Khes () () is a thick cotton blanket cloth in the Indian subcontinent; it is a damask cloth used for blankets and winter wraps.
Khes weaving
Weave
Khes is a thick woven cloth made on a
Loom. Khes
weaving was a traditional
Textile arts associated with
Rural area Punjab. The craft of khes-weaving had cultural significance in rural areas.
Women in villages used to weave khes.
Women in the villages of Punjab have been weaving khes as part of their wedding trousseau for years.
Spans of khes were traditionally woven in pairs and then stitched together.
Khesi
Patterns
Most khes were made of cotton, but there were also some varieties of cotton and silk.
Khes varieties were distinguished by different weave patterns and origins. Primarily, Khes were plain or with geometrical designs, including check pattern (
charkhana, chequered) and diamond patterns.
The frequency of the checkered style has led to khes sometimes being referred to as a type of
tartan cloth
(a term more often reserved for Scottish textiles).
Dabba khes is a pattern with squares formed using dyed yarns.
Khes from
Rampur State was famous for its superior-quality cotton and unique, interwoven patterns, often with gold thread and borders in various coloured yarns.
had white and red check patterns, while
khes tukridaar was the name for white and blue checks.
weaving was the term for forming diagonal patterns.
Production
India
Production in India takes place in the Malwa, a region in southern Indian Punjab.
Other places in India include Rampur, Uttar Pradesh.
Pakistan
Production in Punjab takes place in districts of Bahawalpur, Faisalabad,
Multan District,
Okara District, Sargodha and in the villages of the
Cholistan)
and
Sindh (in the city of
Naserpur,
Sehwan Sharif, and
Thatta)
See also
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