In this episode of Exploration Crochet, ReRe examines the long and influential relationship between crochet and cotton, showing how cotton helped define the craft’s visual identity, accessibility, and historical reach. The episode explores why cotton worked so well for crochet, especially in lace, thread work, and household textiles. ReRe also highlights the importance of Irish crochet, and the chemical revolution of mercerization. And finally, the episode addresses the complex ethics of the global cotton trade and its impact on the craft's accessibility including the ethical complexities that still follow the fiber choice today.

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Brahms: String Sextet No. 1 in B-flat Major Op. 18 4th Movement