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Across 6. Interlacing yarns. 7. The Australian Dyeing company was the first company in Australia to introduce the _____ process, which greatly reduces water, salt, and electricity consumption. 8. vegetables and mineral ink are _____ dyes used for organic cotton 10. What is the chemical used in the weaving process to make the yarn weave easily. HINT: PVA 11. INNOVA's _____ bleaching process is more environmentally friendly and faster than conventional methods 14. The _____ process basically transforms cotton into the soft fiber that consumers love. 15. Organic cotton is hypo-allergenic and good for _____ skin.

Down 1. What is highly toxic chlorine used for? 2. This machine can be used to harvest cotton. 3. Although lubricants are removed from the fiber, these hard-to-biodegrade organic substances such as _____ are left in the air and water. 4. _____ for conventional cotton uses toxic chemicals and pollutes waterways. 5. The Australian Dyeing Company's new method only requires a _______ machine to dye the fabric, and a trickle washing station. 9. This process removes oils from the fabric prior to dyeing. 12. This weave gives cotton more luster. 13. INNOVA's manufacturing process reduces _____ consumption by 66-75%.