Pima cotton is named after the Pima Indians who harvested the cotton in the USA. However, Pima cotton was developed from a cotton native to South America.
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Please see: http://www.Arizona.edu/stories/build/build-cotton.php and httP://www.supima.com for the specifications of Pima cotton, it's history and development.
Pima cotton will shrink as much as other cottons. Many cotton tops are prewashed for softeness, which should pre shrink them. If not preshrunk and 95-100% cotton, typically pants can shrink up to an...
Pima cotton is, by definition, always an Extra Long Staple cotton. This means that each strand of fiber is longer, which makes for strong, soft, absorbent woven cloths and textiles. Ordinary cotton...