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Cotton & Cashmere
Unisex Tank Top Slipover
Colours Pea Marl/Lemon, Sand/Pea Marl last few remaining £19.00 each.
Cotton & Cashmere
Unisex Tank Top Slipover
Colours Pea Marl/Lemon, Sand/Pea Marl last few remaining £19.00 each.
Cotton & Cashmere
Striped Button Crew Neck Jumper
Cotton & Cashmere
Striped Button Crew Neck Jumper
Silk & Cotton
Short Sleeved Jumper
Colour French Navy last few remaining £22.00 each.
Silk & Cotton
Blouse Sleeved Jumper
Colours Pale Pink, French Navy, Black, Marine Green last few remaining £23.00 each.
Silk & Cotton
Ladies Tank Top
Colours Rich Rose, Pea Green, Pale Pink/Cerise, Linen/Cerise last few remaining £19.00 each.
Silk & Cotton
Relaxed Grandad Shirt
Silk & Cotton
Bat Winged Top
SPECIAL OFFER
Was £29.00
Now £20.00
or 2 for £35.00
Silk & Cotton
Stripe Jumper Dress
Silk & Cotton
Slouch Jumper
Silk & Cotton
Asymmetric Vest
Cotton & Cashmere
Zip Neck Hooded Cardigan
Cotton & Cashmere
Zip Neck Hooded Cardigan
Cotton & Cashmere
Unisex Cable Crew Neck Sweater
Cotton & Cashmere
Unisex Cable Crew Neck Sweater
Silk & Cotton
Stripy Tank Top
Colours Cornflower/Pale Pink, Cerise/Pistachio, Flannel/Pale Pink, Pea Green/Pistachio last few remaining £20.00 each.
Silk & Cotton
Ladies Trimmed Zip Jumper
Colours Khaki/Cerise, Rich Rose/Pale Blue last few remaining £22.00 each.
Silk & Cotton
Spotty Tank Top
Silk & Cotton
Tee Shirt Top
Colours Pea Green/Citrus, Forget me not/Cerise last few remaining £20.00 each.
Cotton & Cashmere
Unisex Button Neck Hooded Jumper
Cotton & Cashmere
Argyle Sweater
SPECIAL OFFER
Was £28.00
Now £25.00
or 2 for £45.00
Cotton & Cashmere
Unisex Button Neck Hooded Jumper
Cotton & Cashmere
Argyle Sweater
SPECIAL OFFER
Was £28.00
Now £25.00
or 2 for £45.00
Cotton & Cashmere
Unisex V Neck Jumper
Cotton & Cashmere
Unisex V Neck Jumper
Silk & Cotton
Womens Sleeveless
Colours Mint last few remaining £18.00 each.
Silk & Cotton
Long Sleeve Ladies V Neck Jumper
Colours Khaki, Pea Green last few remaining £22.00 each.
Silk & Cotton
Asymmetric Grandad Shirt
Silk & Cotton
Ladies Grandad Shirt
Colours Marine Grn/Pistachio, Linen/Cerise last few remaining £23.00 each.
Cotton & Cashmere
Unisex Crew Neck Jumper
Cotton & Cashmere
Unisex Crew Neck Jumper
Silk & Cotton
Ladies Classic Polo Shirt
Colours Pale Pink, Marine Green, Flannel Grey, Citrus, Cerise, Navy last few remaining £22.00 each.
Cotton & Cashmere
Unisex Polo Shirt
Cotton & Cashmere
Unisex Polo Shirt
Silk & Cotton
Artists Smock
Colours Flannel Grey last few remaining £23.00 each.
Cotton & Cashmere
Unisex Cable Zip Neck Sweater
Colours Flannel Grey, Cherry last few remaining £25.00 each.
Cotton & Cashmere
Unisex Zip Neck Jumper
Cotton & Cashmere
Striped Zip Neck Jumper
Cotton & Cashmere
Unisex Cable Zip Neck Sweater
Colours Flannel Grey, Cherry last few remaining £25.00 each.
Cotton & Cashmere
Striped Zip Neck Jumper
Cotton & Cashmere
Unisex Zip Neck Jumper
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The cotton sweater story
I don't need to remind you about how much you love our cotton sweaters, cotton jerseys, cotton cardigans and cotton v-neck jumpers etc. Our cotton sweater range is as popular as ever, and you don't stop buying them from us. But have you ever thought about were cotton originated from?
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Cotton History
To start with, it has to be admitted no one knows exactly how old cotton really is. Pieces of cotton cloth found in a Mexican cave turned out to be 7,000 years old when examined by scientists, and the structure of this cotton was much like the cotton grown in America today.
It is also known that in the Indus River Valley in Pakistan, cotton was being grown, spun and woven into cloth 3,000 years BC. At the same time, the people of Egypt's Nile valley were producing and walking around in cotton clothing. So it is safe to say people have been enjoying wearing cotton clothing for some time now.
Cotton cloth arrived in Europe some time around 800 AD. It was brought here by Arab merchants. When that great man Columbus, discovered America in 1492, he was pleased to find cotton growing in the Bahamas. By 1500, due to improved transportation, cotton was exported just about everywhere in the world.
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The Cotton Business
The first commercial cotton businesses didn't produce cotton as we know it today.
In the early part of the 17th century, the southern American colonies began growing cotton for their own clothing. You wouldn't have liked one of their cotton sweaters. The cotton was very rough and coarse, and nothing like the Wool Overs cotton!
The production of cotton took a dramatic upward turn in the 18th century. Britain had acquired a large number of colonies which were suitable for growing cotton, and vast improvements in the textile industries machinery lead to stronger cotton yarns.
By the 19th century, the southern American states had grown into the biggest single supplier of cotton to the now thriving English textile mills.
At the beginning of the 20th century, America was growing more than half the world's cotton. This was being made into sweaters, jerseys, cardigans, and just about anything else you could possibly imagine. Today cotton manufacturing is carried out mainly in Europe and Asia. |
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Wool Overs Cotton Range
Here at Wool Overs, we are proud of our cotton knits range. It includes modern masterpieces such as our cotton crop zipper cardigan, and timeless classics such as our cotton unisex Guernsey jersey.
These are good examples of just how far cotton has come, and I'm sure you will agree it has been a very long journey.
. More cotton facts
We hope you enjoyed this page about cotton sweaters. If you would like some more facts and information about cotton, we recommend the following site,www.cotton.org
View our range of quality cotton knits:- Silk/Cotton Fancy Frills Cardigan Cotton Italian Collar Cardigan
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