''Dosuti'' (''Dosutie, Dusuti, Cotton Dosuti, Dosuti cotton'') was one of the coarser

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piece goods produced in the

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. Originally, it was a handspun and handloom cloth made in the villages.

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was having various cotton qualities during the 19th century. All were distinguished with their weight, thickness, and the

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and number of yarn used). Dosuti was a

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made by running two yarns in warp and weft as its name refers to ''Do''(double) ''Suti'' (cotton yarns). India's Eastern side was famous for more delicate cotton materials such as Dacca muslins, and Punjab and

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were famous for coarser cotton textile

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. Dosuti was a thick cotton material used for rough usages, such as duster. The other contemporary cotton products were ''Eksuti'' (made of the single thread)'', Tinsuti'' (three threads)'','' and ''Chausuti'' (with four threads), etc. Ded Suti is another variant of Dosuti cotton. Ded means 1.5 consists of two threads (as one) in the warp and a single thread in the weft.

Production

Punjab region was popular for these kind of clothes. Fabrics similar to Dosuti were also weaved in Jail Industries, daily production was estimated 25 feet per person with 28 inches width by using 10.5 yarn count on throw shuttles.

Use

The Dosuti cotton was used for duster, clothing for poor people, shirts, towels and bedding purposes.

Present

The Dosuti is categorized as a handloom product of the

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industry and standardized with specific parameters for instance IS 179 : 2009.

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