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Woven in 100 per cent New Zealand wool in Scandinavia, the blankets are made using twisted yarns that give them blankets a unique multicolour effect – which the brand likens to the effect of looking through a kaleidoscope.

"To weave the blankets we used two yarns with the same thickness but in the different colours," said ZigZagZurich. It explained that, "The yarns are twisted together and then woven. The beauty that comes out of this artistic choice is a kaleidoscopic game of colours and the creation, at the same time, of a pattern which cannot be controlled.”

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Pakistan is the 8th largest exporter of textile commodities in Asia and textile sector contributes 8.5% to the GDP of Pakistan. The total textile sector exports reached $7.72bn value-wise in July-January 2018 versus $7.2bn in the corresponding period of last year, reflecting an increase of 7.18 pc.

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Pakistan’s spinning mills importing fabric waste are forced to pay 17% sales tax and 5% withholding tax at the import stage, which they cannot recover due to overall zero-rating status of the textile sector, according to industry people. About a tenth of the total spinning sector uses textile waste as a raw material, said the industry officials.

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With interest growing in eco-friendly home deco (such as the fashion for plants with depolluting properties), new type of light emitting textile that could absorb the pollution in our homes has been developed by a team of researchers at the CNRS research center in French city of Lyon. This new type of textile could find a place in sofas, cushions, curtains, blankets, etc. of our home.

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Raymond, the branded home textile market in India, rechristened its bed and bath range of home furnishing products as Raymond Home. According to a top official of the brand with home fashion becoming a very important element in day-to-day life, India’s leading textile and apparel company Raymond Group’s arm, Raymond Home, plans to set up 30 exclusive brand outlets (EBOs).