Katan (cloth) explained

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

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

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

Mentions

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Sonwalkar, Tammanna N.. Hand Book of Silk Technology. 1993. Taylor & Francis. 978-81-224-0495-1. 296. en.
2. Book: Mohanty, Bijoy Chandra. Brocaded Fabrics of India. 1984. Calico Museum of Textiles. 18. en.
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 ''

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4. Book: Amir Khusrau: Memorial Volume. 1975. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. 150. en.
5. Book: Jain, Simmi. Encyclopaedia of Indian Women Through the Ages: The middle ages. 2003. Gyan Publishing House. 978-81-7835-173-5. 198. en.
6. Book: Mubārak, Abū al-Faz̤l ibn. The Akbarnāma of Abuʻl Fazl: History of the Reign of Akbar Including an Account of His Predecessors. 1902. Asiatic Society. 978-81-7536-427-1. 8. en.
7. Book: Mohanty, Bijoy Chandra. Brocaded Fabrics of India. 1984. Calico Museum of Textiles. 29. en.
8. Book: Mubārak, Abū al-Faz̤l ibn. The Ain i Akbari. 1873. Asiatic Society of Bengal. 94. en.