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? In late 18th-Century Europe, a new ...

Comfort, breathability, and softness become top priorities—and when it comes to beating the heat, two fabrics often top the list: muslin and linen. Both are known for their summer-friendly ...

In summer, we choose to wear clothes made of fabrics that are skin friendly, absorb sweat and are breathable. For this, the names of linen and muslin come first. But often people get confused ...

Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Muslin is a cotton fabric that seems to be a newer addition to 21st-century interior design but it can be ...

The quest to bring back Bangladeshi muslin began with a painstaking five-year search for the specific flower used to weave the fabric, which only grows near the capital, Dhaka. Cotton plants at ...

Muslin is not just an excellent fabric. It is about courage, passion and tenacity. The people of Bengal have this amazing surviving ability even against the harshest of natural calamities.

Today, muslin refers to a fine, industrially woven cotton cloth, which does not resemble the ancient handmade, airy fabric, which caused scandal among Europeans for being translucent. For all ...

Princess and queens asking their beloved for fabric so fine that it would pass through their rings may be part of lore but the soft, light and almost transparent muslin, a handwoven fabric whose worth ...