> Title: Handloom Cotton Fabric & Garment Supplier from India > Source: https://surajmal.com/techniques/handloom-weaving > Publisher: Surajmal Shobhachand [Techniques](/techniques) # Handloom cotton fabric and garments, _from India._ Handwoven cotton for dresses, shirts, tops and jackets, with cloth references, placement choices and fabric tests for the tech pack. [Enquire→](/contact) [Send a tech pack](/contact) Surajmal Shobhachand supplies handloom cotton fabric by the metre and finished garments from India. Qualities outside the catalogue are sourced to your brief. Handloom cloth is woven manually. Handloom weaving - **Garments**: Dresses, shirts, tops and jackets - **Fabric supply**: By the metre - **Usable width**: State the finished width - **Construction**: Warp/weft counts, ends and picks - **Pattern**: Repeat and garment placement - **Appearance**: A cloth reference to match [Enquire about handloom weaving→](/contact) ## Handloom garments we supply [Ecru short-sleeve dress with a short button placket Handloom cotton dress, ecru See dresses →](/products/dresses) [Indigo and ivory striped shirt with long sleeves Handloom cotton shirt, indigo stripe See woven shirts →](/products/shirts) [Rust top with elbow-length sleeves and a round neckline Handloom cotton top, rust See tops & blouses →](/products/tops-blouses) [Natural-coloured jacket with three patch pockets Handloom cotton jacket, natural See jackets →](/products/jackets) Have a style in mind? Send a reference garment and the quantity, and we quote it with handloom weaving. [Request a similar style→](/contact) ## Cloth reference and garment placement Use a cloth reference showing the surface and a complete pattern repeat. Give its usable width and construction. Mark placement at the placket and pocket on the garment drawing. Indigo and ivory striped cloth above a folded shirt in the same fabric, with a button placket and chest pocket ## Handloom fabric from your cloth reference Send the fabric reference, finished weight and metres required for a handloom fabric enquiry. [Request a similar fabric→](/contact) ## Specifying handloom fabric on a tech pack - **Garment or fabric only**: State whether the order is for finished garments or fabric by the metre. - **Style or cloth reference**: Attach the reference garment, cloth or artwork. - **Quantity per colourway**: Give garment quantities by size, or the fabric metres required. - **Fibre content**: Specify each fibre and its percentage. - **Usable width**: Give the finished usable width and its tolerance. - **Finished GSM**: State the finished fabric weight in grams per square metre. - **Warp and weft counts**: Give each yarn count separately, with the count system. - **Ends and picks, with units**: State the warp ends and weft picks per inch or per centimetre. - **Weave**: Name the weave: plain, twill or satin. See [poplin](/materials/poplin) and [twill](/materials/twill) for cloth constructions. - **Yarn colours**: Include a reference for each yarn colour. - **Repeat dimensions**: Give the full repeat width and height. - **Garment placement**: Mark the pattern position and direction on the garment drawing. - **Finish**: Specify the required wash or finishing treatment. - **Appearance reference**: Identify the swatch to match for surface and hand. - **Tests or authentication**: List the required test methods and authentication evidence. Not sure of every line? Tell us what you are planning, and we will advise on what works best. [Send this as a brief→](/contact) ## Tests for handloom fabric Test Method What it measures Fabric dimensional change[\[1\]](https://members.aatcc.org/store/tm135/543/ "Source 1: members.aatcc.org: /store/tm135/543/") AATCC TM135 Fabric length and width changes after home laundering. Colourfastness to washing[\[2\]](https://committee.iso.org/standard/51276.html "Source 2: committee.iso.org: /standard/51276.html") ISO 105-C06 Colour loss and staining in a single (S) test, approximating one commercial or domestic laundering. Pilling[\[3\]](https://www.iso.org/standard/75375.html?browse=tc "Source 3: iso.org: /standard/75375.html?browse=tc") ISO 12945-2 Resistance of the cloth to pilling, fuzzing and matting using the modified Martindale method. ## Common questions about handloom weaving ### Can we buy handloom fabric without ordering garments? Yes. We supply handloom fabric on its own, by the metre. ### What is the difference between handloom and powerloom? A powerloom is worked by power, as defined in the Handlooms Act, 1985. ### Is handloom the same as cotton? No. [Cotton](/materials/cotton) names the fibre used in handloom cotton cloth. ### What is the difference between handloom and khadi? Handloom cloth can use mill-spun yarn. [Khadi](/techniques/khadi) uses yarn spun by hand on a charkha. A question this does not answer? [Ask us directly](/contact) and we reply within 24 hours. ## Related [Dresses](/products/dresses) [Woven shirts](/products/shirts) [Tops & blouses](/products/tops-blouses) [Jackets](/products/jackets) [Fabrics](/products/fabrics) [Khadi](/techniques/khadi) [Ikat](/techniques/ikat) [Cotton](/materials/cotton) [Yarn dyeing](/techniques/yarn-dyeing) [Private label](/services/private-label) ## Request a quote for a handloom garment range Send a garment reference or tech pack for each style, with colourways and quantities by size for a range quote. [Discuss your requirement→](/contact)