The origin of the term, ‘textile' can be traced back to the Latin origin. The textile tradition of India is perhaps the world's oldest textile tradition. The manufacturing plants for making textile fabrics and textile products are termed as textile mills. Textile mills are considered to be one of the largest industries in the Indian subcontinent. The textile mills not only meet the requirements of the domestic economy but also offer employment opportunities to millions of workers in a variety of occupations. Since the past four decades the textile mills underwent a process of persistent growth and development.
Textile mills form the basis of textile production. Textile mills take either natural fibers or synthetic fibers and transform them into yarn, thread or webbing. After that the textile mills deals in producing fabric and textile products mostly produced by means of knitting, weaving or tufting. Workers in the textile mills then use complex and automated looms to transform yarns into cloth. This process of textile production has come down to us through centuries.
The various products manufactured in the textile mills include both yarn products and fabric products. The yarn products manufactured by the textile mills are blended yarn; cotton yarn; specialty yarn; synthetic yarn. The fabric products of the textile mills include knitted fabrics; woven fabrics and gray and dyed fabrics.
