Fox fiber shirt
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Sally Fox, Colored Cotton, and Local Fiber
I was shocked when my friend Phreadde Davis (known by some spinners as “Johnny Cottonseed”) first told me that she grows colored cotton in her yard. Currently a New Mexico resident, she surprised me even more when she said she grew cotton at her former home in New Jersey!
Cotton on a Large and Small Scale
It’s nearing the end of cotton-planting season in the United States. The gorgeous hibiscus-like blossoms and bulging bolls are months away from appearing, but as of May 22, only 33% of the 2017 commercial cotton crop is estimated to be in the ground. The cotton plant is naturally a perennial, but it’s planted each year in industrial settings.
The story of cotton is an incredible tale. Between the fields of industrial snow-white cotton and the small-batch colored cotton that several of my friends grow in their yards lies the rich, complex, ambitious cotton project of Sally Fox. In the Winter 2014 issue of Spin Off, Kate Larson shares the challenges and triumphs of Sally Fox and her Foxfibre Cotton business.
Long before the slow tex
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Sally Fox (inventor)
American inventor
For other uses, see Sally Fox (disambiguation).
Sally Fox | |
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| Born | 1955 (age 69–70) Palo Alto, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | California State Polytechnic University |
| Alma mater | University of California at Riverside (MBA) |
| Known for | FoxFibre®️ |
Sally Fox (born 1955) is a cotton breeder who breeds naturally colored varieties of cotton. She is the inventor of Foxfibre®️ and founder of the company Natural Cotton Colors Inc. Fox invented the first species of environmentally friendly colored cotton that could be spun into thread on a machine.[1]
Fox has been called a "cotton pioneer" for her efforts regarding organic, colored cotton and heirloom wheat.[2]
Early life and education
Fox was the sixth of seven children, born in 1955 in Woodside, California to two real estate agents. At the age of seven, her family moved to Menlo Park.[1]
Fox first became interested in cotton fibers at the age of 12. After purchasing her first spindle with babysitti
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Foxfibre® Organic Cotton | The world's first & only millable naturally colored cotton
So what's up with Foxfibre® Colorganic® cotton?
A quick google search of "Sally Fox" will bring you up to speed on the fabric genius that was able to breed the first long fibre naturally colored cotton to develop fabrics that retained color, but remained undyed. Sally Fox didn't invent naturally colored cotton, they have existed for centuries in the wild. But what she created was groundbreaking - a long staple variety of colored cotton that could be milled into a variety of textiles, including denim.
Sally Fox has been on a quest since the 1980s to share with the world an organic cotton that is not only sustainable, but is unique in its production & aesthetic. The naturally colored cotton is a trademark of Sally Fox's cotton farms located in California, a breeding process she developed to create her signature cotton.
Not only does Foxfibre® Colorganic® cotton do the environment justice by saving on the time and water wastage that is involved with traditional dyeing methods, the co
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