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2. History of cotton - Wikipedia

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   Imports of calicoes, cheap cotton fabrics from Kozhikode, then known as Calicut, in India, found a mass market among the poor. By 1721 these calicoes threatened British manufacturers, and Parliament passed the Calico Act that banned calicoes for clothing or domestic purposes. In 1774 the act was repealed with the invention of machines that ...

3. Cotton - Wikipedia

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   t. e. Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor percentages of waxes, fats, pectins, and water. Under natural conditions, the cotton bolls will increase the ...

4. Calico Acts - Wikipedia

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   The Calico Acts (1700, 1721) banned the import of most cotton textiles into England, followed by the restriction of sale of most cotton textiles. It was a form of economic protectionism, largely in response to India (particularly Bengal ), which dominated world cotton textile markets at the time. The Acts were a precursor to the Industrial ...

5. Calico - Wikipedia

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   Calico. Calico ( / ˈkælɪkoʊ /; in British usage since 1505) [1] is a heavy [2] plain-woven textile made from unbleached, and often not fully processed, cotton. It may also contain unseparated husk parts. The fabric is far coarser than muslin, but less coarse and thick than canvas or denim.

6. List of fabrics - Wikipedia

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   Fabrics in this list include fabrics that are woven, braided or knitted from textile fibres ... Cotton duck; Crash (fabric) Crêpe (textile) Crêpe de Chine; Cretonne;

7. Khadi - Wikipedia

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   Khadi ( pronounced [kʰaːdiː], Khādī ), derived from khaddar, [1] [2] [3] is a hand-spun and woven natural fibre cloth promoted by Mahatma Gandhi as swadeshi (self-sufficiency) for the freedom struggle of the Indian subcontinent, and the term is used throughout India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. [4] [5] The first piece of the hand-woven cloth ...