ABSTRACT
The history of Indian home furnishing textiles is mentioned in Epics and Puranas. Nearly five million years ago, a piece of cotton stuck to a silver vase and some spindles were found in excavations. By the British capitalism, India once one of the leading textile exporters became a net importer of these textiles in the year 1880. The fabrics used for home textiles consists of both natural and man-made fibers. Karur is a small town in Southern India that specializes in the production of home textiles. It is especially known for the production of pillow covers, bedspreads as well as kitchen and table linen. India ranks third largest producer of cotton and second largest producer of silk and fifth largest producer of synthetic fiber and largest producer of jute. Fabric production in India is well grown and India is now the 2nd largest producer of cotton, 2nd largest producer of silk and very well placed in man-made fibers too.
