This fabric is not solely about the
fabric itself, it's about a movement which uses hand-woven and
hand-spun cloth from India and Pakistan. The material used to make
Khadi include cotton, silk and wool which are spun into a thread
using a charkha spinning wheel. As the fabric is cruder in form than
other natural materials it wrinkles easier than other types of
cotton; to improve the overall look khadi is often starched to give
it more body and substance. The fabric is versatile and renowned for
its ability to keep people cool in the Summer and Warm in the Winter.
Khadi is typically used for making
clothing, however, if you want to only use natural raw materials and
fabrics which are hand-made it would be possible to use khadi for
lightweight soft furnishings projects; if the starched version of the
cloth is used it would be possible to use it as a fabric covering for
walls in place of wallpaper.
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