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Results for "cotton"

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🇮🇳 IndiaKovai Cora cotton A handwoven cotton-silk saree from Coimbatore with bright bordersCotton · Zari work · Brocade 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreMundumuṇṭŭ A cotton cloth wrapped at the waist, edged with the thicker woven line called the karaCotton · Embroidery 🇮🇳 IndiaTansukh cloth A fine, soft muslin-class cotton of medieval India, made into bodices, skirts and sarisCotton 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreAbrawan A legendary, sheer muslin from Dacca named after flowing waterCotton · Zari work 🇱🇰 Sri LankaOsariyaඔසරිය A cotton sari with a frilled waist and full blouse, the national dress of Sri LankaCotton 🇮🇳 IndiaMoirang Phee A Manipur handloom with stepped tooth borders woven from both edges toward the centreCotton 🇮🇳 India and 2 moreMadras A light handwoven cotton cloth of bright checks, named after the city of ChennaiCotton · Checks and stripes · Embroidery 🇮🇳 IndiaPheichom A men's wrap of the Meitei people of Manipur, worn like the dhoti, in cotton or silkCotton · Block print 🇮🇳 IndiaKandangi A checked cotton saree from Chettinad, dyed in earthy colours with broad bordersCotton · Checks and stripes 🇮🇳 IndiaPochampally sari A Telangana handloom saree whose geometric motifs are dyed into the yarn before weavingSilk · Ikat 🇮🇳 IndiaMangalagiri sari A cotton saree from a temple town in Andhra Pradesh, with a zari border and a plain bodyCotton · Zari work 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreSongketᬲᭀᬂᬓᬾᬢ᭄ A hand-woven brocade from the Malay world, figured in gold or silver threadSilk · Brocade 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreTant sari A light, near-transparent cotton sari woven in Bengal, suited to hot, humid weatherCotton · Jamdani · Embroidery 🇵🇰 Pakistan and 1 moreAjrakاجرڪ Geometric block-printed cloth dyed in deep indigo and crimsonCotton · Block print 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreTangail saree A Bengal handloom saree in cotton or silk, known for stepped extra-weft patterns.Cotton · Jamdani 🇮🇳 IndiaLanga voniలంగా వోణి A two-piece half sari worn by girls in South India, a skirt with a short diagonal drapeSilk · Embroidery · Zari work 🇮🇩 IndonesiaTenunꦠꦼꦤꦸꦤ꧀ Handwoven Indonesian cloth created with ancient ikat and supplementary metallic threadsCotton · Ikat · Brocade 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreMashru A heavy hand-woven satin with a silk face over cotton, woven in Punjab and SindhSilk 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreKhes A thick hand-woven cotton blanket cloth from Punjab, checked and worn as a winter wrap.Cotton · Checks and stripes · Zari work 🇮🇳 IndiaBomkai sari An Odisha handloom saree with extra-weft threadwork, woven in cotton and silkCotton · Zari work 🇳🇵 NepalChaubandi Cholo A cotton blouse from Nepal, wrapped on and often printed in red and whiteCotton 🇮🇳 IndiaMundum neriyathumമുണ്ട് നേരിയത് A two-piece white cotton cloth of Kerala, worn with a golden border called kasavuCotton · Zari work 🇹🇭 ThailandPanungผ้านุ่ง A cotton strip wrapped at the waist and falling below the knees, worn in ThailandCotton · Checks and stripes 🇮🇳 IndiaChikankariचिकनकारी (Urdu: چکن کاری) White thread hand embroidery from Lucknow, stitched on pale, sheer clothCotton · Embroidery · Block print 🇮🇳 IndiaMaheshwari saree A handloom saree from Maheshwar, woven in cotton, silk and zari with local motifsSilk · Zari work 🇮🇳 IndiaChattayum mundumചട്ടയും മുണ്ടും A two-piece white cotton dress of Kerala's Syrian Christian womenCotton · Embroidery · Zari work 🇮🇳 India and 2 moreKhadi Hand-spun and hand-woven cloth from the subcontinent, tied to the swadeshi movementCotton 🇮🇳 India and 5 moreLungiলুঙ্গি A cloth tube or sheet tied at the waist, worn across South and Southeast AsiaCotton · Batik · Checks and stripes 🇮🇳 IndiaKoorai silk sariகூரை பட்டு புடவை A nine-yard silk-cotton bridal sari with small checks, woven at Koranad in Tamil NaduBlend · Checks and stripes 🇮🇳 IndiaBalaramapuram handloom