Is "Kona" cotton a brand name or is it generic like "muslin"

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06-02-2012, 09:35 AM

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bearisgray

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Maybe people are starting to use a specific brand name/product such as "kleenex" to describe more than one product line?

06-02-2012, 09:58 AM

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LyndaOH

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Originally Posted by ghostrider

Just make sure the Kaufman name is on the bolt end. The word Kona even with the ® mark, does not guarantee it's Kona® Cotton Solids from Kaufman. The word Kona is part of a great many registered names (357 last time I looked), all of which have the ®.

That's actually the point of the test; to determine whether it is Kona from Kaufman or not.