Test Your Textile Knowledge!

A colorful collage of various traditional textiles, handwoven fabrics, and patterns from around the world, showcasing their unique cultural significance.

Test Your Textile Knowledge!

Are you a textile enthusiast or just curious about different fabrics and their cultural significance? This quiz will take you on a journey through the colorful world of textiles, exploring their uses, origins, and the communities they belong to.

Learn about various traditional textiles.
Discover their historical significance.
Test your knowledge with engaging questions.

15 Questions4 MinutesCreated by WeavingKnowledge42

It is handwoven in pure cotton and is the gold standard in comfortable fabrics. What is the staple use of this textile?

Bath towel

Handkerchief

Bedsheet

Once a poor man's clothing, it has now become popular with modern fashion. It has been made popular by communities of a region equally famous for their hand-embroidered textiles. Which is the region?

Pakistan

East and West Bengal

Machilipatnam

It gets its name from a region that was ruled by the Scottish regiments in the 1800s, thus its other name is George cloth. What is this textile popularly called?

Nigerian checks

Bangladeshi checks

Madras checks

Initially used as a handkerchief, this textile was popular among traders who used it as items for barter in West Africa. For the Kalabari tribe, this has become a beholder of their identity. It has a special name because of its special character. What is this speciality?

The only handkerchief to be woven in silk and wool

Bleeding colours

Print inspired by the Scottish kilts

This textile piece is traditionally worn by women as an apron around the waist. What is it called?

Bakhu

Pangden

Kho

Which of the following is/are true?

Bright, contrasting colours for people in pastoral/farming areas

Bright, contrasting colours for people in the cities

Only worn by married women

Which of the following is/are false?

Girls/younger women prefer thinner stripes

Older women prefer thinner stripes

The pattern and colours define the region of the wearer's origin

This tartan is the personal tartan of Queen Elizabeth II. It was restricted only to the Royal family and subjects of the British crown. Which of these is the Royal Stewart Tartan?

Worn by the women, this traditional textile is woven mostly in sheep's wool by the Aymara group of South America. It was traditionally used as blankets in the Andean highlands but has become popular in use as rugs, picnic blankets and bed throws. Which of these is the described textile from Peru and Bolivia?

Rebozo

Wari

Frazada

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