and varieties of mulmul ( Mulboos khas, Jhuna, Sarkar ali, Sarbati, Tarindam) were among the most delicate cotton muslins produced in the Indian subcontinent. The fabric was resistant to washing, retaining its clearness. Seerhand muslin was a variety in between nainsook and mull (another muslin type, a very thin and soft).Alliballi The name embraces ā'lā, 'superior', bhalā, 'good'.Many of the below are mentioned in Ain-i-Akbari (16th-century detailed document) The fabric's characteristics are summed up in its name. The latter name refers to a fine and transparent variety of fine muslin from Dacca. Ĭertain delicate muslins were given poetic names such as Baft Hawa ("woven air"), Shabnam ("evening dew"), and āb-i-ravān ("flowing water"). The process was so sluggish that it could take over five months to weave one piece of muslin. Spinning and weaving: For extra humidity they used to weave during the rainy season for elasticity in the yarns and to avoid breakages.
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