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2. Kotpad Handloom fabrics - Wikipedia

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   Kotpad Handloom is a vegetable-dyed fabric woven by the tribal weavers of the Mirgan community of Kotpad village in Koraput district, Odisha, India. Cotton sarees with solid border and Pata Anchal, duppatta with typical Buties / motifs, Scolrfs on cotton, silk, handloom stoles, and dress materials are all dyed with organic dyes.

3. Clothing in India - Wikipedia

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   The cotton industry in ancient India was well developed, and several of the methods survive until today. Herodotus, an ancient Greek historian described Indian cotton as "a wool exceeding in beauty and goodness that of sheep". [3] Indian cotton clothing was well adapted to the dry, hot summers of the subcontinent.

4. Muslin - Wikipedia

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   Woman's white muslin dress with tiered flounces, Europe, c. 1855. Muslin (/ ˈ m ʌ z l ɪ n /) is a cotton fabric of plain weave. [1] It is made in a wide range of weights from delicate sheers to coarse sheeting. [2] It is commonly believed that it gets its name from the city of Mosul, Iraq. [3] [4] [5]

5. Punjabi clothing - Wikipedia

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   This cotton industry added to the richness of Punjabi clothing which exhibits Punjab's rich and vibrant culture in its dresses. [3] [4] Various types of dresses are worn based on different Punjabi festivals, local events and ceremonies. Along with different traditional dresses special types of ornaments are also very common. [5]

6. Madras (cloth) - Wikipedia

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   Madras is a lightweight cotton fabric with typically patterned texture and tartan design, used primarily for summer clothing such as pants, shorts, lungi, dresses, and jackets. The fabric takes its name from the former name of the city of Chennai in south India. [1]

7. History of cotton - Wikipedia

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   The cotton industry played a significant role in the development of the American economy, with the production of cotton being the major source of income for slave owners in the southern United States prior to the Civil War, while the transport of said cotton to English and French mills and beyond became a mainstay of Northern shipping.