(other names used include banana silk, artificial silk, faux silk) banarasi brocade sari it is a very ornate sari which is made in the state of utter pradesh, india (varanasi/banaras). it has distinctive slightly raised, woven patterns of silk and zari yarn (brocade work) usually in the pallu and border...
countries started as early as the second century bc. a hoard of block printed and resist-dyed fabrics, primarily of gujarati origin, discovered in the tombs of fostat, egypt, are the proof of large scale indian export of cotton textiles to the egypt in medieval periods. during the th century, indian silk...