The last job I worked in NC before leaving was in
a cotton mill. We would get bundles of "raw" uncleaned
cotton and have to process it all the way to point that
it became blanket yarn.
Working in a cotton mill is hard and hot work. On the
average 90 degree summer day outside the heat index in
the plant would be about 135+ degrees and that was WITH
fans blowing.
This is the TYPE of blanket yarn we made. Each "core"
would weigh 8-10 pounds.
The second photo is not one of the designs the company
made, but it is same STYLE and TYPE (with the fringe). I
have a USAF blanket that I bought at the retail outlet store
the company had.
"raw" unbleached cotton blanket yarn
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example of KIND of blanket that yarn was used in.
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