Dear Mrs. Kania,
the jupon of Edward Woodstock 1330-1376, beter known as the Black Prince, is on display in the Cathedral of Canterbury. It has been stuffed with cotton. Some thing which I find rather exceptional. After all the nearest place, measured from Europe, where cotton is grown is Egypte.
My question to you is: in in which measure did cotton/cotton cloth/cloth made from part cotton and part something else, play a role in 'cloth manufactory/cloth onsumption' pre 1500.
Is it true that cotton (containing cloth) played no role pre 1500?
I am looking forward to your reaction.
Yours sincerely,
Johan Terlouw
Dear Johan, thank you for your question - the short answer, as the link that Catherine posted (thank you Catherine!) also clearly shows: Cotton did play a role. It can be difficult to gauge how much of a role, but we definitely have cotton imports starting from about the 12th century, and while the heyday of cotton comes only in the Modern Age, the late Middle Ages already saw quite a bit of fustian (mixed materials).
The sources cited in the blogpost that Catherine linked to are a very good starting point to explore further!
Dear Johan: You may want to start by looking at the following page and the sources it cites:
https://evashistoricalcostumes.blogspot.com/p/article-cotton-in-the.html