1. Panipat produces 75% of all blankets produced in India

2. Tirupur contributes 80% of the country's hosiery exports.

3. Indian rank in raw material production: Jute--> 1st, Silk--> second, cotton--> third, synthetics--> fifth and wool--> eleventh.

4. Costliest saree ever: Chennai Silks, a textile house in Tamil Nadu, give a princely welcome for an outfit that's fit for a queen – a sari studded with gold, diamonds, emeralds and other precious stones that costs Rs 40 lakh and weighs around eight kilogram.

5. The oldest business of Surat JARI has made Surat the world embroidery capital. There are approximately 80,000 units in Surat which makes Surat the embroidery capital too.

6. In ancient India the clothes were not stitched together at all.This was because most of the clothing was ready-to-wear, as soon as they left the loom. Examples of these would be the dhoti, the sari, the turban and the scarf.