Textile arts of Pakistan

thumb|A blue khadi kurta. Khadi (, ), derived from khaddar, is a hand-spun and woven natural fibre cloth promoted by Mahatma Gandhi as swadeshi (of homeland) for the freedom struggle of India and the term is used throughout the Indian subcontinent. The first piece of the hand-woven cloth was made in the Sabarmati Ashram of Gandhi during 1917–18. The coarseness of the cloth led Gandhi to call it khadi. The cloth is made from cotton, but it may also include silk or wool, which are all spun into yarn on a charkha. It is a versatile fabric that remains cool in summer and warm in winter. To improve

alt=A stout cloth used for bedding and wrap (shawl)|thumb|Khes (a kind of thick blanket, it is a handoom [[damask cloth) used in bedding in Pakistan and northwest India.]]

type of handicraft made by the Baloch people