I have had a guest series of posts related to cotton getting a bit dusty. I needed to dust it off and get back into getting people to tell their stories of how cotton is the fabric of their lives here on my blog. I have been one of many talking about FFA on social media this week (afterall it… Read More
Changes in Cotton Fashion Takes a Bite Out of the U.S. Dollar
A great article in The Washington Post gives a unique look at the impact that changes in fashion is having on the resourcing for the paper that makes up U.S. dollars. The is an interesting connection between denim and the dollar. And that is a certain synthetic fiber people like me enjoy having to get a little give in their jeans. Fashion… Read More
Ric Dragon’s Handmade Cotton Shirt is also a Talisman
The other day on Twitter, I saw a friend I met through #BlogChat — Ric Dragon (@RicDragon on Twitter) say he was worried about not meeting a 2013 goal he had set for himself. It was a goal around writing a certain number of blog posts and guest posts. All I could think was it has been far too long… Read More
What’s with that Hayden Panettiere cotton commercial?
If you are a fan of Hayden Panettiere, you know the actress has made a name for herself by playing the tomboy daughter of a football coach, a high school cheerleader and hero who can produce fire and a rising star in Nashville who has more than a few personal problems. Well, she is drawing attention to my favorite fiber… Read More
Your Brooks Brothers Shirt May Have Started in El Paso, Texas
I love a day that starts with a friend alerting me to some cottony goodness! That’s exactly what happened today as I checked in on Facebook and saw that my good friend Carrie Mess aka DairyCarrie had tagged me in a post! It read simply “Hey Janice look what’s in this month’s American Airlines magazine.” and showed this photo: I did what… Read More
How many pairs of jeans in a bale of cotton?, Lee Jeans Asks
I have “liked” lot of brand pages on Facebook and have to admit, some of them eventually get unliked or hidden cause they just don’t seem to get the kinds of things I’d be interested to see from a brand. But some friends saw the Lee Jeans page this week and knew they had to call it to my attention…. Read More