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The Story of Cotton
A detailed article tracing the history of cotton growth and production

Cotton's Journey
A comprehensive website that includes a detailed section on the story of cotton

Follow the Yarn
Includes a comprehensive glossary of terms used in the cotton industry and its associated history

Spinning the Web
The history of cotton and the cotton-making industry in Manchester

Gossypium Ltd
The company's retailing website. Although this is an online retailing site, the range of clothing that Gossypium makes can be seen

The Organic Cotton Site
A site dedicated to all the farmers, manufacturers, activists, retailers and others who are devoting their energies to making organic cotton a viable agricultural and economic alternative

The Potential of Hemp Production
An article from Canada describing hemp as a crop and the resultant products. World hemp fibre and seed production figures are also given

The History of Hemp
A brief article tracing back the history of hemp to more than 6,000 years ago

The Hemp Trading Company (THTC)
The company's official website ­ includes a description of hemp farming and products from hemp

BioRegional Home Page
The website of the company featured in the programme that is making a prototype of machine that will break down hemp stalks and extract the fibres inside