm impressed.

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