Very soft and very light fabric with a silky hand. The fiber is obtained from the Alpaca goat. Alpaca resembles mohair and is often imitated in cheaper versions using wool and rayon blends. It is...
A loose shirt-like garment, worn by women mostly in Gujarat and Rajasthan. The garment was generally worn with short, wide sleeves, open at the neck, loose-fitting on the upper part and really flared...
Ajour is a term commonly used in the textile industry to describe a specific type of decorative openwork or cut-out pattern in fabrics. It refers to a technique where holes or voids are created in...
A lightweight, plain weave, this fabric traditionally of allworsted or of silkwarp and worsted filling. Sometimesmade with a wovenpattern but more often printed withdesigns after weaving. Thedesigns...
Pre-Cure, in the context of textile manufacturing, refers to a finishing process that involves applying a chemical treatment to fabric before it undergoes the curing or drying stage. The purpose of...