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Indian fabric (handloom)

Handlooms have been known to India right from the historic ages. The use of fabrics, techniques created to make designer art pieces and expressing ethnicity through them has been an integral part of India’s base. Its power is such that Handloom industry constitutes around 14 percent of total preindustrial production and 30 percent of the total export business. It is the second largest industry in India with important segments, such as independent power looms, modern textile mills, handlooms and garments. fulkari, baluchari, kota jamdani, brocade etc are examples of internatinally famous handlooms from different states of India.

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Uploaded on March 13, 2012
Taken on December 24, 2011