1.   Anokhi sells clothing made from pretty, subtly colored cottons that are handblock printed.

2.   By painstakingly cross-breeding long-fiber white cotton with short-fiber colored cotton, Ms. Fox came up with long-fiber colored varieties.

3.   Each has knotty pine log-style walls, redwood floors, twig chairs with cotton cushions, a ceiling fan and a brightly colored cotton rug.

4.   Naturally colored cottons are made up of short fibers rather than the long fibers that characterize white cotton.

5.   Naturally colored cottons have been cultivated in Peru, India, Russia and other countries for centuries.

6.   Rather than fading, the naturally colored cotton fabrics often get brighter with repeated washing.

7.   The colored cotton seeds are the same hues as the cotton itself, which has sparked comment when they are sold as cow feed.

8.   The film follows a brightly colored cotton dress from its design to its ignominious demise.

9.   The more common bouti is a quilt made from gaily colored printed cottons that are stitched in tight rows or diamond patterns.

10.   But yields on colored cotton are lower, so farmers may not see much difference in profits.