India is renowned for the wide variety and excellence in her use of natural dyes in textiles. Aal is one such dye which is used almost in all parts of India for achieving red colour due to its abundant presence. However, ...

Indigo is perhaps the oldest natural dye used by man and the traditional practice of dyeing with natural indigo has always been responsible and sustatnable practice on both small and medium scale of operation. Furthermore ...

Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze (tea leaves), Allium cepa L. (onion peel), Laccifer lacca Kerr (lac insect) and iron ore are used as natural dyes in presence of different natural mordanting agents for dyeing of Eri silk ...

The handloom workers were the poorest, least respected, socially and economically deprived, living in debts and almost living like an island in the Indian society still in the 21st century. Besides, in large parts of ...

Khadi, also popularly known as Khaddar, is a hand spun and hand woven fabric made mainly from cotton, silk and their blends. The yarn used for Khadi is made by spinning the sliver on equipment known as Charkha. Ambar Charkha ...