Khadi means Khaddar
Hand spun and hand woven clothes
Made out of cotton
Also includes silk and wool
It’s a versatile fabric
Cool in summer, warm in winter
And widely accepted in fashion circles.
It’s not only a cloth
But it’s the icon of the swadeshi movement
The movement of self-reliant
And better economy
Khadi is eco friendly green
It provides food for the spinners
Cotton silk and wool and organic growers farmers get money
It has a zero carbon foot print
For processing one meter of khadi
The process needs 0.3 L of water,
As against 56 litres in the mill.
This is the simple white magic of organicity
The first piece of the hand-woven cloth was manufactured in the Sabarmati, there are several typology of cotton that are native in India, Ashram during 1917–18. The coarseness of the cloth led Gandhi to call it "khadi". The cloth is made from cotton, but it may also include silk or wool, which are all spun into yarn on a charkha.
The fabric is known for its rugged texture, comfortable feel and ability to keep people warm in winter while keeping them cool during the summer.
Khadi is manufactured in many steps that can: cotton is hand picked, the yarn is combed and hand spun using tools like spinning wheels (Charkha) or some people still do it by hands and spindle, before weaving it the loom must be set and the threads counted into fabric.
Our textile research in India started with cotton, our veda collection was developed with a selection of native Indian cotton. The Indian territory is in danger because of the overproduction of some types of cotton plants which are not native to the country but imported by the english and are harvested in big scale ogm and needs to be treated with exponential uses of chemicals which are destroying land,, bringing hipnesses to people and the environment. On the other hand the Indian continent is one of the best places on earth were plants of cotton better grown, the textile is traditional and many of the typology of plants and way of growing them doesn't require the use of much water nor chemicals.