Katan (cloth)

A thin silk cloth

Katan was a thin silk cloth. It was made of double twisted yarns of pure silk yarns in warp and weft both.[1][2]

## Texture

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Katan was a superfine, delicate cloth.[3][4][5] It is said that ''The cloth goes to the pieces when exposed to the moonlight''[6]

### Brocade

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katan butidar : warp and weft with buties in zari or silk (untwisted).[7]

## Mentions

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European Katan is mentioned in the Ain-i-Akbari in silk stuffs.[8]

## References

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1. ^ Sonwalkar, Tammanna N. (1993). Hand Book of Silk Technology. Taylor & Francis. p. 296\. ISBN 978-81-224-0495-1.
2. ^ Mohanty, Bijoy Chandra (1984). Brocaded Fabrics of India. Calico Museum of Textiles. p. 18.
3. ^ '' 'Katan' was another costly dress material. It was actually very fine muslin, so thin, that it at once wore out when moonshined on it '' Page 66 https://books.google.com/books?id=TogbAAAAIAAJ&q=katan+silk+muslin
4. ^ Amir Khusrau: Memorial Volume. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. 1975. p. 150.
5. ^ Jain, Simmi (2003). Encyclopaedia of Indian Women Through the Ages: The middle ages. Gyan Publishing House. p. 198\. ISBN 978-81-7835-173-5.
6. ^ Mubārak, Abū al-Faz̤l ibn (1902). The Akbarnāma of Abuʻl Fazl: History of the Reign of Akbar Including an Account of His Predecessors. Asiatic Society. p. 8\. ISBN 978-81-7536-427-1. `{{cite book}}`: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
7. ^ Mohanty, Bijoy Chandra (1984). Brocaded Fabrics of India. Calico Museum of Textiles. p. 29.
8. ^ Mubārak, Abū al-Faz̤l ibn (1873). The Ain i Akbari. Asiatic Society of Bengal. p. 94.

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