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Dhaka muslin began with plants grown along the banks of the Meghna river, one of three which form the immense Ganges Delta – the largest in the world.
25 mar 2021 · To achieve this high level of quality, craftspeople in villages around Dhaka followed a laborious, 16-step process. Modern researchers are trying to replicate the millennia-old weaving method...
4 mar 2022 · Cotton plants at the Bangladesh Cotton Development Farm, where Phuti Carpus cotton is grown to produce Dhaka muslin, in Gazipur AFP. The muslin trade at one time helped turn the Ganges delta and what is now Bangladesh into one of the most prosperous parts of the world, historians say.
9 sie 2022 · Dhaka muslin was known as the world’s finest fabric for centuries. Yet by the 18th century, British colonisation had obliterated the artisanal craft behind this delicate material. This team took it upon themselves to bring this ancient, lost practice back to life in Bangladesh.
9 mar 2022 · In the two centuries since the muslin trade collapsed, Bangladesh has again become a world textile hub, albeit with an industry no longer catering to royalty or other international elites.
28 kwi 2022 · Researchers in Bangladesh have resurrected Dhaka muslin, a prized handloom-based fine cotton fabric, with a greater opportunity for commercial production.
15 wrz 2022 · Centuries on, researchers in Bangladesh have resurrected the forgotten enigmatic fabric after six years of effort – this time, not in Dhaka but in Comilla. Once an attire of kings and queens, muslin is a light cotton fabric of plain weave.
