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Linen the key to your home decor!

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Today our lives are way too much dependent on social media and aesthetics, we all have once in our lives tried recreating a look in our respective homes that we encountered in a magazine or film. If you've ever tried this, you know how disappointing the recreation can turn out to be, it leaves you with an unsightly looking room. But before you lose all the hope and conclude that you can never get an aesthetically pleasing room, you need to know there is still hope and this blog can be a one-stop for all the information about home decor and how linen can work wonders when it comes to home decor! Let's start with, what are home decor? Home decor or home decor ation was a hot topic in the early 21st century, some television programs taught decorative paintings and basic furniture arrangements, while there were some home decor ating book clubs also. Earlier home decor ation was primarily a woman's game, home improvement and remodeling the interiors were done by the ...

Khadi: The Fabric Originating From The Roots Of India

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We cannot claim to have understood the meaning of swaraj until khadi becomes as universal as currency."- Mahatma Gandhi 'Khadi' the word reminds us of the freedom struggle, it brings the image of Charkha and Mahatma Gandhi to our minds. 'Khadi' is not just some random fabric, it played a major role in India's independence, and today it's making it grand by setting the latest fashion trends along with promoting sustainable fashion. This blog contains all the information you need to know about 'Khadi', India's signature fabric. How is 'Khadi' the native fabric of India made? The fabric holds a long history in parts of Bangladesh and some parts of our neighboring country Pakistan as well. Khadi is mainly hand-spun and hand-woven in cotton, but it can also be woven in silk and wool, the fabric promotes sustainable fashion and is versatile, it can be blended with any fibers. The fabric is made out of cotton, and here is the procedure...

Cotton: The Comfortable Fabric Of Antiquity

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Cotton is one of the most embraced fabric today in the world of fashion, it surprises us how one discovered and utilized it in the best possible ways with time. From the durability to sustainability cotton holds a strong audience.  'Cotton is cotton, rest is boring' Introduction of Cotton The establishment of cotton takes us centuries back in 5000 BC when first cotton traces were discovered in the textile industry of Mehrgarh and Rakhigarhi cities during ancient India. The discovery of cotton was believed when Arab Merchants brought cotton cloth to Europe around 800 AD and also when Columbus found cotton growing on the Bahamas Islands when he discovered America in 1492. Till today it is considered to be a sustainable fashion fabric that always marks the latest fashion trends . Procedure & conditions Cotton is a natural fiber that is grown from the cotton plant genus, known as Gossypium, which is one of the most economically and socially important crops. Growing...