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Khadi
Khadi is cloth made from yarn spun by hand and woven on a handloom, most commonly from cotton but also from silk, wool, or blended fibers. Mahatma Gandhi promoted its production and use during India's independence movement as an expression of self-reliance, rural employment, and resistance to imported British textiles. It remains associated with Indian dress, craft production, and institutions est...
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Ikat
Ikat is a resist-dyeing and weaving method in which bundles of warp yarns, weft yarns, or both are bound and dyed before the cloth is woven. Careful alignment during weaving forms motifs, while small shifts between dyed yarns often produce the technique’s characteristic feathered or blurred edges. Distinct ikat traditions developed in regions including Central and Southeast Asia, India, Japan, and...
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