The saree and blouse - paired to perfection
“Perfect? It’s when you’re both different but in a way…you complete each other.” The Indian saree and the accompanying blouse have been together fo...
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Fast Fashion and its speedy degrading impact upon the environment
When the condition of an insatiable appetite created by fast changing trends results in buying more and more clothes than is necessary to stay up t...
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Advances in the Jacquard weaving - manual to electronic
When designs were to be made on woven cloth, they had to be incorporated after the weaving was done. This involved tremendous time and effort - mor...
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Fabrics - How much do we know about what we wear?
Fabrics are nothing new to us. They always have been and shall remain a part of our lives. But how much do we know about what we wear, buy every no...
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The readymade saree – a boon to the unfamiliar or those wanting to look good in a hurry
This is a fast age where people do not have much time to mull over things. For Indian women, especially those wearing the saree for some grand even...
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Mangalagiri Salwar kameez- it is time you spruced up your life
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For those accustomed to wearing a saree and wanting a change, nothing like a salwar kameez for the easy substitu...
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Some Khadi policies and news of the last six months of 2020
When it comes to fine Indian weaves that are soft comfortable and durable, it is the Indian ethnic “Khadi’ that is acknowledged. And so it is heart...
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A simple story about Natural Dyes
Would you not like to know how clothes used to get colored before dyes were prepared artificially? Well just going down in History you get to know ...
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DIY –Want to try fabric printing at home?
If one were to try it, fabric printing is not at all difficult. In fact one does not need elaborate tools like the conventional hand-block to try o...
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How will you know the quality of your fabric?
Fabric is a generic term used for the material made from yarn, a continuous strand of textile fibers or filaments (natural and synthetic), used to ...
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DIY - Laundry Starch & Fabric stiffener recipes for clothes
DIY - Laundry Starch & Fabric stiffener recipes for clothesNice-smelling clothes put you in a very good mood. What if you had it neatly ironed ...
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Fabrics from Oranges – interesting and exciting
Textile fibres could be from natural and synthetic materials. Natural fibres generally known could be animal or plant fibres such as silk, mohair, ...
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Cross Stitch form of embroidery – artistry through thread work on fabrics
Considered one of the oldest forms of stitches in embroidery, yet fairly intriguing in execution, the cross stitch form of embroidery has always be...
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