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Handloom weaving never disappeared completely in India.

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Despite the accessibility of inexpensive British goods, handloom weaving persisted in India because machines could not create fabrics with elaborate borders and traditional weaves. Another problem is that UK factories cannot manufacture the simple clothing that the country's lower classes wear. Indeed, some types of clothing cannot be supplied by machines. Consider the elaborately shaped sarees and traditionally printed fabrics as an example. Machines cannot make them. Not just the wealthy but also the middle classes are very interested in these items. Additionally, English textile producers could not create clothing that was too rough for India's poor.
Sholapur and Madurai developed into significant new weaving centres in the late 19th century. Over time, this material came to represent nationalism.

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