"handwoven (evidenced by the small flaws in the fabric). Cotton madras is woven from a fragile, short-staple cotton fiber that can't be combed, only carded, resulting in bumps known as slubs which are thick spots in the yarn that give madras its unique texture. The cotton is hand-dyed after being spun into yarn, woven and finished in some 200 small villages in the Madras area. Madras fabric is generally regarded as belonging to the peasant class in its native India. Dutch traders arrived in India in the early 1600s to trade in the local calico cloth, followed by the British."
"afford expensive Caribbean vacations during the Great Depression had access and thus the madras shirt was a signal of affluence. Madras (cloth) Madras is a lightweight cotton fabric with typically patterned texture and plaid design, used primarily for summer clothing such as pants, shorts, dresses, and jackets. The fabric takes its name from the former name of the city of Chennai in India. Madras today is available as plaid patterns in regular cotton, seersucker and as patchwork madras, meaning cutting several madras plaid fabrics into squares or rectangles and sewing them back together to form a mixed pattern of various"
"Madras (cloth) Madras is a lightweight cotton fabric with typically patterned texture and plaid design, used primarily for summer clothing such as pants, shorts, dresses, and jackets. The fabric takes its name from the former name of the city of Chennai in India. Madras today is available as plaid patterns in regular cotton, seersucker and as patchwork madras, meaning cutting several madras plaid fabrics into squares or rectangles and sewing them back together to form a mixed pattern of various plaids. Authentic Madras comes from Chennai (Madras); both sides of the cloth must bear the same pattern; it must be"
"of the Kali river). It was a trade port frequented by traders from Arabia and Africa. Baitkhol port (the current civil port of Uttara Kannada) was famous for its natural harbour. The name Baithkhol is Arabic term, Bait-e-kol, meaning bay of safety. Muslin was the chief commodity purchased but Uttara Kannada was also a source for pepper, cardamom, cassia and coarse blue cotton cloth. Situated on India's west coast, 50 miles south-east of Goa, Uttara Kannada was noted for its safe harbour. In 1649 the Courteen Association united with the British East India Company and Uttara Kannada became a company"
"Calico Calico (; in British usage since 1505) is a plain-woven textile made from unbleached and often not fully processed cotton. It may contain unseparated husk parts, for example. The fabric is far less fine than muslin, but less coarse and thick than canvas or denim, but it is still very cheap owing to its unfinished and undyed appearance. The fabric was originally from the city of Calicut in southwestern India. It was made by the traditional weavers called cāliyans. The raw fabric was dyed and printed in bright hues, and calico prints became popular in Europe. Calico originated in"
"well as in other aircraft, where it was tautened and stiffened with aircraft dope. The cloth takes its name from the eponymous village near Narsapur, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India, where the East India Company had a cloth factory. Madapolam Madapolam is a soft cotton fabric manufactured from fine yarns with a dense pick laid out in linen weave. Madapolam is used as an embroidery and handkerchief fabric and as a base for fabric printing. The equal warp and weft mean that the tensile strength and shrinkage is the same in any two directions at right angles and that the"
"Dungaree (fabric) Dungaree fabric (used in English since 1605–15, from the Marathi ""dongrī"") is a historical term for an Indian coarse thick 2/2 twill-weave cotton cloth, often coloured blue. Cotton twill with indigo dyed warp thread is now more commonly referred to as denim, or more specifically blue denim. The word is possibly derived from Dongri, a dockside village near Mumbai. In US English the term is used for hard-wearing work trousers made from such fabric and in British English for bib overalls in various fabrics, either for casual or work use. By 1891 Kipling was using the word to"
"is a clothes and a fish market. Jodia, Gujarat Jodia (also spelled Jodiya) is a town in Jamnagar district, Gujarat, India. Jodia was the well-known port of India before 1947. It has a sainik school located at Balachadi. It is the birthplace of Gunateet Swami. Notable places in Jodia include Umiya Mataji Mandir, Gunatit Nagar, Kach Nu Mandir (a temple having glass studded roofs), Patawala Hanuman, Ramwadi, Gita Mandir, Dariyala Madir, and Radhe Krishan Mandir. The temple complex BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir, Bhadra is located 8 km southeast of Jodiya. Beaches near Jodia include Balachadi and Jodia Bandar. Kotho in this"
"Jodhpuri A Jodhpuri suit (Hindi: जोधपुरी सूट) or Bandhgala suit (Hindi: बंधगले का सूट), is a formal suit from India. It originated in the Jodhpur State, and was popularized during the British Raj in India. It consists of a coat and trousers, sometimes accompanied by a vest. It brings together a shorter cut with hand-embroidery escorted by the waistcoat. It is suitable for occasions such as weddings and formal gatherings. The material can be silk or any other suiting material. Normally, the material is lined at the collar and at the buttons with embroidery. This can be plain, jacquard or"
