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Khadi Cotton
Khadi is Indian handspun and hand-woven cloth.
The raw material, cotton, is spun into threads on a spinning wheel called a charkha.
The spinning of khadi was Mahatma Gandhi's main means of providing self-employment to the rural populace of India.
He also wanted to spread the message of not using foreign clothes.
The freedom struggle revolved around the use of khadi fabrics and the dumping of foreign-made clothes.
Thus it symbolized the political ideas and independence itself,
and to this day most politicians in India are seen only in khadi clothing.
The Indian flag is allowed to be made only from this material. Khadi was used, dyed in random colors,
in some of the costumes for the Star Wars prequels. Khadi material, being a more crude form of material,
crumples much faster than other clothes made from cotton. In order to improve the look,
khadi is often starched to give it a stiffer shape. Khadi is a cool fabric, mostly recommended to wear in summer,
and is widely used in kurta for men and women. It is hand washable,
and you may expect a 3% shrinkage in the first wash.
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choice with fill up required Meter=39".
40" wide x $15 Each Meter
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Bandani Cotton
Bandhani: A process of patterning cloth by tie-dyeing in which the
design is reserved on the un-dyed cloth by tying small spots very tightly with thread to protect them from the dye.
It is especially popular in Rajasthan and Gujarat. Cotton Bandhani is always tied and dyed on voile cotton, which is soft and easy-care.
It is mostly used in saris, salwar kameezes, lehenga cholis, skirts and veils. Dry-cleaning is recommended.
If hand washed, color may be slowly lost.
40" wide x per Meter
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choice with fill up required Meter=39".
40" wide x $8 Each Meter
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Linen
Linen; elegant, beautiful, durable, the refined luxury fabric. Linen is the strongest of the vegetable fibers
and has 2 to 3 times the strength of cotton. It is most often used for loose-fitting blouses, jackets, suits, skirts, dresses and bridal gowns.
It is crisp to the touch and doesn't wrinkle badly. Easy to sew, and doesn't show pin marks. 3% shrinkage on first wash
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choice with fill up required Meter=39".
60" wide x $18 Each Meter
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Poplin
This is a fine quality fabric produced by using very fine warp yarns with slightly thicker filling yarns.
100% pure thick cotton. Expect 5% shrinkage in the first wash . Color will be lost slowly with each wash.
Mostly used in sari petticoats, bed sheets, quilt covers, tribal skirts and blouses.
Machine washable.
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choice with fill up required Meter=39".
36" wide x $7 Each Meter
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Voile/Gauze Cotton
100% pure gauze cotton . Light in weight, soft and see-through.
Mostly used in skirts, dupattas, cotton saris and for tie-dye prints. Bandhani.
Machine washable (but expect 5% shrinkage on first wash).
Colors will be slowly lost through successive washes.
40" wide x Per meter
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choice with fill up required Meter=39".
40" wide x $3 Each Meter
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Teri Rubia
65% cotton, 35% polyester. Easy to iron, and machine washable.
Lighter weight than poplin. Mostly used for sari blouses, cholis and skirts.
Also used to line kameezes, kurta, silk curtains, silk lehengas and cholis.
Machine washable, but expect 3% shrinkage on first wash.
Colors will be slowly lost through repeated washes.
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choice with fill up required Meter=39".
36" wide x $6 Each Meter
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2x2 Rubia Cotton
2x2 is a fine-quality fabric of 100% pure cotton.
Lighter in weight than other cottons (except voile). It is of high quality.
Expect 2% shrinkage on first wash. It is relatively color-fast and is machine washable.
Mostly used in expensive sari blouses, cholis, salwar kameezes and skirts.
Recommended as a lining for blouses, cholis and kameezes.
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choice with fill up required Meter=39".
36" wide x $7 Each Meter
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Polyester
A man-made fiber. It resists wrinkling because it is resilient.
It is machine-washable and dryable, making it inexpensive to care for.
It does not readily absorb moisture so can feel clammy and uncomfortable in warm weather.
Because it does not retain moisture well it tends to retain static.
Available in prints and floral.
Mostly used in shirts, salwar kameezes, kurti and tops.
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choice with fill up required Meter=39".
40" wide x $6 Each Meter
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Bafta Cotton
Bafta is thick, very inexpensive cotton.
It is available only in white.
Mostly used for quilt covers or anythings requiring an inexpensive and long-lasting cover.
Expect 5% shrinkage in the first wash.
fill up required Meter=39".
60" wide x $5 Each Meter
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Lining (Cambric) cotton
100% pure cotton with mixed or matching horizontal lines.
Machine washable (expect 3% shrinkage in the first wash).
Mostly used in dresses, tops, shirts and nightgowns. Summer fabric.
Recommended for shorter people.
