khadi simply means cotton

Khadi is Indian handspun and hand-woven cloth. The raw materials may be cotton, silk, or wool, which are spun into threads on a spinning wheel called a charkha. A woven is a cloth formed by weaving. ... Cotton ready for harvest. ... Silk weaver Silk is a natural protein fibre that can be woven into textiles. ... See Alpaca wool, Angora wool (of rabbits) and Cashmere wool (of goats) for information about other wools. ... Charkha In India, a charkha is literally translated into wheel. ...

Khadi is a versatile fabric, cool in summers and warm in winters. Being a cruder form of material, it crumples much faster than other preparations of cotton. In order to improve the look, khadi is often starched to have a stiffer shape. It is widely accepted in fashion circles these days. Starch is a complex carbohydrate which is insoluble in water, it is used by plants as a way to store excess glucose. ...

Mahatma Gandhi began promoting the spinning of khadi for rural self-employment in 1920's India. He also wanted to spread the message of not using foreign clothes. The freedom struggle revolved around the use of khadi fabrics and the dumping of foreign-made clothes. Thus it symbolised the political ideas and independence itself, and to this day most politicians in India are seen only in khadi clothing. The Indian Flag is technically only allowed to be made from this material, although in practice many flag manufacturers, especially those outside of India, ignore it. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી; Romanized: mohandās karamcaṃd gāndhī, IPA: ) (October 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948) was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian Independence Movement. ... The Indian independence movement consisted of efforts by India to obtain political independence from British, French and Portuguese rule; it involved a wide spectrum of Indian political organizations, philosophies, and rebellions between 1857 and Indias independence on August 15, 1947. ... Indian National Flag Flag ratio: 2:3 The National Flag of India was adopted in its present form during an ad hoc meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on the 22 July 1947, a few days before Indias independence from the British on the 15 August, 1947. ...

Khadi was used, and dyed random colors, in some of the costumes for the Star Wars prequels. Mace Windu's (Samuel L. Jackson) costume was a good example of this. Yarn drying after being dyed in the early American tradition, at Conner Prairie living history museum. ... Yarkand ladies summer fashions. ... The cover of the 2004 DVD widescreen release of the revamped original Star Wars Trilogy. ... Mace Windu (72 BBY - 19 BBY) is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. ... Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ...

See also

• Charkha or Spinning wheel
• Khadi Development and Village Industries Commission