Premium, Eco-friendly, Selvedge KHADI Denim fabric, made out of 100% cotton hand-spun yarn in warp and weft, woven on manually operated wooden frame handlooms, without using electricity. The warp yarns are hand-dyed with organic color extracted from pomegranate rind, using hot dyeing method. One of our specialty fabrics, having Sustainability & waste recycling at its core.
The fabric is offered in a width of 40 inches (approx. 1 meter), and weights approx 6 oz / sq yard.
The fabric has a luxurious and rich look, unmatched texture, and very soft hand feel. It is quite suitable for making shirts, tops, kurtas, dresses, pants, shorts, and much more.
SKU: MWKD-FB-2016-NY-POM
$18.00/m
Availability:On Order
This is a Made To Order fabric. Minimum Order Quantity for this fabric is 100 meters.
Please write to info@handloomdenim.org to know how to order this fabric.
Premium, Eco-friendly, Selvedge Denim, 40 inches (approx. 1 meter) width, woven by master crafts-person on traditional wooden frame hand operated looms, without using electricity. One of our specialty fabrics, having Sustainability & waste recycling at its core. The fabric is woven out of yarn colored with eco-friendly vegetable dyes, recycled from waste. The entire process from dye extraction to dyeing of warp yarns carried out without burning of any fuel.
Composition : 100% Cotton, Hand-spun Hand-woven (khadi) 3×1 Twill weave Denim fabric, woven out of 20s X 16s singles hand-spun yarn
Look & Feel : Luxurious and rich look, unmatched texture, and very soft hand feel
Fabric Weight : Approximately 160-180 grams per sq met (6 oz per sq yard)
Fabric Width : Approximately 1 meter, including the selvedge on both sides
Piece Length : Minimum length of the piece is 1 meter, and you can buy it in multiples of 1 meter
Applications : Ideal for making shirts, kurtas, dresses, cushion covers etc.
Wash care : Wash in cold water with mild detergent, dry on clothesline in shade.
Hand Spinning of Organic Cotton Fibers to make Yarn
100% Cotton Hand-spun Hand-woven Denim
The term “khadi” refers to a cloth or fabric which has been hand-woven out of hand-spun yarn made on a “charkha”. Thus, “khadi denim” implies a three up one down (3 x 1) twill weave fabric which has been made using 100% cotton hand-spun yarn.
Authentic khadi denim has a very soft hand-feel, and is highly breathable and comfortable for the wearer. But, it is very difficult to find genuine khadi denim in the market.
The weaving of hand-spun yarns, in itself, is a difficult thing to do. It becomes still more complex when the weave is 3 x 1, and the fabric construction is dense. Therefore, it is usually very difficult to find authentic khadi denim in the market.
In the recent years, many suppliers, brands and even high-end fashion designers have started selling “khadi” and even “khadi denim” which is woven out of charkhas that have been modified, or in which the mill-made roving is used as the input material for making yarn.
So, whenever you come across some fabric being promoted as “khadi denim”, do take a closer look at the yarns. In authentic hand-spun yarns, you can very easily notice variation in thickness of yarn along the length, and the variation is quite random. If the thicker portions are repeating at intervals, in all probability it is not hand-spun yarn, and the fabric is not khadi.
Organic Cotton Khadi Denim
If the cotton used for spinning yarn has been grown organically – without using chemical-based fertilizers and pesticides – the resultant fabric is Organic Cotton Khadi Denim. It is still rarer to find, and is a high premium product.
Organic Dyeing with Pomegranate Rind Dye
Found in abundance, all around, the pomegranate rind is an excellent source of strikingly pleasant colors – rich vibrant yellows, browns and grays. The pomegranate rind dye is one of the best examples of re-cycling the waste to create value.
The pigment, which is very easy to extract, gives an unbelievable range of shades.
The dyeing is completely chemical-free, and organic in nature to the core.
This is another example of our commitment to recycle organic waste to create high flow eco-friendly products. We collect the rind from juice bars, and recycle it to extract the pigment after drying the pieces in sun.
Organic Dyeing with Pomegranate Rind Dye
