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India was one of the first places where cotton was cultivated and used even as early as 2500 BCE during the Harappan era. The remnants of the ancient Indian clothing can be found in the figurines discovered from the sites near the Indus Valley civilisation , the rock-cut sculptures , the cave paintings , and human art forms found in temples and ...
The English East India Company sought quality textiles, finding the small fishing village of Madrasapattinam (Madras), and the company established a trading post there in the mid-17th century. [ 2 ] The first madras material [ 3 ] was a muslin overprinted or embroidered in elaborate patterns with vegetable dyes . [ 2 ]
India exports yarn to Japan, United States, United Kingdom, Russia, France, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka and other countries. India has the second-largest installed capacity of spindles in the world, with 43.13 million spindles (30 March 2011) [25] after China. Although India has a large share in world trade of cotton yarn, its trade in garments ...
In early modern Europe, there was significant demand for textiles from Mughal India, including cotton textiles and silk products. [78] European fashion, for example, became increasingly dependent on Mughal Indian textiles and silks. In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, Mughal India accounted for 95% of British imports from Asia. [81]
Textile museums in India (3 P) Pages in category "History of the textile industry in India" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, 1st Baronet (30 June 1823 – 5 May 1901) was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist who founded the first textile mills in India.He was part of the Petit family and became the first Petit baronet.
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Colours of India — silk yarn waiting to be made into sarees, Kanchipuram. In India, about 97% of the raw mulberry silk is produced in the Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. [1] Mysore and North Bangalore, the upcoming site of a US$20 million "Silk City", contribute to a majority of silk production. [2]