The textile industry in India, traditionally after agriculture, is the only industry in the country that has generated large-scale employment for both skilled and unskilled labour. The textile industr
A woman from Dhaka clad dressed in fine Bengali muslin, 18th century
Textile artists demonstrate double ikat Patola weaving at the 2002 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
The textile industry is primarily concerned with the design, production and distribution of textiles: yarn, cloth and clothing.
Textile industry in India
…traditionally after agriculture, is the only industry in the country that has generated large-scale employment for both skilled and unskilled labour. The textile industry continues to be the second-largest employment generating sector in India. It offers direct employment to over 35 million people in the country. India…
An old textile factory ("Cvernovka") in Bratislava, Slovakia (1901–2004)
Textile factory (Germany, c. 1975)
A Roberts loom in a weaving shed in 1835. Note the wrought iron shafting, fixed to the cast iron columns.