Muslin
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Muslin is a cotton fabric of plain weave. It is made in a wide range of weights from delicate sheers to coarse sheeting.
Woman's white muslin dress with tiered flounces, Europe, c. 1855
A woman in Bengal wearing Dhaka muslin, titled Muslim Lady Reclining by Francesco Renaldi (1789)
In 2015, the diaphanous quality of muslin woven at Sonargaon in the 18th century is being tested in Kolkata.
A Dhaka muslin sari, produced by Bangladesh Handloom Board under the project "Bangladesh Muslin Golden Heritage of Technology Reviving the Technology of Muslin Golden Heritage"
Jamdani
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Jamdani is a fine muslin textile produced for centuries in South Rupshi of Narayanganj district in Bangladesh on the bank of Shitalakshya River.
Muslin
…A minimum of 300-count yarn was used for the muslin, making the muslin as transparent as glass. There were about 28 varieties of muslin, of which jamdani is still widely used. During the 17th and 18th centuries, Mughal Bengal emerged as the foremost muslin exporter in the world, with Dhaka as capital of…
Jamdani Saris in historic Sonargaon city
Traditional way of weaving jamdani
Jamdani Sari for sale in Sonargaon, Bangladesh
Step 1: Yarn prepared from thread bundles is dyed