Indian textiles
Saris and silks
Indian textiles are fabrics produced in India, encompassing a vast range of traditional weaving, dyeing, and embroidery techniques developed over millennia.
The term covers everything from handwoven silks like Banarasi and Kanjeevaram to block-printed cottons, ikats, and intricate embroideries such as chikankari and zardozi.
She collected Indian textiles on her travels through Rajasthan.
India remains one of the world's largest textile producers, with distinct regional traditions: Kashmiri pashmina, Gujarat's bandhani tie-dye, Bengal's jamdani muslins.
- muslinPlain-woven cotton cloth
- batikWax-resist fabric coloring
- handloomManual weaving apparatus
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- khadiHand-woven Indian cloth
embroidery · hand embroidery · cotton · brocade · sari · wool · mirror work · bandhani · indigo · natural dyes · paisley · ikat · block printing · drape · dye · spinning · chiffon · turmeric
Indian textilessynthetic fabrics
Lab-created textile materials
polyester · nylon · rayon · man-made fibers · microfiber