Mashru - Craft Documentation & Online Research Archive https://gaatha.org Indian Craft online Tue, 29 Mar 2022 08:31:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.11 https://gaatha.org/wp-content/uploads/gaatha-logo-63x63.png Mashru - Craft Documentation & Online Research Archive https://gaatha.org 32 32 Mashru~Patan https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/detail-research-mashru-weaving-patan/ https://gaatha.org/Craft-of-India/detail-research-mashru-weaving-patan/#respond Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:43:51 +0000 http://143.110.249.195/?post_type=listing&p=6359 Mashroo is a woven textile craft form with a purpose stemming from religion. ‘Mashroo’ meaning ‘permitted’ in Arabic lends credibility to the textile since wearing pure silk was prohibited. The Mashroo method made it a fabric ‘permitted by the sacred law of Islam’. Mashroo fabric has a silk facade and a cotton layer on one […]

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]]> Mashroo is a woven textile craft form with a purpose stemming from religion. ‘Mashroo’ meaning ‘permitted’ in Arabic lends credibility to the textile since wearing pure silk was prohibited. The Mashroo method made it a fabric ‘permitted by the sacred law of Islam’. Mashroo fabric has a silk facade and a cotton layer on one side keeps the silk from touching the skin. The satin weave gives it more sheen and bold stripes run across this fabric in various contrasting hues.

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