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1Silk in the Indian subcontinent — Silk in India as elsewhere, is an item of luxury.For more than four thousand years, this cloth produced from the cocoons of caterpillers, has been associated with crowned heads and riches throughout the different ages. As a designer once said… …
2Paithani — is a variety of sari, named after the Paithan region in Maharashtra state where they are woven by hand. Made from very fine silk, it is considered as one of the richest saris in Maharashtra.Paithani is characterised by borders of an oblique… …
3Balaramapuram — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction type = town native name = PAGENAME other name = district = Thiruvananthapuram state name = Kerala nearest city = parliament const = assembly cons = civic agency = skyline = skyline caption = latd = |latm = |lats =… …
4art, African — ▪ visual arts Introduction the visual arts of native Africa, particularly sub Saharan Africa, including such media as sculpture, painting, pottery, rock art, textiles, masks, personal decoration, and jewelry. For more general… …
5Chirala — చీరాల Chirala   town   …
6sileh rug — also called zili pileless floor covering from the southern Caucasus and parts of eastern Turkey. Formerly the term was used to refer to a type of flatweave whose name in its area of origin is vernehor verné, but it has now come to be used for… …
7Sambalpuri Region — Infobox Indian Jurisdiction native name=Kosal (Western Orissa) latd = 21.28 |longd= 84.39 state] name= Orissa district= Sambalpur Balangir Bargarh Sonepur Kalahandi Sundargarh Boudh Deogarh Nuapada altitude=115 population as of = 2001 |… …
8verné rug — verné also spelled verni or verneh handmade Caucasian floor covering that was formerly termed a sileh. It is usually woven in two pieces joined at the middle, with a design composed of squarish compartments, usually in horizonal rows of two… …
9textile — /teks tuyl, til/, n. 1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting. 2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile. adj. 3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics. 4 …
10Textile manufacturing — is one of the oldest human industries. The oldest known textiles date back to about 5000 B.C. In order to make textiles, the first requirement is a source of fiber from which a yarn can be made, primarily by spinning. The yarn is processed by… …