"lower-class figures wearing a fabric that looks like denim. The fabric would have been Genoese jean, which was cheaper. Genre painting came to prominence in late 16th century, and the non-nobility subject matter in all ten paintings places them among others that portray similar scenes. Dungaree was mentioned for the first time in the 17th century, when it was referred to as cheap, coarse thick cotton cloth, often colored blue but sometimes white, worn by impoverished people in what was then a region of Bombay, India a dockside village called Dongri. This cloth was ""dungri"" in Hindi. Dungri was exported"
"The common elements of the people of coastal India includes cuisine that consists of agrarian and coastal products and clothing that involves long flowing drapes with bare midriff for both men and women suited for humid and warm climate. Throughout coastal India women wear drapes called saree in various styles. In the western corner of the region the drapes are called as Dhoti for men. and Chaniya choli for women, further southwards the drapes are called as lungi or mundu for men. and veshti for women. Women experience relatively more role in social system as compared to non coastal peninsular"
"Dhoti The dhoti, also known as panche, vesti, dhuti, mardani, chaadra, dhotar or panchey, is a traditional men's garment worn in the Indian subcontinent. It is a rectangular piece of unstitched cloth, usually around long, wrapped around the waist and the legs and knotted at the waist. The word ""dhoti"" is derived from ""to cleanse or wash"". In the context of clothing, it simply refers to the cleansed garment which was worn during śrauta sacrifices or religious sessions in general. The dhoti evolved from the ancient antriya which was passed through the legs, tucked at the back and covered the"
"Leheria Leheria (or ""leheriya"") is a traditional style of tie dye practiced in Rajasthan, India that results in brightly colored cloth with distinctive patterns. The technique gets its name from the Rajasthani word for ""wave"" because the dyeing technique is often used to produce complex wave patterns. Writing about textile crafts for ""The Hindu"", Mita Kapur asserts: ""The famous leheriya (zigzag pattern of irregular colour stripes) is a visual invocation of the flow of water at the same time painstakingly showing the depths of indigo after multiple mud-resistant and dyeing processes. No small wonder that the blues in leheriya attract"
"clothing varies widely and is closely associated with the local culture, religion and climate. Traditional Indian clothing for women in the north and east are saris worn with choli tops; a long skirt called a lehenga or pavada worn with choli and a dupatta scarf to create an ensemble called a gagra choli; or salwar kameez suits, while many south Indian women traditionally wear sari and children wear ""pattu langa"". Saris made out of silk are considered the most elegant. Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, is one of India's fashion capitals. In many rural parts of India, traditional clothing is"
"it pliable, for it is pliable of itself."" Charpai Charpai, Charpaya or Charpoy or Manji (Hindi : चारपाई, Urdu, Saraiki, Punjabi; ""char"" ""four"" + ""paya"" ""footed"") is a traditional woven bed used in the Indian subcontinent. It is also known as Khaat, Khatia, or Manji. Charpai is well known due to its natural qualities mostly it is used in warm areas; its net is made out of cotton, natural fibres and date leaves. It's a very simple design that's very easy to construct. There are many interpretations of the traditional design and over the years crafts people have innovated on"
"pattern. Leheria occasionally appears in fashion collections, such as Designer Malini Ramani's beach collection in the Spring 2006 Delhi fashion show. Leheria Leheria (or ""leheriya"") is a traditional style of tie dye practiced in Rajasthan, India that results in brightly colored cloth with distinctive patterns. The technique gets its name from the Rajasthani word for ""wave"" because the dyeing technique is often used to produce complex wave patterns. Writing about textile crafts for ""The Hindu"", Mita Kapur asserts: ""The famous leheriya (zigzag pattern of irregular colour stripes) is a visual invocation of the flow of water at the same time"
"Pongee Pongee is a soft thin woven cloth. In the early 20th century, pongee was an important export from China to the United States. Pongee is still woven in silk by many mills across China, especially along the banks of the Yangtze at mills in Sichuan, Anhui, Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces. Generally it varies in weight from 36 to about 50gm/sq m. In lighter variants, it is called Paj. It is used as a blouse weight or lining silk. ""The origins of Shinshu pongee go back to a silk cloth called ashiginu that was woven in the Nara period (710–794)""."
