While 75% of Zari comes from Gujarat where it's a cottage industry, the rest comes from the government-owned Tamil Nadu Zari, which is one of its kinds in the country. The silk is mostly sourced from Karnataka, which produces 60-70% of the country's requirement according to an official of the Central Silk Board....

As Robert Plant hums the song, it is easy to say that tie and dyeing has been a tradition world over. 'Tie-n-dyeing' literally means dying a fabric after tying parts of the fabric so that they will not absorb dye, giving the fabric a streaked or mottled look....

Kanchipuram silk sari is an integral part of every South Indian girl's wardrobe. This would be the most valuable costume for a girl on the 'D' day, her wedding. The sari holds a special and elegant position among various other traditional fabrics of India....

Navajo rugs; the art which is approximately 150 years old having its origin from United States. Navajo people of the Four Corners area of United States are producing these rugs and blankets which is an important element of Navajo economy....

Majority of the Handlooms in the Cluster are working under the patronage of the KHDC. The Handloom weavers who work for KHDC produce furnishing, Terry towels, Bed sheets, Suiting, Shirting, floor coverings, tablemats ,Cut shuttle durries, etc. The remaining weavers in the Cluster limit themselves in producing silk, silk mix and cotton traditional saris, almost all the weavers in the cluster are depending on job work....

Ribbon embroidery has gone in and out of fashion since the 1880s. Hence, the researcher felt need as an ideal locale for experimenting the ribbon embroidery on khadi. Preliminary details comprised of fiber content, weight/unit area, width, fabric count. The designs were created manually on the sheets out of 45 designs, best preferred 9 were selected, 3 designs for each category (I, II and III) were chosen for construction....