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世界上代表超優質棉花和高品質的地方屈指可數。
我們將詳細解釋使用什麼樣的標準來定義高檔棉花。
將棉花生產作為國內產業補貼的國家包括美國、中國、希臘、西班牙、土耳其、巴西、墨西哥、埃及和印度。
棉花種植在 100 多個國家/地區，佔世界紡織品市場的 40%。 棉花可以在各種天氣環境中生長，包括熱帶、亞熱帶和溫帶。
棉花的種類多種多樣，我們挑選了世界四大棉花。
棉的種類 纖維較長的棉纖維被認為是高檔的
世界最大的棉花產量是中國、美國、印度、巴基斯坦和烏茲別克。
通常，棉纖維的長度約為 2.8 釐米。
纖維長度為3.5釐米或以上的棉花稱為「超長棉」，可以收穫這種纖維長度的棉花的區域在世界上是有限的。
簡單來說，短纖維棉花很便宜。纖維越長，品質越高。
高檔棉花根據原產地有品牌和各種名稱。
棉花的品質越高，它就越像絲綢一樣有光澤，質地也不遜色於羊絨。
（纖維的細度為羊絨 = 14 μ 和 16 μ >超長棉 = 約 12 μ）
短纖維棉花有明顯的絨毛，摸起來不舒服。
面料有三種類型：精梳紗 > 梳棉紗 > 氣流紡紗。 它很昂貴，因為精梳紗使用從長毛棉中收集的紗線。
氣流紡紗是將非常短的棉紡在一起製成的，它成為一種粗糙而廉價的織物。
有一些網站說氣流紡紗質地好，但這指的是沒有舊技術的時代的棉花，並不意味著品質好。
There are only a few places in the world that represent ultra-high-quality cotton and high quality.
We will explain in detail what standards are used to define premium cotton.
Countries that subsidize cotton production as a domestic industry include the United States, China, Greece, Spain, Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, Egypt, and India.
Cotton is grown in more than 100 countries/regions and accounts for 40% of the global textile market. Cotton can grow in various weather environments including tropical, subtropical, and temperate zones.
There are various types of cotton, and we have selected the world's four major cottons.
Types of Cotton: Cotton fibers with longer lengths are considered high-end.
The largest cotton producers in the world are China, the United States, India, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan.
Typically, the length of cotton fiber is about 2.8 cm.
Cotton with a fiber length of 3.5 cm or more is called "extra-long staple" cotton. The regions where this fiber length can be harvested are limited worldwide.
Simply put, short-fibered cotton is cheap. The longer the fiber, the higher the quality.
High-end cotton has brands and various names based on its origin.
The higher the quality of cotton, the more it resembles silk in luster and rivals cashmere in texture.
(Fineness of fibers: Cashmere = 14 μm to 16 μm > Extra-long staple = approximately 12 μm)
Short-fibered cotton has noticeable fuzziness and feels uncomfortable to touch.
There are three types of fabric: combed yarn
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最好的棉花的產區和名稱如下
Giza Cotton（GIZA棉）
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享譽全球的埃及棉花。
其中，僅能在尼羅河流域的一部分地區收穫的稀有超長纖維棉，被稱為「GIZA綿」（GIZA Cotton）。
根據GIZA綿在尼羅河流域的採集地區不同，
分別命名為「GIZA 76」「GIZA 70」「GIZA 45」。
名稱中的數字代表品種開發的順序。
帶有「西印度群島海島棉」商標和標誌，
並且必須加入西印度群島海島棉協會才能經營，進行嚴格的品質管理。
GIZA棉又名「埃及棉」，作為從生產到交付都擁有完善管理體系的最高級別棉花進行交易。
Globally renowned Egyptian cotton.
Among them, the rare extra-long staple cotton that can only be harvested in certain areas of the Nile River basin is called "GIZA Cotton."
Depending on the collection area of GIZA Cotton in the Nile River basin,
it is named "GIZA 76," "GIZA 70," and "GIZA 45" respectively.
The numbers in the names represent the order of variety development.
It carries the trademark and logo of "West Indian Sea Island Cotton"
and must join the West Indian Sea Island Cotton Association to operate, ensuring strict quality management.
GIZA Cotton, also known as "Egyptian cotton," is traded as a top-grade cotton with a comprehensive management system from production to delivery.
