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2. Chintz - Wikipedia

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   Chintz was originally a woodblock printed, painted or stained calico produced in Hyderabad, India [2] from 1600 to 1800 and popular for bed covers, quilts and draperies. After Vasco da Gama successfully reached Calicut in India in 1498, the fabric became known in Europe. [6] Around 1600, Portuguese and Dutch traders were bringing examples of ...

3. Muga silk - Wikipedia

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   Muga silk is a variety of wild silk geographically tagged [1] to the state of Assam in India. The silk is known for its extreme durability and has a natural yellowish-golden tint [2] with a shimmering, glossy texture. [3] It was previously reserved for the use of royalty. [4] [failed verification] Muga is one of the three major types of ...

4. Curtain - Wikipedia

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   Curtain. A curtain is a piece of cloth or other material intended to block or obscure light, air drafts, or (in the case of a shower curtain) water. [1] A curtain is also the movable screen or drape in a theatre that separates the stage from the auditorium or that serves as a backdrop/background. [1]

5. Kalamkari - Wikipedia

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   Kalamkari is an ancient textile printing art form that evolved about 3000 years ago in the state of Andhra Pradesh. [13] The discovery of a resist dyed piece of cloth on a silver vase at the ancient site of Harappa confirms that the tradition of Kalamkari is very ancient. Kalamkari style of architecture originated in machilipatnam.

6. Brocade - Wikipedia

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   Brocade. Silk brocade fabric, Lyon, France, 1760–1770. Detail of hair-sash being brocaded on a Jakaltek Maya backstrap loom. Brocade (/ broʊˈkeɪd /) is a class of richly decorative shuttle-woven fabrics, often made in coloured silks and sometimes with gold and silver threads. [1] The name, related to the same root as the word "broccoli ...

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