Fiber Talk

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 for a very long time. Made for each other, complemen...

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 - more the complexity of design, more the time and effo...

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 now and then and stock sufficiently to justify the n...

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 event like a function, wedding or formal party, one of...

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 out on one’s fabrics. There are some novel means of...

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 and stiff at the edges? Starching makes you feel w...

INDIAN DYES AND DYEING INDUSTRY DURING 18-19TH CENTURY

India has been a home of dyes since a very long time. And as early as 2300-1750 BC, evidence being formed in the form of a piece of cotton dyed with madder – a vegetable dye having been found in th...

The Fascinating Journey of the wonderful Fibre called Cotton

Soft, smooth-textured, light, airy, sheer and very comfortable fabric that comes in many forms and different avatars from coarse to real smooth, it has always been a favourite in different parts of...

DIY - Why not try your hand at dyeing cotton fabrics at home?

There are two ways of getting cotton fabrics dyed. By way of getting it processed commercially or if the quantity is small then one can do it oneself. Dyeing used cotton fabrics that have stains, t...