A fine undyed cotton weave with a golden kasavu zari border, hand-woven in KeralaCotton · Zari work 🇮🇳 IndiaKasaragod saree A hard-wearing handloom cotton saree from Kasaragod district in KeralaCotton · Checks and stripes 🇮🇳 IndiaChendamangalam saree A fine cotton saree with a thin black tamarind-leaf border, handwoven in Kerala.Cotton · Checks and stripes 🇮🇳 IndiaBagh print Hand block printing with natural red and black dyes from a village on the Bagh riverCotton · Block print 🇮🇳 IndiaHimroo A silk and cotton fabric from Aurangabad that reworks the royal kinkhwab brocadeSilk · Brocade 🇮🇳 IndiaKutch embroidery Hand-stitched mirror work from Kutch, Gujarat, made by women of its tribal communitiesCotton · Embroidery · Mirror work 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreAgrun A shawl-like festive wrap of the Hajong people, brocaded in silks with birds and flowers.Silk · Brocade · Zari work 🇮🇳 IndiaDorea A light, yarn-dyed striped cloth of Mughal-era India, woven in cotton and tussar.Cotton · Checks and stripes 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreGazzi cloth A coarse handloom cotton from Punjab, once sent in bulk to Afghan markets.Cotton 🇮🇳 IndiaBegampuri sareeবেগমপুরী শাড়ি Cotton handloom saree from Begampur in West Bengal, woven with a contrasting borderCotton · Checks and stripes 🇮🇳 IndiaBafta A plain-woven cotton calico from Gujarat, woven at Bharuch and traded far and wideCotton 🇧🇩 BangladeshDhakai A cotton saree woven in Dhaka, Bangladesh, its patterns drawn from nature and alpanaCotton · Jamdani 🇮🇳 IndiaTripuri dress A woven cotton wrap from Tripura, with its own pattern for each Tripuri clan.Cotton 🇮🇳 India and 2 moreChintzछींट A painted or woodblock-printed floral cotton cloth originating in GolcondaCotton · Block print · Hand painting 🇮🇳 IndiaShaphee Lanphee A heavy black and red embroidered textile woven by Meitei craftswomen in ManipurCotton · Embroidery 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 2 moreMuslin A gossamer plain-weave cotton fabric historically spun and woven across BengalCotton · Jamdani 🇮🇳 IndiaIlkal sari A cotton saree with a loop-joined silk pallu and broad red border, from Ilkal, KarnatakaCotton · Zari work · Embroidery 🇮🇳 IndiaLeirum Pheeꯂꯩꯔꯨꯝ ꯐꯤ A coarse cotton shawl from Manipur, black and red on white, given to Meitei bridesCotton 🇮🇳 IndiaDokhonaदख'ना A wrap-around cloth worn by Boro women of Assam, usually yellow, with woven Agor designsCotton 🇮🇳 IndiaToda embroiderypukhoor Red and black thread embroidery on white cotton, worked by Toda women in the NilgirisCotton · Embroidery 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreDhoti An unstitched cloth tied at the waist and worn to the ankle, the men's answer to the sariCotton 🇮🇳 IndiaAntariya Ancient India's long strip of cloth for the lower body, pleated in frontCotton 🇹🇭 ThailandThai silkผ้าไหมไทย Hand-woven Thai silk with a two-tone sheen, from glossy mulberry and matte eri cocoonsSilk · Brocade 🇮🇳 IndiaGadwal sari A handwoven sari from Telangana with a cotton body, silk border and zari palluSilk · Zari work 🇮🇳 IndiaSurat zari Metal-wrapped thread made in Surat and woven into silk sarees across IndiaSilk · Zari work · Brocade 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreKebayaꦏꦼꦧꦪ A front-opening blouse worn across Southeast Asia with a sarong or kainCotton · Embroidery · Batik 🇮🇳 IndiaLeheriya A Rajasthani tie-dye whose slanting stripes echo wind ripples on desert sandCotton · Tie-dye 🇧🇩 BangladeshGrameen checkগ্রামীণ চেক Bright checked cotton from Bangladesh, woven by village weavers in traditional waysCotton · Checks and stripes 🇮🇳 IndiaKotpad handloom fabric Cotton and tussar sarees dyed with aul-root dye, handwoven in Koraput, OdishaCotton · Jamdani 🇮🇳 IndiaWangkhei Phee A see-through white cotton fabric from Manipur, woven by women with hand-woven motifsCotton · Jamdani 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and 1 moreJamdaniজামদানি A sheer cotton muslin saree decorated with hand-woven supplementary weft motifsCotton · Jamdani · Brocade

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