This question lands in our inbox at least three times a week. “What is the difference between 60×60 and 40×40 cambric?” Sometimes it comes from a first-time fashion brand founder who has received two price quotes and cannot figure out why the same fabric name costs different amounts. Sometimes it comes from an experienced wholesale […]
There is a fabric that sits at the heart of India’s ethnic wear market. It is the base on which Jaipur’s most beautiful block prints are pressed. It is the cloth that makes a kurta feel crisp in the morning and comfortable at noon. It is the material that wholesale buyers from London to Dubai […]
Six days from now, New Delhi will host the single largest gathering of textile professionals, global buyers, fabric manufacturers, policymakers, and fashion brand sourcing heads that India has ever put under one roof. Bharat Tex 2026 opens on July 14 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi — and if you are anywhere in the fabric and […]
Every week, someone walks into a fabric market in Jaipur — or lands on a manufacturer’s website at 2am — with the same dream. They have a brand name picked out. They have a logo sketched in their notes app. They have a mood board on Pinterest with a very clear aesthetic. They know exactly […]
There is one number that decides more about your fabric than colour, pattern, or even fibre content. It affects how your garment feels on skin, how it drapes on the body, how it survives the first ten washes, whether your customer feels like they got value for money or got shortchanged — and whether your […]
Walk into any garment factory floor in Jaipur, Surat, or Tiruppur and ask the production manager which printing method they use the most. Nine out of ten will say the same word: pigment. Yet walk into any boutique fabric store and ask the same question to a buyer browsing printed cotton kurta fabric, and you’ll […]
Let’s start with an uncomfortable truth. Walk into any fabric market in India — Chandni Chowk in Delhi, Mangaldas Market in Mumbai, or even the famous wholesale lanes of Sanganer in Jaipur — and ask a vendor for “pure cotton printed fabric.” Almost every single one will confidently hand you a piece, tell you it’s […]
1. Textiles Summit 2026 Just Concluded — A National Roadmap SetThe Ministry of Textiles concluded the two-day Textiles Summit 2026 on June 23–24, bringing together State Governments, industry, and academia. The summit produced a National Textile Export Roadmap focused on FTA leveraging, sustainability compliance, man-made fibres, and niche product diversification. Press Information Bureau 2. India […]
If you’ve ever shopped for Indian block-printed fabric — a bedsheet from Jaipur, a flowy cotton kurta, a tablecloth that looks like it came straight out of an old palace room — there’s a good chance the label said one of two things: Bagru print or Sanganeri print. Most buyers nod and move on. But […]
India’s textile and apparel sector closed FY 2025-26 on a note of quiet resilience. According to data released by the Ministry of Textiles, the country’s textile exports, including handicrafts, grew 2.1 per cent over the previous fiscal year, rising from ₹3,09,859.3 crore in FY 2024-25 to ₹3,16,334.9 crore in FY 2025-26. It isn’t a blockbuster […]
