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Today’s episode is Part 1 of a conversation with Sally Fox, owner of Vreseis Limited, and the Colorganic Fiber trademark. She is a breeder of naturally colored cotton and a dedicated scientist.
Show Notes:
- Sally Fox’s Website, Shop and Instagram
- California’s Yolo County
- More on Soil Microbiology
- Nematodes
- Naturally colored cotton’s Wikipedia page
- Mendelian Genetics
- Ginning cotton
- Tannins found in wine, tea, tree bark, chocolate, spices, nuts, and fruits
- Why do you boil yarn after spinning? To set the twist.
- What does Open Pollination mean?
- The naturally GREEN colored cotton
- What is a monoculture?
- Biodynamic Agriculture
- Sally’s Naturally Colored Merino Sheep
Find your local Spinning & Weaving Guilds!
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This podcast was produced in Salt Lake City UT, with production help from Sid Fallon. Music is by the ever illusive Breakmaster Cylinder.
Part 2 in two weeks with more from Sally Fox and some expert input from Joan Ruane about spinning cotton.