"Pongee Pongee is a soft thin woven cloth. In the early 20th century, pongee was an important export from China to the United States. Pongee is still woven in silk by many mills across China, especially along the banks of the Yangtze at mills in Sichuan, Anhui, Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces. Generally it varies in weight from 36 to about 50gm/sq m. In lighter variants, it is called Paj. It is used as a blouse weight or lining silk. ""The origins of Shinshu pongee go back to a silk cloth called ashiginu that was woven in the Nara period (710–794)""."
"Ilkal saree Ilkal saree () is a traditional form of ""saree"" which is a common feminine wear in India. Ilkal saree takes its name from the town of Ilkal in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka state, India. Ilkal sarees are woven using cotton warp on the body and art silk warp for border and art silk warp for pallu portion of the saree. In some cases instead of art silk, pure silk is also used. Ilkal saree has been accorded Geographical Indication (GI) tag. Its GI tag number is 43. Ilkal was an ancient weaving centre where the weaving seems"
"Calicut, (from which the name of the textile came) in southwestern India (in present-day Kerala) during the 11th century. The cloth was known as ""cāliyan"" to the natives. It was mentioned in Indian literature by the 12th century when the writer Hēmacandra described calico fabric prints with a lotus design. By the 15th century calico from Gujǎrāt made its appearance in Egypt. Trade with Europe followed from the 17th century onwards. Calico was woven using Sūrat cotton for both the warp and weft. In the 18th century, England was famous for its woollen and worsted cloth. That industry, centred in"
"wearing cotton (""the costliest and handsomest... cotton mantles and sleeveless shirts embroidered and painted in different designs and colours""), a fact that may have contributed to his incorrect belief that he had landed on the coast of India. India had been an exporter of fine cotton fabrics to other countries since the ancient times. Sources such as Marco Polo, who traveled India in the 13th century, Chinese travelers, who traveled Buddhist pilgrim centers earlier, Vasco Da Gama, who entered Calicut in 1498, and Tavernier, who visited India in the 17th century, have praised the superiority of Indian fabrics. The worm"
"Mashk A mashk (Hindi: मश्क) - (Urdu: مشک) or mashq (मश्क़, مشق) is a traditional water-carrying bag, usually made of waterproofed goat-skin, from North India, Pakistan and Nepal. ""Mashqs"" can vary in size, from a hand-held bag, which was often used to carry liquids such as alcohol, to a large man-sized bag that comes with shoulder strap. They usually have only one narrowed opening. A person who is carrying a large ""mashq"" is called a ""māshqi"" (माश्क़ी, ماشقی). Traditionally, in the northern part of the South Asia, the larger ""mashq"" was associated with the ""Bhishti"" (भिश्ती, بهِشتی) subcaste who were"
"Charpai Charpai, Charpaya or Charpoy or Manji (Hindi : चारपाई, Urdu, Saraiki, Punjabi; ""char"" ""four"" + ""paya"" ""footed"") is a traditional woven bed used in the Indian subcontinent. It is also known as Khaat, Khatia, or Manji. Charpai is well known due to its natural qualities mostly it is used in warm areas; its net is made out of cotton, natural fibres and date leaves. It's a very simple design that's very easy to construct. There are many interpretations of the traditional design and over the years crafts people have innovated on the weave patterns and materials used. The construction"
"of the word calico to describe a cat coat color: ""calico cat"". The patterned fabric also gave its name to two species of North American crabs; see the calico crab. Calico Calico (; in British usage since 1505) is a plain-woven textile made from unbleached and often not fully processed cotton. It may contain unseparated husk parts, for example. The fabric is far less fine than muslin, but less coarse and thick than canvas or denim, but it is still very cheap owing to its unfinished and undyed appearance. The fabric was originally from the city of Calicut in southwestern"
"Traditional tribal attires are made of thick fabrics primarily with cotton. Assam silk is a famous industry in the region. The northeastern states, having 3.8% of India's total population, are allotted 25 out of a total of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. This is 4.6% of the total number of seats. In 1947 Indian independence and partition resulted in the North East becoming a landlocked region. This exacerbated the isolation that has been recognised, but not studied. East Pakistan controlled access to the Indian Ocean. The mountainous terrain has hampered the construction of road and railways connections in the"
