Place of origin
The Indian Subcontinent
For centuries the Indian subcontinent wove the finest cottons on earth, and the names still say so: calico from Calicut, madras from the port of Madras, muslin through Mosul from the looms of Bengal, seersucker from the Persian of the trade routes. European demand for these cloths reshaped global trade and provoked outright bans.
Seersucker
No. 010fabric · stripes
Muslin
No. 027fabric · plain
Calico
No. 028fabric · plain
Madras
No. 033fabric · checks
Bandana
No. 056pattern · motifs
Chintz
No. 064fabric · motifs
Percale
No. 069fabric · plain
Khadi
No. 070fabric · plain
Dupioni
No. 093fabric · plain
Burlap
No. 101fabric · plain
Cashmere
No. 109fabric · twills
Tussar
No. 111fabric · plain
Cotton
No. 126fabric · fibers
Madapollam
No. 135fabric · plain
Jute
No. 152fabric · fibers
Bandhani
No. 155pattern · prints
Block Print
No. 156pattern · prints
Kantha
No. 166pattern · motifs