I was recently asked to define a particular fabric and that's when I suggested, probably it's better to understand our textile by its process instead of a generic name. Especially in the context of trade-marking and GI tagging the fabrics without much deliberation. The below list, which in itself incomplete, is a small example of how various cotton textile could be distinguished.
1. BT cotton + mill spun + power-loom woven + chemical dyes.
2. BT cotton + mill spun + handloom + chemical dyes.
3. BT cotton + mill spun + handloom + natural dyes.
4. BT cotton + Solar Charaka spun + woven on a semi-mechanized loom.
5. BT cotton + Solar Charaka spun + hand-woven on frame/pit loom.
6. BT cotton + Ambara Charaka spun + woven on a semi-mechanized loom.
7. BT cotton + Ambara Charaka spun + hand-woven on frame/pit loom.
8. BT cotton + Ambara Charaka spun + hand-woven + Chemical dyes.
9. BT cotton + locally grown + Ambara Charaka spun + hand-woven + Chemical dyes.
10. BT cotton + locally grown + Ambara Charaka spun + hand-woven + Natural dyes.
11. Organic cotton + mill spun + hand-woven + Chemical dyes.
12. Organic cotton + mill spun + hand-woven + natural dyes.
13. Organic cotton + Ambara Charaka spun + hand-woven + Chemical dyes.
14. Organic cotton + Ambara Charaka spun + hand-woven + Natural dyes.
15. Indigenous cotton + Ambara Charaka spun + hand-woven + chemical dyes.
16. Indigenous cotton + Ambara Charaka spun + hand-woven + Natural dyes.
17. Organic cotton + hand-spun + hand-woven + chemical dyes.
18. Organic cotton + hand-spun + hand-woven + natural dyes.
19. Indigenous cotton + organically grown + hand-spun + hand-woven + chemical dyes.
20. Indigenous cotton + organically grown + hand-spun + hand-woven + natural dyes.
21. Indigenous cotton + organically grown + small local farmers + handspun + hand-woven + natural dyes.
22. Indigenous cotton + organically grown + small local farmers + living wages + handspun + hand-woven + natural dyes.
23. Indigenous cotton + organically grown + small local farmers + women land holding + living wages for everyone involved + handspun + hand-woven + natural dyes.
24. Indigenous cotton + organically grown + small local farmers + women land holding + living wages for everyone involved + handspun + hand-woven + Self-help groups + natural dyes.
25. Indigenous cotton + organically grown + small local farmers + women land holding + Farmer's co-operative + living wages for everyone involved + handspun + hand-woven + Self-help groups + natural dyes + direct market link.
26. Indigenous cotton + organically grown + small local farmers + women land holding + living wages for everyone involved + Farmer's co-operative + handspun + hand-woven + Self help groups + natural dyes + direct market link + non-subsidized.
27. Indigenous cotton + organically grown + small local farmers + women land holding + Farmer's co-operative + living wages for everyone involved + handspun + hand-woven + Self help groups + natural dyes + direct market link + non-subsidized + sustained growth.
28. Indigenous cotton + organically grown + small local farmers + women land holding + living wages for everyone involved + Farmer's co-operative + handspun + hand-woven + Self help groups + natural dyes + direct market link + non-subsidized + sustained growth + good technical local skill and design.
29. Indigenous cotton + organically grown + small local farmers + women land holding + living wages for everyone involved + Farmer's co-operative + handspun + hand-woven + Self help groups + natural dyes + direct market link + non-subsidized + sustained growth + good technical skill and design + local consumption.
30. Indigenous cotton + organically grown + small local farmers + women land holding + living wages for everyone involved + Farmer's co-operative + handspun + hand-woven + Self help groups + natural dyes + direct market link + non-subsidized + sustained growth + good technical skill and design + local consumption + embodies other auxiliary crafts.
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