http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/04/15/whats-the-cotton-pickin-idea/ Crafting the Super-Natural Life Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:26:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/04/15/whats-the-cotton-pickin-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-27492 The Worsted Witch » Hideaways Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:42:56 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=176#comment-27492 [...] I’ve always loved the idea of attractive under-bed storage that didn’t look like flattened, oversized Tupperware. Hable Construction has a looker of one, made from 53 percent sustainable linen (I’m not a fan of the conventional-cotton content, however) and handprinted in New England. If the $215 price makes your wallet go into toxic shock, Martha Stewart has a step-by-step guide to making your own under-bed storage box. [...] [...] I’ve always loved the idea of attractive under-bed storage that didn’t look like flattened, oversized Tupperware. Hable Construction has a looker of one, made from 53 percent sustainable linen (I’m not a fan of the conventional-cotton content, however) and handprinted in New England. If the $215 price makes your wallet go into toxic shock, Martha Stewart has a step-by-step guide to making your own under-bed storage box. [...]

]]> http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/04/15/whats-the-cotton-pickin-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-19440 The Worsted Witch » The Deadly Chemicals in Cotton Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:14:59 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=176#comment-19440 [...] Related article: 1. What’s the Cotton-Pickin’ Idea: Problems with Conventional Cotton [...] [...] Related article: 1. What’s the Cotton-Pickin’ Idea: Problems with Conventional Cotton [...]

]]> http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/04/15/whats-the-cotton-pickin-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-3922 The Worsted Witch » New at Harmony Art Tue, 12 Dec 2006 17:19:47 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=176#comment-3922 [...] Related articles: 1. Organic Cotton Textile Spotlight 2. What’s the Cotton Pickin’ Idea? [...] [...] Related articles: 1. Organic Cotton Textile Spotlight 2. What’s the Cotton Pickin’ Idea? [...]

]]> http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/04/15/whats-the-cotton-pickin-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-3057 The Worsted Witch » Clothes Call Fri, 17 Nov 2006 20:23:26 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=176#comment-3057 [...] GOOD: Buy organic clothing, i.e, no pesticides or chemicals were used in the making of this T-shirt, which is good for you and good for the environment. (See “What’s the Cotton Pickin’ Idea” for problems with conventionally grown cotton.) Other tree-hugging materials: hemp, bamboo, and soysilk. [...] [...] GOOD: Buy organic clothing, i.e, no pesticides or chemicals were used in the making of this T-shirt, which is good for you and good for the environment. (See “What’s the Cotton Pickin’ Idea” for problems with conventionally grown cotton.) Other tree-hugging materials: hemp, bamboo, and soysilk. [...]

]]> http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/04/15/whats-the-cotton-pickin-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-1042 The Worsted Witch » Another BT Cotton Controversy Sat, 10 Jun 2006 03:42:34 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=176#comment-1042 [...] Bt cotton is cotton that has has been genetically modified by the insertion of one or more genes from a common soil bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis. “These genes encode for the production of insecticidal proteins, and thus, genetically transformed plants produce one or more toxins as they grow,” according to the University of Tennessee. (Read more about conventionally grown and genetically modified cotton in this previous post and about our friend and leading purveyor of Bt cotton, Monsanto, here.) [...] [...] Bt cotton is cotton that has has been genetically modified by the insertion of one or more genes from a common soil bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis. “These genes encode for the production of insecticidal proteins, and thus, genetically transformed plants produce one or more toxins as they grow,” according to the University of Tennessee. (Read more about conventionally grown and genetically modified cotton in this previous post and about our friend and leading purveyor of Bt cotton, Monsanto, here.) [...]

]]> http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/04/15/whats-the-cotton-pickin-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-932 The Worsted Witch » Organic Cotton Textile Spotlight Sun, 28 May 2006 14:39:17 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=176#comment-932 [...] (Be sure to read the previous post on the detrimental impact of growing conventional cotton.) [...] [...] (Be sure to read the previous post on the detrimental impact of growing conventional cotton.) [...]

]]> http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/04/15/whats-the-cotton-pickin-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-924 The Worsted Witch » Hurray for Organic Cotton: Resources Fri, 26 May 2006 20:45:54 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=176#comment-924 [...] (Read about the problems with conventional cotton here.) [...] [...] (Read about the problems with conventional cotton here.) [...]

]]> http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/04/15/whats-the-cotton-pickin-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-336 The Worsted Witch » Goooobly Gooook Mon, 17 Apr 2006 17:48:42 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=176#comment-336 [...] I pulled out the fabric tag inside: 100 percent cotton. Made in China. I thought you knew better! [...] [...] I pulled out the fabric tag inside: 100 percent cotton. Made in China. I thought you knew better! [...]

]]> http://www.worstedwitch.com/2006/04/15/whats-the-cotton-pickin-idea/comment-page-1/#comment-331 c.e. Mon, 17 Apr 2006 00:23:16 +0000 http://www.worstedwitch.com/?p=176#comment-331 Wow. Thank you for this post. Wow. Thank you for this post.

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