I have Khadi towels!

KHADI- as a fabric has allured the people of India ever since it has been
popularised by the father of the Indian freedom struggle, Mahatma Gandhi. As
the symbol of self reliance it evoked immense response from the
Indian people during the freedom struggle as part of the non-cooperation
movement. Apart from being a fabric it is an embodiment of the ideas of
Mahatma Gandhi for a new social order stressing on the need of recognising
one's skill and using it to be self reliant both financially and
psychologically. Khadi became a metaphor for freedom in a holistic sense that coincided with the freedom struggle- the Fabric of freedom.

Simly put, Khadi is a hand spun hand woven fabric in cotton, silk wool and blend of these. Khadi is made by rural artisans in natural surroundings and is truly eco-friendly fabric. Khadi is available in many weaves and designs and stands apart from mill made unnatural clothes. Khadi provides supplementary occupation to the semi-starved and semi-employed millions of India on a scale unequalled by any other occupation. * Create marketing opportunities for village artisans throughout the world. * Promote Hand spun Hand woven fabrics and other natural products that are truly Eco-friendly. * Support the NGOs taking care of girl education and care of women folk. * Support innovations. 

Herbal Dying -
 The lost treasure of Indian Heritage dating back approximately 4000 years is being rediscovered. No pollution is involved as colors are directly derived from Medicinally rich herbs, flowers, stems, roots, etc. Hand block printed, Hand dyed, Hand woven, Hand process providing mass employment. Only Natural Bleaching is done, use of organic Matter, no detergents used, and all this strengthens textile fiber, it lasts longer.

Gandhi promoted Khadi for self sustainability. He wasn't trying to generate
employment for the country and neither was he out to create a market about
"help the poor" charity. His whole premise was that everyone, rich or poor
or in between, should have access to food, shelter and clothing in a
self-reliant way. That is, they shouldn't create dependencies on cities,
government or economies, lest they get corrupt.

That was Gandhi's idealogy. Decentralized units of self-sustaining
ecologies. Simple, long lasting, and corruption free.

With cloth, the idea was to use hand-spun Khadi. The process would be all
organic:

1. Farming: pick your own cotton.
2. Ginning: remove the seeds and roll up a sliver of cotton.
3. Spinning: use the sliver and a manual "charkha", to create yarn.
4. Weaving: weave the yarn into cloth.
5. Stiching: tailor clothes from the yarn.

http://www.weaversstudio.com/products/handwovens/khadi/index.html

http://nipun.charityfocus.org/blog/ar/pilgrimvedchi/000663.html
 
http://www.dailygood.org//
 
http://www.khadiworld.com/

http://www.khadishop.com/

Pictures to come...