Before we are promoting hand-spun & hand-woven cotton (so called “Khadi”) in this Summer
Khadi (hand-spun, hand-woven cotton fabric) summer ahead
The word "khadi" has been adopted as a fashion material at some point and is becoming established, but its significance was originally discovered by Gandhi during the Indian independence movement, and it has been protected and promoted as an idea and symbol.
There are various interpretations of the word Khadi, and in most cases it refers to hand-spun and hand-woven cloth (especially cotton cloth), but some say that it refers to all cloth made in the village, or all products related to the village industry.
The texture that can only be achieved through hand-spun and hand-woven fabric, and the lightness and comfort of the fine thread (known as muslin) produced in the climate of Bengal, the main production center of modern Khadi, form the main image of Khadi today.
These fabrics are spun and woven by hand on a spinning wheel called an ambidextrous wheel, which gives them a fluctuation and immeasurable heat that cannot be found in machine spinning or weaving, creating modern value.
Also, the Kala Cotton Khadi made from peti charkha (a box-shaped portable spinning wheel) in Kutch, Gujarat, is a small operation that was revived not because of any grand ideology or industrial demand, but because of the voices of modest but wise women who simply wanted to keep using their (proud) hands. The native Kala Cotton that is at the heart of this operation is not an efficient crop for farmers, but they continue to produce it using 20% of their farmland for the local people who engage in hand spinning and hand weaving.
Among artisans who work with fabrics on a daily basis, some prefer to use khadi and handwoven fabrics as much as possible, even though they are difficult to dye. Just as a good chef seeks good ingredients.
Why do we wear these fabrics today? Perhaps it is in our DNA to collect rare items from the continent, but more than that, perhaps it is because we feel that these fabrics help us to reconnect with fabrics that were once severed.
However, this may be a world that cannot be perceived by those who only deal with fabrics and materials through economic efficiency and convenience.
This summer I hope to be able to bring you these immeasurable precious things, as well as a sense of respect for the Indian world, which we still do not understand.
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