I recently met a lady who is working on developing different lines of colored cotton. She sent seeds away for different family members to grow so the colors would not cross pollinate.
HungryOrca
She has other colors too, learned about her in textile science, quite amazing. Done by cross pollinating cotton with other plants
johnbongornio
So she has to bounce around to avoid contaminating farmers crops, but when companies like Monsanto allow their GMO seeds to cross pollinate neighboring farmers, they get to just sue the farmers into the ground?
GlorifiedGremlin
Imagine how much energy, water, detergent and dye could be saved if this were more popular? This is clearly a good choice for the eco-friendly crowd! I’m sold!
dustenekoes
I saw her on TV decades ago! Sad to hear. She should be raking in millions. But I'm glad she's still at it.
edwardvarby
When I was in high school one of my favorite science teachers wrote to her and she sent a bunch to samples back to him so he could show his students (me)!! That was 20 years ago and I always wondered why it wasn’t growing all over the place by now!
You just answered a very old question for me, thank you!
P.s.
She sent the color in the video and also a much lighter more yellow color and a smaller sample of a vibrant red!
She said in her letter back to him that the yellow ochre color in the video was the easiest to grow if I’m remembering correctly. Anyway, it was cool then and it’s cool now!
cailinanne
For any handspinners and weavers out there, she does sell the raw fiber on her website, as well as a laceweight pre-spun yarn.
For everyone else, she sells socks made from the cotton her website too.
stringcheese
The evil of corporations never ceases to make me sick.
BoxheadHakx
In the past cotton had a bunch of different colors some even pastel almost. I've heard of one cotton that came along with silk road from China that was almost a dark blue. But white is easy to dye, and our monocrop is easier to control and mass produce
Weeklong_Seagull
I hear back in the day Cotton grew in pastel colors just like this from orange to light blue to green.
charliedavidson
I’ve been using foxfire bed linens for decades. The same two sets I bought in the early 90s, to be exact. They are soft and supple, and they show no signs of wear or fatigue, except for the elastic in the fitted sheets. I encourage everyone to seek out her products. My best friends own wildflower organics on lamarr in Austin. Call the store and ask them how to get sally fox’s products.
colleenuchiyama
Superb!!! Why didn't we fight for this cotton !!! Clearly she out foxed the opposition!!! So happy they didn't snuff her out
VIEW-utbu
Sally Fox was a pioneer and ahead of her time. Naturally colored cotton. We would have more natural colors but the cotton farmers kept suing her.
stayinthelight
I was so happy to buy 3# of Foxfibre and had a great moment to talk to her about my beautiful fiber. Spinning cotton is so much fun. Exquisite stuff!
acebilbo
I looked up some of her products still being sold and you can just tell they look comfy! Sadly it’s also really expensive, I think I’d only be able to get a few foxfiber shirts
Coalbold
The fact that it's good quality long fibers and it doesn't fade scares the competition. Consumers might not have to buy so many clothes so often with Fox fiber. I remember when this was first marketed. I was so excited to buy pink jeans that had no dye among the other colors that were promised. I never saw this stuff in stores though and kind of forgot about it. Glad it's still around. Where and how can one get clothing made with this fiber?
puggirl
That’s such a good name it’s looks like the color of a red fox AND her last name is fox?! That’s so perfect
ishaanjain
"oh no a woman is cutting into our bottom line what do we do?" "witch hunt?"'witch hunt."
WenzelSays
Fox fiber has been around for decades great fibers and love these colours.👍😉🇨🇦
