Ginning Cotton

Ginning Cotton using a Pasta Maker

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Howto & Style

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• spinning
• cotton ginning
• charka
• charkha

[equadore1]

Hi Lynn,

Looking at your clean cotton seeds, they look like Gossypium barbadense, and not G. hirsutum which would not work well with your roller method. I think you seed to specify what kinds of cotton seed you are using. Eli Whitney invented his gin for G. hirsutum cottons. It shears the lint or cotton from the seed with blades. The roller method is perfect for barbadense cottons. Do you know the kind of cotton you are using with your pasta roller method?

[LynnRuggles]

I realized after I posted the video that I should have specified smooth cotton seeds, not hairy ones, but it's too late to edit it as I no longer have the editing program. I originally made the video for my brother who was growing cotton in Arizona and the cotton I used was some he sent me. I sent the video to him, and only posted it on youtube several months later.

[LynnRuggles]

Yes, these seeds can be planted provided they aren't too old. Cotton seeds should be viable for 2-3 years. I had some for about 5 years that didn't grow.

[DyeSpinKnit]

I love this and am very eager to try it out myself. Thanks so much for posting!

[thedivinemadamadam1]

That is so cool! I've always wondered how the ginning process worked, and now I know. Thanks for sharing!!!

[jukeylynn]

Thanks for the nice video...we are learning about the cotton gin today in homeschool and enjoyed your demonstration.

[cDog8766]

now, can you use thowes seeds to grow more cotton?

[susancoyotesfan]

Brilliant! Thanks for sharing! My husband will be happy the pasta maker gets to do double duty instead of me buying yet another fiber processing tool :)

[egn83b]

Nice idea this will come in handy when we have to farm for our clothes.

[jeannacav]

Nice, thank you.

Too bad I sold my unused pasta machine at a yard sale!!

Oh darn!

Anyway, thanks... jeanna