The Story of Hand Woven Cotton
Have you ever wondered where do all your clothes come from? The answer is simple. The harmful fabrics like nylon, polyester and viscose all come from factories. Factories that release an enormous amount of greenhouse gases. But there’s is another sustainable category. Eco-friendly fabrics such as hand woven cotton are the results of an artisan’s hard work. He works day and night just so you can wear your favourite hand woven cotton dress or use the cotton bags that you use on a regular basis. So, let’s start from the beginning. The cotton is harvested, and loads are taken to the artisans. There the artisans manually clean and card the cotton. This means they remove the seeds and use the carding technique to clean the cotton so that it is ready for spinning. The cotton can be stitched to made garments, bags, and other necessary items. The Beginning : The artisans roll the voluminous fluffy cotton into thin pieces so that they can put them on the chakra. Chakra is the hand sp...