Home Textiles and fabrics of Asia Textiles and fabrics of Asia Do you know your batik from your bojagi? Test your knowledge with this 10-question quiz about textiles and fabrics of Asia! Question 1 / 10 What is the name of a popular dyeing technique using dots and lines originating in Indonesia? Tie dyeing Ikat Batik Resist dyeing Which country is the greatest manufacturer of cotton in the world? China India Pakistan Malaysia What was the ancient trade route connecting Europe and Asia called? The Cotton Trail The Silk Road The Hemp Highway The Jute Route The pictured flower is commonly used in Laos to dye fabrics a particular purple colour; what is the flower called? Violet Lavender Daisy Indigo Which of the following spices was traditionally used (and is still commonly used) to dye saris? Turmeric Cumin Aniseed Garam masala Approximately how many people are employed in India's textile industry? Three million 10 million 45 million Five-hundred thousand What is the name of this traditional Korean stitched textile (see picture)? Guksa Bojagi Bakti Sari Jamdani is a textile produced in the Narayanganj district in Bangladesh. What is it made out of? Linen Muslin Cotton Nylon What colour dye is made from the Marigold flower, traditionally used to dye silk scarves, fabric and yarn in India? Green-blue Yellow-orange Purple Blue The earliest evidence of cotton use was found in the Bolan Pass in what is today Pakistan. From what period did the cotton come from? 5500 BC 500 AD 2000 BC 20,000 BC Back Submit