Recently a
customer asked us, “Is it ‘Khadi’? Then it must be coarse and I cannot wear it
in the summers.”
This post is
specifically written to address this doubt. Every query and every customer
input is precious and necessary to answer.
Khadi is distinct;
every bit of the cloth is filled with character and human ness. When a yarn is
hand spun there is the intimacy and warmth of the spinner with the process.
They do it instinctively. The skill is deep set in their being, the movement of
the hand, the turning of the wrist mastered without any grand acknowledgement.
What you get is the ‘yarn’ wrought with perfect imperfection just like the
human who made it.
The yarn
changes hands, sometimes dyed, sized with starch wound in bobbins and now
presented to the weaver to create the cloth that is an explicit expression of
the hands involved in the entire process.
The
rhythmic beats of the shuttles trajectory, the instinctive movement of the
weaver’s feet on peddles in the pit, the rise and fall of the warp, all come
together to create the cloth which we call ‘Khadi’.
Now, coming
back to our customer’s doubt, the thickness of the cloth is determined by the
count of the cotton yarn. The higher the count, finer is the yarn. The other
factor is also the grams/ meter of the woven cloth. The more the weight/ meter,
heavier is the cloth. Therefore ‘Khadi’ like any other cloth, it’s thickness is
determined with these factors. So, there will be varied range of khadi cloth
from heavy to light used for different needs.
Khadi is a
representation of the cumulative skills and efforts of artisans. Combine this
with the efforts of farmers who grow the cotton and what you get is nothing
short of human emotions in a tangible form.
Khadi gets
its due when the wearer drapes it and becomes part of this journey. Every wash
makes it softer and stronger. Every time you wear it, you stand for all those
humans and their emotions.
Have you joined the movement yet? Wear Khadi.
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