Watson, John F.: The textile manufactures and the costumes of the people of India (London, 1866)

CONTENTS.

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Loom-made Garments : Turbans—continued. Page

The free end decorated with gold or coloured thread ... 4

Division of turbans into two groups, long and square - - - 15

A. Turban Pieces ;—Long.

1. Cotton; plain, bleached and unbleached - - - 15

Turbans should not be sized or stiffened - - - - 15

This also applicable to other fabrics for wear next the skin - 15

2. Cotton; plain, with coloured ends - 15

Increased width often made to compensate for shortness - - 15

3. Cotton; plain, with gold thread in ends 15

Of various degrees of fineness - - - - - 16

Turbans of fine materials are generally longer than when of coarse - 16

Good quality of gold thread necessary to stand washing, &c. - 16

Combination of gold with coloured thread as ornament 16

Fine muslin turbans of Chundeyree and Hyderabad - - 16

{Table') -------- 16

4. Cotton; dyed or printed - - - - - - 17

Printing by hand stamping - - - - - .17

Good effect produced, but not an economical mode of ornamentation 17

Use of padding in making up turbans 17

5. Cotton; dyed, coloured, or printed; gold thread in ends - - 17

Jeypore specimens of admirable style and quality - - - 17

Peculiar softness of texture in certain specimens from Kajpootana 18

Madura in Madras long celebrated for its manufactures and the

excellence of its dyes ------ 18

{Table) -------- 18

6. Cotton ; dyed, coloured, or printed; gold thread in ends, borders, &fc. 18

Method of increasing the ornamentation of turbans of large

dimensions - - - - - - - 19

7. Cotton ; dyed; gold printed - - - - - - 19

Gold printing not applicable to fabrics requiring to be washed, or

liable to exposure to wet - - - - - 19

Description of process - - - - - - 19

Gold printed turbans used for wear during certain festivals and

ceremonies - - - - - - - 19

8. Silk, SfC. -------- 20

Silk used for turbans, though not so commonly as cotton - - 20

Silk and cotton better perhaps for turbans than silk alone - 20

European light silks might be used as turbans if suitably

ornamented and of the proper size 20

B. Turban Pieces ; Square.

The Shumla, or Shawl Turban ------ 20

Description of Specimens ------- 20

Silk and gold used to ornament these Turban pieces « - - 20

Silver thread, seldom used for decoration, being liable to tarnish - 21

Superiority of gold to silver thread for ornament - - - - 21

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