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choice with fill up required Meter=39".
40" wide x $4 Each Meter
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Cotton Silk
50% cotton, 50% silk.
dry-cleaned ONLY, there seems no point in advising buyers about shrinkage in the first wash.
I have therefore struck through all references to shrinkage in the first wash,
where the fabric is to Mostly used for salwar kameezes, kurta pajamas, sari blouses and saris.
Lining recommended on kurtas, kameezes and sari blouses.
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choice with fill up required Meter=39".
36" wide x $18 Each Meter
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Khadi Silk
50% khadi, 50% silk. Dry clean only.
Mostly used for jackets, vests, salwar kameezes, kurta pajamas, sari blouses and saris.
Lining recommended on jackets, kurtas, kameezes and sari blouses.
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choice with fill up required Meter=39".
40" wide x $22 Each Meter
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Bandani Silk
Bandhani: A process of patterning cloth by tie-dyeing in which the design is reserved
on the un-dyed cloth by tying small spots very tightly with thread to protect them from the dye.
Especially popular in Rajasthan and Gujarat. The bandhani tie-and-dye process is always on pure silk or crepe silk,
which is soft and easy-care. Mostly used in saria, salwar kameezes, lehenga cholis, skirts and veils.
Dry-cleaning recommended
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choice with fill up required Meter=39".
40" wide x $22 Each Meter
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Raw Silk
The production of raw silk originally involved a ‘reeler’ making the silk by hand.
Later a reeling machine was used, where the reeler used her right hand to move the spool and her left hand to connect and throw the threads.
This gives raw silk its unique coarse texture. It is widely used for coats, jackets, shirts salwar kameezes, kurta pajamas and blouses.
It is 100% silk and should be dry-cleaned only.
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choice with fill up required Meter=39".
40" wide x $15 Each Meter
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Pure Silk
100% pure silk, also known as 40 gram silk with shine.
The best way to check it is to measure your fabric and see how many grams are in one metre – and to check that it is genuine silk,
take out some thread and burn it.
It should burn into complete ash without any remaining knot.
Dry clean only.
Used in all kind of clothing and with cotton lining recommended
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choice with fill up required Meter=39".
40" wide x $13 Each Meter
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Crepe Silk
100% pure silk with crepe back.
Dry clean only.
Used in all kind of clothing, with cotton lining recommended.
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choice with fill up required Meter=39".
40" wide x $18 Each Meter
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Polyester Silk
50% silk 50% polyester.
With crepe back. Can be machine-washed.
Used in all kind of clothing.
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choice with fill up required Meter=39".
40" wide x $9 Each Meter
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Crepe Back Satin
Our crepe-back satin is a luxurious fabric which has a good sheen on one side and matte on the other.
It has a beautiful drape, and is great for bridal gowns, evening wear, shirts, curtains, salwar kameezes, lehenga cholis, nightgowns and dresses.
Machine wash.
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choice with fill up required Meter=39".
40" wide x $9 Each Meter
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Chikan kari
Embroidery in white cotton thread upon fine white cotton fabric, like muslin.
There are several techniques in chikan-kari; Lucknow was a famous centre for fine chikan-kari workmanship.
Available in various kind of self-embroidery. Mostly available in white color and can be dyed with your color choice.
Machine washable (but expect 3% shrinkage on first wash).
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choice with fill up required Meter=39".
40" wide x $15 Each Meter
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Chiffon
100% polyester sheer drapeable chiffon.
Mostly used in dupattas, veils, skirts, salwar kameezes and cholis.
Lining recommended.
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choice with fill up required Meter=39".
40" wide x $5 Each Meter
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Georgette
100% polyester sheer drapeable chiffon.
Mostly used in dupattas, veils, skirts, salwar kameezes and cholis.
Lining recommended.
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choice with fill up required Meter=39".
40" wide x $7 Each Meter
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Curtain Fabric
Cotton based floral-print curtain fabric.
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choice with fill up required Meter=39".
40" wide x $24 Each Meter
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upholystery Fabric
upholystery fabric.
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choice with fill up required Meter=39".
40" wide x $14 Each Meter
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Crepe
100% crepe for summer.
Mostly used for salwar kameezes and all kinds of clothing in summer.
Machine washable.
40" wide x per meter.
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choice with fill up required Meter=39".
40" wide x $7 Each Meter
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Lace Fabric
100% cotton with lace fabric. See-through.
Mostly used to decorate bridal wear, lehenga cholis and dupattas.
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choice with fill up required Meter=39".
36" wide x $7 Each Meter
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Tissue
100% polyester. See-through fabric with sparkly shine.
It is recommended that it be lined with satin.
Very attractive for dance or stage wear.
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choice with fill up required Meter=39".
40" wide x $8 Each Meter
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