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A cotton shirt, before it reaches you, c...

A cotton shirt, before it reaches you, completes a long journey. Elaborate this journey starting from cotton bolls.

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The process of making a cotton shirt is- Picking→Ginning→Spinning→Weaving→Sewing i. Picking- Cotton bolls are picked up from the plants in the fields by hand. ii. Ginning- Separation of fibres from seeds by combining. iii. Spinning- Fibres are extracted out from the big cotton wool and are twisted. This changes the fibres into a strong yarn. iv. Weaving- A fabric of cotton is made after the arrangement of two sets of cotton yarns. It is done on looms. v. Sewing or stitching- The cotton fabric is stitched into a shirt.
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