"Kozhikode, once a famous cotton-weaving centre, gave its name to the Calico cloth. According to data compiled by economics research firm Indicus Analytics on residences, earnings and investments, Kozhikode ranked as the second best city in India to reside in. It was ranked eleventh among Tier-II Indian cities in job creation by a study conducted by ASSOCHAM in 2007. The exact origin of the name Kozhikode is uncertain. According to many sources, the name Kozhikode is derived from ""Koyil-kota"" (fort), meaning ""fortified palace"". The name also got corrupted into ""Kolikod"", or its anglicized version Calicut. Arab merchants called it ""Qāliqūṭ"""
"Dongri Dongri is a port city in the Mira-Bhayandar municipality of Thane district, situated just north of Gorai, Mumbai. The word 'Dungaree' (worker's overalls worn in Britain) has its origin from Dongri due this genre of garment monolithically being manufactured from textile sectors within the confines of the city. The modern, colonial history of Dongri dates back to the late early modern era of the early 17th century, at which point merchant mariner and co-founder of the British East India company, George White, established an Anglo trading post and co-dependency in the classical port city of Dongri, as a Maratha"
"Madurai Sungudi Madurai Sungudi is a cotton fabric of Madurai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which is an exclusive textile product traditionally produced using tie and dye (using natural dyes) method by people from Saurashtra, Gujarat who migrated to Madurai in the 16th century. The fabric's traditional popular use is as a saree; the fabric is now also used to make shirt, salwar, shawl, handbag, bed sheet and pillow case. The product has been given protection under the GI registration act. In recent years, in view of tough competition from other textile fabrics, to meet the market demand"
"suited for use in the tropical conditions, and called it the ""Madurai Sungdi."" In Saurashtra, the word 'sungudi' relates to the Sanskrit word ""sunnam"" meaning ""round"", representing the circular dots that are printed on the fabric as a prominent and special motif. While the dotted designs of the fabric are inspired by cosmic stars, its knotting pattern is a copy of the knots with which women tie their hair. The primary input to make this fabric is woven unbleached cotton fabric or saree in which the warp and weft are made of 80s and 100s combed /carded yarn respectively. Then"
"the late 1820s by Esbon Sanford to manufacture a cotton-wool blend twill fabric called Kentucky Jean, resembling a cross between burlap and the dungaree fabric of today. Dungaree (fabric) Dungaree fabric (used in English since 1605–15, from the Marathi ""dongrī"") is a historical term for an Indian coarse thick 2/2 twill-weave cotton cloth, often coloured blue. Cotton twill with indigo dyed warp thread is now more commonly referred to as denim, or more specifically blue denim. The word is possibly derived from Dongri, a dockside village near Mumbai. In US English the term is used for hard-wearing work trousers made"
"Port of Kolkata The Port of Kolkata is a riverine port in the city of Kolkata, India, located around from the sea. It is the oldest operating port in India, and was constructed by the British East India Company. The Port has two distinct dock systems - Kolkata Docks at Kolkata and a deep water dock at Haldia Dock Complex, Haldia. In the 19th century, the Kolkata Port was the premier port in British India. After slavery was abolished in 1833, there was a high demand for laborers on sugar cane plantations in the British Empire. From 1838 to 1917,"
"Toda Embroidery The Toda Embroidery, also locally known as ""pukhoor"", is an art work among the Toda pastoral people of Nilgiris, in Tamil Nadu, made exclusively by their women. The embroidery, which has a fine finish, appears like a woven cloth but is made with use of red and black threads with a white cotton cloth background. Both sides of the embroidered fabric are usable and the Toda people are proud of this heritage. Both men and women adorn themselves with the embroidered cloaks and shawls. This handicraft product is listed as a geographically tagged product and is protected under"
"the David Bowie song, ""Come And Buy My Toys"" in the lyrics ""You shall own a cambric shirt, you shall work your father's land."" Cambric Cambric (, or ), or batiste, one of the finest and most dense kinds of cloth, is a lightweight plain-weave cloth, originally from the French commune of Cambrai, woven in greige, then bleached, piece-dyed and often glazed or calendered. Initially it was made of linen; later, the term came to be applied to cotton fabrics as well. Cambric is used as fabric for linens, shirts, handkerchieves, ruffs, lace and needlework. The term ""cambric cloth"" also"