The history of cotton from crop to fabric can be traced in India for 7000 years. Cotton is one of the oldest fibers under human cultivation, with traces of cotton over 7,000 years old recovered from archaeological sites. Cotton is one of the oldest known crops in the world, being found in archeological sites from the first known settlements of humans from both the Old World and the New World. The first evidence of cotton use was found in India and Pakistan, and dates from about 7,000 years. Scientists believe that cotton was first cultivated in the Indus delta. The species used in ancient South Asia were Gossypium herbaceum and Gossypium arboretum which originated in India and Africa. Cotton fiber has been cultivated for 7,000 years. The traditional method of cotton weaving revolves around ‘Khadi’. Khadi is known to be woven by hand using a handspun yarn by Indian weavers.
