The history of Indian textiles is very ancient. The discovery of spindles and a piece of cotton fabric stuck to a vase revealed that the spinning and weaving of cotton was known to harappans nearly 5000 years ago. References to weaving and spinning are also found in the Vedic literature.

The foundation of Indian textile trade began as early as  century BC. Large export of Muslin fabric was done to Egypt and Europe. Before the introduction of mechanized means of spinning in early 19th century, Indian cotton and silks were hand spun and hand woven known as “KHADI”. This played very important role in independence movement. Fabrics that produced by using mill spun yarn but are woven on hand loom are known as “HANDLOOM FABRICS”. Both KHADI and HANDLOOM fabrics are having great demand in today’s fashion industry in India as well as abroad.