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In 2010, there were 2,500 textile weaving factories and 4,135 textile finishing factories in all of India. [3] According to AT Kearney’s ‘Retail Apparel Index’, India was ranked as the fourth most promising market for apparel retailers in 2009. [4] India is the second largest producer of fibre.
Fabindia is an Indian chain store retailing garments, home-decor, furnishings, fabrics and products handmade by craftspeople across rural India. Established in 1960 by John Bissell, an American working for the Ford Foundation, New Delhi, Fabindia started out exporting home furnishings, before stepping into domestic retail in 1976, when it opened its first retail store in Greater Kailash, New ...
The texture of the fabric is fairly compact with about 160 ends and 170 picks per inch (2.6 cm). Zari is a metallic yarn, made of pure silver. Originally, zari was manufactured in Yeola; Surat now being another zari-producing center. Initially, zari used in making Paithani was drawn from pure gold. However, silver is the affordable substitute ...
Arvind became one of India's largest producers of fire protection fabrics. 2011 (November): Arvind announced that it had divested its minority stake of 40% in VF Arvind Brands Private Limited (VFABPL), which was engaged in marketing products under the brands Lee and Wrangler and was formed in September 2006 with 60:40 shareholding between VF ...
Welspun Living Limited, previously known as Welspun India Limited, [4] is an Indian textile manufacturing company headquartered in Mumbai. [5] Founded by Balkrishan Goenka in 1985, [ 6 ] the company produces home textile products such as bed linen, terry towels, rugs, and yarn. [ 7 ]
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A close-up of the texture of hand-woven linen fabric made in the early 20th century in the Balkans. An illustration of how to darn linen, from the Encyclopedia of Needlework (1884) by Thérèse de Dillmont. A French armoire with home linens arranged in a traditional manner, with embroidered dust covers over the shelves.