[MR] cotton

[MaryMizio at aol.com]

What someone said in the authenticity thread (I can't remember who since the 
thread is so long) implied that cotton was not a period fabric.  It prompted 
me to do a little research.  This is what I found out:  1) cotton fabric is at 
least 7,000 years old - found by archaelogists in Mexico, 2) In Pakistan and 
Egypt, cotton was being grown, spun, and woven in 3,000 BC, 3) Arab merchants 
brought cotton cloth to Europe @ 800 AD, 4) Cotton was introduced to America in 
the mid 1500's.  So, all of my fellow SCAdians who've been wondering about 
the authenticity of their cotton garb, relax.