{"product_id":"2940013033368","title":"Cotton","description":"Among the utilitarian gifts of nature and art we know of none in more\u003cbr\u003egeneral use, or of greater practical value, than sewing-cotton. The\u003cbr\u003etaste which turns into graceful shapes the products of the loom, the\u003cbr\u003eexecutive skill which converts them into convenient and elegant apparel,\u003cbr\u003ewould be powerless without this simple accessory. It is the food of the\u003cbr\u003eneedle, and might almost be called the thread of life to thousands of\u003cbr\u003ethe gentler sex. Yet as it passes through the delicate fingers of\u003cbr\u003emothers, wives, and daughters, ministering to so many wants, and\u003cbr\u003ecreating so many beautiful superfluities, little thought is bestowed\u003cbr\u003eupon the labor, the care, the dexterity, and the scientific ability\u003cbr\u003erequired in producing the article. The cultivation of the raw material,\u003cbr\u003ethe processes of picking, ginning, packing, shipping, combing, spinning,\u003cbr\u003eand twisting, are among the most interesting operations in the whole\u003cbr\u003erange of agriculture and manufactures; and we think the ladies, for\u003cbr\u003ewhose especial convenience such a vast amount of industry, skill, and\u003cbr\u003etalent is employed, will not be unwilling to trace with us in a familiar\u003cbr\u003eway the progress of this great domestic staple from the field to the\u003cbr\u003eneedle.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152501358832,"sku":"2940013033368","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013033368_p0.jpg?v=1763576015","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013033368","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}