All you need to know about the Indian Fabrics

Aparna Ghosh
2 min readApr 6, 2021

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Indian Fabrics

India is known for many things. Textiles, cultures, traditions, religion and many more. India is a blend or mixture of various arts, cultures, and traditions. India is also famous by the name of Land of Diversities. It is so because of the diversity of religions, languages and most importantly the weather conditions. A land marked by all sorts of weathers ranging from summers to winters, spring to autumns. When you live in a country marked by diverse weather conditions, you ought to have different types of clothing to match each and every weather.

Block printed fabric

Different weather calls for different clothes. And in India, you have an abundance of options available. From cotton to wool, we have a whole range of fabrics to deal with different conditions. The popularity of diverse Indian fabric is not only limited to Indian territory, but it has crossed the contours of borders. People from all over the world prefer to have Indian fabrics in their closets over any other fabric. This popularity can also be attributed to the rich tradition and cultures that are displayed in every yard of Indian fabric.

There is a huge variety of fabric that India is famous for. These include Cotton, Khadi, Linen, and many more. Cotton fabrics are mostly preferred for sultry summers when the body is in requirement of cool and breezy apparel. Apart from cotton, khadi and linen are the other most shopped fabrics all around. Popularity of these fabrics have pulled them to mix with technological advancements. Now, you can also buy these Indian fabrics online.

Indian Fabric by Yard

There are plenty of reasons why Indian fabrics are so popular all throughout the world. One of the main reasons is the durability of the fabric. Secondly, these fabrics have an elegant look that is absent in any other fabric. Another reason for preferring Indian fabrics is the fact that in the new-age of technology, Indian fabrics are still prepared using traditional laborious methods. These traditional methods help to give the fabric a human touch that is absent in other fabrics. Some of the famous traditional methods include Direct Printing, Resist Dyeing, Discharge Printing, and Roller Printing.

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Aparna Ghosh
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