Various fabrics of india

A PowerPoint presentation by:

Pratyush pathak
class- VIII ( sec- G)
 Acknowledgement
I, Pratyush Pathak , of class VIII ( Sec – G),
made this presentation on various fabrics of
India. I would like to thank my teacher
and my school Delhi Public School, Varanasi
for giving me this opportunity to learn about
the various types and prints originated in India
and other countries. It also helped me to
learn about history and production of textile
and fabrics industry in India.
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 History of fabrics in India
 The archaeological surveys and studies have found
that the people of  Harappan civilisation knew
weaving and the spinning of cotton four thousand
years ago. Reference to weaving and spinning
materials is found in the Vedic Literature.
 A block printed and resist-dyed fabric, whose origin is
from Gujarat was found in the tombs of Fostat, Egypt.
 Large quantity of north Indian silk were traded
through the silk route  in China  to the western
countries. The Indian silks were often exchanged with
the western countries for their spices in the barter
system.
 production
India is the second largest producer of fibre in the world
and the major fibre produced is cotton. Other fibres
produced in India include silk, jute, wool, and man-made
fibres.
 India is the second largest producer of silk in the world.
India produces 18% of the world's total silk. Mulberry,
Eri, Tasar, and Muga are the main types of silk produced
in the country.
The jute or the golden fibre in India is mainly produced
in the Eastern states of India like Assam and West
Bengal. India is the largest producer of jute in the world.
 types of fabrics in India
Natural fabrics Man- made fabrics

Cotton Polyester
Wool Chiffon
Silk Georgette
Jute Nylon
Khadi Velvet
linen satin
 1. cotton
 Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fibre 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 fibre is most often spun into yarn or thread and used

to make a soft, breathable textile. The use of cotton for
fabric is known to date to prehistoric times; fragments
of cotton fabric dated to the fifth millennium BC have
been found in the Indus Valley Civilization. Although
cultivated since antiquity, it was the invention of
the cotton gin that lowered the cost of production that
led to its widespread use, and it is the most widely
used natural fibre cloth in clothing today.
 properties of cotton
Comfortable to wear.
Natural, cellulosic fibre.
Made from the cotton boll.
Absorbs water and “breathes”
Slow to dry.
Resists static electricity build-up.
Wrinkles easily.
Can withstand heat, detergents, and bleach.
 Gingham print Chintz print
Madras print

challis print broadcloth dobby print

 wool
 Wool is the textile fibre obtained from sheep and other animals,
including cashmere and mohair from goats, qiviut from muskoxen,
from hide and fur clothing from bison, angora from rabbits, and other
types of wool from camelids; additionally, the Highland and
the Mangalica breeds of cattle and swine, respectively, possess wooly
coats. 
  In Roman times, wool, linen, and leather clothed the European
population; cotton from India was a curiosity of which only naturalists
had heard, and silks, imported along the Silk Road from China, were
extravagant luxury goods. Pliny the Elder records in his Natural
History that the reputation for producing the finest wool was enjoyed
by Tarentum, where selective breeding had produced sheep with
superior fleeces, but which required special care.
 properties of wool
The characteristics of Wool fibre or protein fibres are
as follows:
They are composed of amino acids.
They have excellent absorbency.
Moisture regain is high.
They tend to be warmer than others.
They have poor resistance to alkalis but good
resistance to acids.
They have good elasticity and resiliency.