Indian Fabrics and Textiles Quiz

Khadi Fabric

• Handspun, hand-woven natural fiber cloth
• Swadeshi fabric
• Made on a spinning wheel called a charkha

Kalamkari Fabric

• Andhra Pradesh
• Hand-painted or block-printed cotton textile
• Two types: Srikalahasti style and Machilipatnam style (using vegetables)

Benarasi Silk Fabric

• Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
• Gold and silver brocade or zari (shiny fabric)

Chikankari Emb

• Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
• The word 'Chikan' derived from a Persian word
• Six strands on the right side of the fabric, taken over four threads, and picked up one at a time.

Ikat Fabric

• Odisha and Hyderabad
• Resist dyeing
• Pochampally (Hyderabad) is a UNESCO World Heritage site and an iconic weaving cluster of India

Chanderi Fabric

• Madhya Pradesh
• Rich gold border and butis (little motifs)
• Extremely translucent

Paithani Brocade

• Aurangabad, Maharashtra
• Exactly the same design on both sides
• Traditional vines, flowers, fruits and stylized forms of birds (especially peacocks)

Bandhani

• Gujarat (also Rajasthan)
• Dyed in tie & dye style
• Methods include leheriya, mothda, ekdali, trikundi, chaubandi, etc.
• Also known as Bandhej

Patola Fabric

• Patan, Gujarat
• Double ikat
• Known as "Queen of Silks"

Kanjivaram

• Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
• Korvai method used
• Thick zari and intricate designs

Pashmina Shawls

• Kashmir
• Cream-colored goat's wool
• Pashmina means soft gold in Kashmiri
• Some are hand block-printed
• One of the costliest fabrics

Phulkari

• Punjab
• Translates into flower work

Mysore Silk

• Mysuru, Karnataka
• Plain single color base fabric of 100% pure silk blended
• Narrow strip of gold zari border at both ends
• Two types of looms: Dobby and Jacquard

Jamdani

• West Bengal
• Saris woven using this method are called terchha
• Jamdani means a vase of flowers

Muga Silk

• Assam
• Garo community
• Golden bright hue

Lepcha

• Sikkim
• Earlier used stinging nettle (sisnu plant)
• Colors used: white, red, black, yellow, and green

Kantha

• West Bengal
• Reflective of nature, like the sun, trees, and the universe.

Kunbi Fabric

• Goa
• Designer Wendel Rodricks promoted the fabric at a Fashion Week.

List of Other Fabrics and Places of Origin

• Ajrakh (Gujarat & Rajasthan)
• Narayan peth sari (Maharashtra - Solapur)
• Bagru print (Rajasthan)
• Ilkal sari (Karnataka)
• Mangalgiri fabric (Andhra Pradesh)
• Sangneri Print (Rajasthan)
• Bomkai Sari (Odisha)
• Kashida embroidery (Kashmir)
• Chamba rumal (Himachal Pradesh)

Kota Doria

• Rajasthan