Textile Laboratory


Textile Laboratory is one of the value added services and the key objective of KHAMIR’s Quality Textile Laboratory is to upgrade and benchmark the quality standards of Kachchh textile crafts.  KHAMIR intends to provide the service to artisans working in the following textile crafts: ajrakh block printing, handloom weaves, bandhani tie and dye, batik, mashroo, and embroidered textiles.


“upgrades and benchmarks the quality standards of Kachchh textile crafts”


KHAMIR’s state-of-the-art Quality Textile Laboratory will:

  • Test fabric, chemicals, and dyes meet accepted standards
  • Inspect for quality assurance
  • Audit for organic, natural, environmentally and socially friendly practices as a USP for crafts in Kachchh
  • Benchmark quality standards
  • Certify quality by an accredited textile agency


Its specific testing capabilities include:


Textile Lab
  • Rubbing Fastness
  • Color Fastness
  • Color Staining
  • Identification of Yarn (Cotton, Wool, Silk…)
  • Identification Yarn Count
  • Identification and testing of dye quality (i.e. azo free, vat, etc.)
  • Chemical composition of yarn
  • Effect of perspiration on textiles
  • Color composition, used to standardize for remixing
  • Water testing (i.e. pH, TDs for dyeing etc…)
  • GSM Testing

 

“KHAMIR’s Quality Textile Laboratory is raising the bar”


Artisans in Kachchh (like artisans everywhere else) have been handicapped by an image of poor quality in spite of their highly sophisticated skills.  They lack access to information, techniques, and motivation to upgrade their production quality to meet international standards. As Kachchh artisans pursue new and niche markets, the lack of consistent quality proves to be a significant handicap.


KHAMIR’s Quality Textile Laboratory seeks to raise the bar.

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