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Indian textiles were the best in the world for centuries due to a combination of superior raw materials, advanced techniques, skilled craftsmanship, and accumulated expertise. Superior Raw Materials Dyes and Mordants Advanced Manufacturing Techniques Hand Spinning Early British Machinery (1760s-1800s) No, British textiles weren’t “bad”—they were just different and, initially, inferior in many ways: AdvantagesContinue reading “Indian Textile”