NFC vs. QR Codes for Digital Product Passports in Fashion: A Comprehensive Analysis
The fashion industry is undergoing a significant transformation towards transparency and sustainability, driven by regulatory frameworks like the European Union’s Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR). A pivotal element of this shift is the implementation of Digital Product Passports (DPPs), which provide detailed information about a product’s lifecycle, origin, and environmental impact. Two primary technologies […]
Fashion Gets Smarter—Digital Passports for a Greener Future!
The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is set to significantly impact the fashion industry by enhancing transparency, traceability, and sustainability across product lifecycles. As of December 2024, the European Union (EU) has approved the DPP as part of the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) in June 2024. This regulation mandates that all apparel and footwear […]
Selling Machine Made Products As Handmade Will Be Penalized!
🌟 Breaking News! 🌟 Selling Machine Made Products As Handmade Will Be Penalized! 🔔 🧵 Textiles Minister Piyush Goyal has issued a stern warning against mislabeling machine-made products as ‘Handmade in India’. Let’s uphold the integrity of our rich heritage and craftsmanship! 🇮🇳 📢 During a dynamic interaction with textile sector beneficiaries, Minister Goyal emphasized […]
GI Certified KASARGOD Sarees are now available in our Amazon Store !
GI Certified Kasargod Sarees ( GI REGN NO. 170 ) : Kasaragod district is a small town situated in the Malabar Region of Kerala–God’s Own Country, India. The origin of the handloom weaving of Kasaragod Sarees is traced back to the 18th century AD. The history states that the weaving community, the Shaliya (or the […]
A Look at Handloom Weaving to see how our handwoven fabrics are made
Here in DMZ INTERNATIONAL , we love and promote only handwoven fabrics. What makes these fabrics different? Well, they are just that: woven by hand, by people, using a handloom (which is to say, a hand-operated, non-mechanized loom). That’s why we refer to the fabrics interchangeably as “handwoven” or “handloom” fabrics. Now let’s see how they are […]
National Handloom Day: Celebrating the art of weaving the country through the loom
The handloom industry in India has been playing an imperative role in preserving India’s rich cultural heritage and socio-economic development of the country. National Handloom Day, observed on August 7 honors the handloom weavers of the country. It is a day that also recognizes the Swadeshi Movement which was launched on the same date in […]
Saving India’s Incredible Weaves
A movement need to be initiated by India to bring awareness globally and also in India about the need to shift to natural fibers. India is home to more than 136 unique weaves, mostly in the form of sarees. Traditionally woven in cotton and silk, sarees are the backbone of Indian Handloom sector that is […]
The art of weaving: A signature of India we need to protect
India is the only country that still creates textiles coming from the genius of its master weavers. The world has lost the hand-weaving and loom process, along with all natural and organic processes of creating textiles. Mill-made fabrics and synthetics largely dominate fashion markets, with China as the main example. India’s handloom industry is not […]
What Is Muslin? How to Use and Care for Muslin
Muslin is a loosely woven cotton fabric. It’s made using the plain weave technique, which means that a single weft thread alternates over and under a single warp thread. Muslin is known as the material used in fashion prototypes to test patterns before cutting and stitching the final product. What Is the History of Muslin? […]
Handloom is special, so it’s expensive: Designer Rakesh Thakore
Are you one of those who feel the price of handloom doesn’t match its look? Blame it on the lack of education in the country about the toil that goes into handspun fabric, says designer Rakesh Thakore. “Handloom is very specific to numbers, unlike power-looms. It is very important to realise the importance of handloom […]