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加勒比海棉 海島綿 (Sea-Island cotton)
海島棉（西印度群島・加勒比海）
在加勒比豐富的自然環境中培育出的超長纖維棉，那就是加勒比棉。
其特點是柔軟感、觸感和高雅的光澤。
迪士尼的《加勒比海盜》T恤因為取材於加勒比海而使用了加勒比棉。
在大航海時代，歐洲貿易非常繁盛，綿和絲綢等曾作為貿易中的高級品進行交易，因此西印度也是栽培盛行的地區之一。
因此，由於自古以來保持著適合種植棉花的環境，被認為具備生產優質棉花的條件。
Caribbean cotton is cultivated in the rich natural environment of the Caribbean, characterized by its softness, texture, and elegant luster.
Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean" T-shirts use Caribbean cotton because they are inspired by the Caribbean Sea.
During the Age of Exploration, European trade was very prosperous, and commodities like cotton and silk were traded as luxury goods.
As a result, the West Indies became one of the regions where cultivation flourished.
Therefore, it has long maintained an environment suitable for growing cotton and is considered to have conditions conducive to producing high-quality cotton.
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Supima棉（美國）
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在美國西南部四個州（德克薩斯、新墨西哥、亞利桑那、加利福尼亞）生產的超長棉，這些地區擁有最適合棉花生長的乾燥炎熱氣候。
其特點是特別柔軟、耐用且色彩鮮豔，不易變形。
“美國棉”這一名稱主要指的是高地綿。
而Supima棉則是另一種以壓倒性數量生產的棉紗，
可以說成為了美國棉的代名詞。
Supima是“Superior Pima（高級皮馬）”的縮寫。
原本在美洲大陸上，南美秘魯就已經栽培了皮馬品種的棉花。
以該品種為中心進行改良後誕生了蘇皮馬綿，這一名稱已成為美國蘇皮馬協會的註冊商標。
The extra-long staple cotton produced in four states in the southwestern United States (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California) benefits from a dry and hot climate ideal for cotton growth.
It is characterized by being particularly soft, durable, and vividly colored without easily deforming.
The term "American cotton" mainly refers to upland cotton.
Supima cotton is another type of yarn produced in overwhelming quantities,
which can be said to have become synonymous with American cotton.
Supima is an abbreviation for "Superior Pima."
Originally on the American continent, the Pima variety of cotton was already cultivated in South America’s Peru.
After improvements centered around this variety, Supima cotton was born. This name has become a registered trademark of the American Supima Association.
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新疆綿 (Xinjiang cotton)
Cotton plant field, attribution: Kimberly Vardeman
中國新疆維吾爾自治區出產的超長棉。西域棉。
由天山山脈的雪水和炙熱的太陽鍛造而成的新疆棉。
纖維在世界超長棉中尤為突出，甚至成為全球最高級棉花中的投資對象。
然而，由於沒有像GIZA綿那樣的標準，可以自由交易，因此也成為一般人容易獲得的最高級棉花。
布料具有高雅光澤、柔韌且柔軟的觸感。
雖然氣候多晴少雨，是沙漠特有，但利用從天山山脈引來豐富的雪水栽培出的新疆維吾爾自治區之棉花。
這種極其特殊環境孕育了擁有美麗白色優質的棉花。
僅收穫完全成熟並以傳統手工精心採摘下來，特別製作而成的超長纖維綿。
Extra-long cotton produced in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China. Western region cotton.
Xinjiang cotton is forged by the snowmelt from the Tianshan Mountains and the scorching sun.
Its fibers stand out among the world's extra-long cottons, even becoming an investment target for the highest-grade cotton globally.
However, due to a lack of standards like GIZA cotton that allow free trading, it has also become the highest-grade cotton easily accessible to ordinary people.
The fabric possesses an elegant luster and a soft yet resilient touch.
Although characterized by desert-specific weather with more sunshine and less rain, Xinjiang's Uygur Autonomous Region cultivates its cotton using abundant snowmelt drawn from the Tianshan Mountains.
This extremely unique environment nurtures beautiful white high-quality cotton.
Only fully matured fibers are harvested and carefully handpicked using traditional methods to create specially crafted extra-long fibered yarn.
