Khadi Cloth

Khadi is a term for handspun and hand-woven  cloth In India, Khadi is not just a cloth, it is a whole movement started by Mahatma Gandhi . The Khadi movement promoted a socio-cultural aesthetic, an idea that Indians could be self-reliant on cotton and be free from foreign cloth and clothing. The cloth is usually woven from cotton  and may also include silk , or wool , which are all spun into yarn on a spinning wheel  called a charkha. It is a versatile fabric, cool in summer and warm in winter.