The warm clothes that we wear during the winter are mostly made of material which comes from a domestic animal.​

Mostly raised on farms, these hoofed animals are bred specifically for this.​

 What fabric are we describing here?

This fabric, one of the most expensive in the world, comes from the cocoon of a worm. ​

Today, Karnataka is the largest producer of this fabric in the country with most coming from Mysore district.​

Which is this famous material that is sometimes called the ‘Queen of Fabrics’?

Shown here  are ancient versions of a device that is still used in many households today.​

These devices use heat to do their job and are even named after the material that they were originally made from.​

What devices are these?

This is a type of large, usually colourful kerchief used as a head or neck accessory during the Summer season.​

They originated in India as bright coloured handkerchiefs of silk or cotton with off-coloured spots. ​

The word for this garment comes from the Hindi word for ‘tie’ as this was the technique used to colour the cloth.​

What is this accessory? 

This is a soft, white and fluffy fibre plant that is most often used to make summer clothes. ​

Interestingly, this plant gives us one of the few natural fibres that gains strength when wet. ​

In India, this fibre is the main component in hand-woven khadi.​

What is it?​

Dry Cleaning is a technique of washing clothes that is used to clean special fabrics and tough stains.​

How is Dry Cleaning different from a regular wash?

______ is known as the ‘Golden Fibre’ in India and Bangladesh. ​

These two countries are also the largest producers of this fibre in the world.​

 It can be used for making bags, clothes, toys, stationeries, jewellery, footwear, carpets, baskets, etc.​

Its name comes from the Bengali and Sanskrit words for ‘twisted hair’.​

What is this natural fibre?

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