Cotton is the king of the textile industry. There is a wide variety of cotton available in the market today. Indians prefer to choose cotton clothes rather than any other material. Mahatma Gandhi led a movement for hand-spun cotton in India, and we still use khadi or hand-spun cotton in our houses.
Cotton has become the first choice of all the other fabrics. So this Gandhi Jayanti let us give our home furnishing a touch of cotton too. Here are few cotton home furnishing ideas for you. Cotton is the most widely used fabric not only in India but in the whole world.
The history of cotton in India takes us back to the Harappa civilisation. The mention of the word cotton is found in many Hindu scriptures and travelogues. Mahatma Gandhi made the handloom cotton as one of the main occupations of the rural Indians.
Today both hand-spun cotton and industrial cotton are ruling the textile segment in India. Cotton furnishing industry is growing day by day.
Cotton Rugs
A rug adds warmth and comfort to the room and is the easiest way to add some textural element to a room. A cotton rug is light and easy to