The Ancient Fabric That No One Knows How to Make
"Nearly 200 years ago, Dhaka muslin was the most valuable fabric on the planet. Then it was lost altogether. How did this happen? And can we bring it back?'
(Image credit: Drik/ Bengal Muslin - Article BBC.com)
From BBC.com:
"In late 18th-Century Europe, a new fashion led to an international scandal. In fact, an entire social class was accused of appearing in public na-ked.
The culprit was Dhaka muslin, a precious fabric imported from the city of the same name in what is now Bangladesh, then in Bengal. It was not like the muslin of today. Made via an elaborate, 16-step process with a rare cotton that only grew along the banks of the holy Meghna river, the cloth was considered one of the great treasures of the age. It had a truly global patronage, stretching back thousands of years – deemed worthy of clothing statues of goddesses in ancient Greece, countless emperors from distant lands, and generations of local Mughal royalty."
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"Dhaka muslin came in thread counts up to 1,200, but the highest achieved in recent years is 300 (Photo Credit: Drik/ Bengal Muslin)"
