Sussi (cloth)

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Sussi or susi (Soosey, Sousae) [1] is a term for multicolored striped or checked cloth [1] produced mainly in Sindh. [2] [3] Sussi is thin handloom fabric made of cotton, silk, or a blend of the two, with colored warp stripes. [4] [5] [6] [7] Sindh [8] region was known for its production and exports during the Mughal period. [9] [10] Sussi was most often made with red and blue, blue and white, or green and white stripes, but other patterns were also produced. [9] The fabric was exported to England, where sousaes were in great demand in the 18th century. [1]

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Name

Sussi was the umbrella term used for all striped fabrics. [9] [7]

Texture

Sussi is a plain fabric with warp vertical stripes. [11] [9] Sussi is produced with cotton, with silk, or with blended cotton and silk. [12] [13] [14]

Dimensions

The fabric was 10 to 20 yards long and one yard in width. [1]

Sussi Types and Production

Sussi along with other cotton varieties is produced at Hala, Nasarpur, Hyderabad, Thatta, Hoshiarpur, Gurdaspur, Lahore, Multan, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jhang, Shahpur, Jalandhar, Delhi, Gurgaon, Rohtak, Karnal, Rewari, Panipat [15] [16] Salari was a type of handloom-produced sussi made at Kalabagh in Mianwali District, Pakistan. [17]

Use

The cloth was used to make lowers such as pajamas and salwars (loose trousers). [12] [9] Blended sussi was used for pajamas and petticoats. [14]

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The crafts of Sindh and its craftsmen are held in high esteem and their works are notable not only in Sindh but also in many other places.

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  4. ↑ Tortora, Phyllis G.; Johnson, Ingrid (2013-09-17). The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles. A&C Black. p. 600. ISBN   978-1-60901-535-0.
  5. ↑ Arts and Crafts of Pakistan. Export Promotion Bureau, Government of Pakistan. 1994. p. 48.
  6. ↑ Industries, Pakistan Ministry of; Yacopino, Feliccia (1977). Threadlines Pakistan. Ministry of Industries, Government of Pakistan. pp. 7, 58, 131.
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  8. ↑ Askari, Nasreen; Crill, Rosemary (1997). Colours of the Indus: Costume and Textiles of Pakistan. M. Holberton. ISBN   978-1-85894-045-8.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Baden-Powell, Baden Henry (1872). Hand-book of the Manufactures & Arts of the Punjab: With a Combined Glossary & Index of Vernacular Trades & Technical Terms ... Forming Vol. Ii to the "Hand-book of the Economic Products of the Punjab" Prepared Under the Orders of Government. Punjab printing Company. pp. 6, 37, 48, 58.
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  11. ↑ susi / Swedish hemp susi A group of plain weave fabrics made in India and Pakistan for use in women's trousers and for belts or sashes. ... In Pakistan, they are made with colored tussah silk stripes on cotton ground, bright-colored warp stripes of silk or cotton, and colored wool or silk stripes https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Fairchild_Books_Dictionar Dictionary of Textiles - Page 600 Phyllis G. Tortora, Ingrid Johnson · 2013 Read page 600
  12. 1 2 Service, Tribune News. "Amritsar to Chennai: Journey of salwar kameez". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
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