Clothing and Textile Industry

Ahmedabad.

Coimbatore.

Varanasi.

The first successful textile mill was established in Mumbai (Bombay).

Textile industry is an example of Agro based industry.

Coimbatore is popularly known as the Manchester of South India because of the large number of textile mills and textile units situated in and around the region.

Historical evidence from sculptures and ancient texts indicates that people in the Indian subcontinent primarily wore unstitched garments like the dhoti and shawl.

The cotton textile industry was the first to gain momentum from the outburst of inventions. John Kay's flying shuttle speeded up the process of weaving and thus increased the demand for thread. James Hargreaves's spinning jenny and Crompton's spinning mule supplied the demand for thread. Cartwright's power loom improved weaving methods. Elias Howe invented the sewing machine. 

By the second decade of the twentieth century, weavers started using looms with a fly shuttle. This increased productivity per worker, speeded up production and reduced labour demand.

The cotton gin was developed in 1793, during the first Industrial Revolution.

The power loom was invented by Edmund Cartwright in 1785 and set up a factory in Doncaster, England to manufacture cloth. The power loom was a steam powered mechanically operated version of a regular loom, an invention that combined threads to make cloth.

Edmund Cartwright invented the power loom in 1785, which mechanized the process of weaving cloth.

The 'elle' was a unit of measurement for cloth that varied significantly by region, often based on the length of the forearm.

Samuel Crompton was a mill worker who had learnt to spin using a Spinning Jenny. He noted that one of the problems with the Spinning Jenny was that the thread was not strong enough and it kept breaking. In 1779, Crompton designed a new machine which he called the Spinning Mule. His machine combined the best features of both the Spinning Jenny and Arkwright's Water Frame. The Spinning Mule produced a very fine and even thread which was suitable to spin yarns for making muslin.

Elias Howe's invention of sewing machine revolutionized the entire textile industry. Introduction of sewing machine in England was instrumental in achieving rapid industrialization and associated technological  innovations. Although Howe personally could not make the most out of his invention at first instance, after extensive patent litigation he got the rewards. 

We
like to wear many different types of clothes and we wish to own them as
well. The number of clothes we wish to have is rather large. Wanting
things when we do not need them is simply desire, not necessity. We see
advertisements on TV, hoardings, etc. and we are attracted towards the
clothes shown in them.This attraction can turn into greed.

People wear cool cotton clothes like sleeveless or t-shirts in summer because during summers people tend to sweat a lot. These cool clothes absorb the sweat and help the body to cool down by allowing better air circulation which helps in absorbing and removing body moisture caused by sweat.

People generally wear light cotton clothes in monsoon season as light cotton clothes can easily be dried in the wet monsoon climate.

People wear warm or woolen clothes in the winter season. This is because the warm clothes absorb heat from our body and prevent it from escaping out.

In India, climatic variations are wide between different parts of the country and, thus, the patterns of clothing or garments are also different. For example, the eastern, southern and western zone climates are similar and can be recognized as hot-humid tropics. Garments with a loose covering of the body are the special features of these zones and this type of garment is essential for air movement across the clothing worn. Northern zone people usually wear a long type of dress, such as the pyjama or salwar and long kurta due to the less humid climatic conditions.

We
like to wear many different types of clothes and we wish to own them as
well. Wanting and really needing them are two different things. Wanting
things when we do not need them is simply desire, not necessity.