2021年3月17日 · There were many different types, but the finest were honoured with evocative names conjured up by imperial poets, such as "baft-hawa", literally "woven air". These high-end muslins were said to...

2021年4月25日 · 这种布料分为许多种，但最上乘的布料被帝国诗人赋予动听的名字，例如：“baft-hawa”，字面意思是“空气织物”，据说这种高档布料像风一样轻薄柔软。一名旅行者这样描述：它们是如此丝滑，以至于可以拉拽一匹布——长300英尺或91米——穿过一枚戒指。

2020年1月12日 · The preeminence of Bengali cloth production was noted by Roman writers as early as the first century, a tendency which lent muslin it most poetic and alluring name: baft hawa, literally: woven air.

2021年6月20日 · One such name of the finest Dhaka Muslin was baft-hawa. It means “woven air”! The high-end muslins were considered soft and light as the wind. There were instances recorded by travelers, who said that this fluid fabric could be pulled through the center of a ring.

2024年11月21日 · Thus, the fabric earned the name ‘Baft Hawa’, which translates to ‘Woven Air’. The lightness of Dhaka Muslin made it a prized fabric among royalty around the world, including the Mughal emperors, Greek and French monarchs like Marie Antoinette and Joséphine Bonaparte, and even famed writer Jane Austen.

2024年10月16日 · Nicknamed “baft-hawa” which means “woven air” – travellers recorded that it was so fluid that one could pull 91m through the centre of a ring. Another said that 18m of Muslin could be fit into a pocket snuff box. The fabric was weaved with thread so delicate that it was often invisible to older people.

The cloth was practically such a delicate, thin, and transparent masterpiece it would be called “Baft Hawa” or “Woven Air”. As the name suggests, it felt as if the air was woven instead of threads in a cloth. It was the most valuable fabric in the entire world just two centuries ago, famously known as the Dhaka Muslin.

2024年7月2日 · The finest types of Dhaka muslin bore poetic names like "baft-hawa" or "woven air," reflecting their lightness and softness. Travellers marvelled at the fabric's fineness, claiming a 300-foot length could pass through a ring and a 60-foot piece could fit into a snuffbox.

2019年3月12日 · The muslins used for their clothes were of three types: Ab-e-Rawan (running water), Baft Hawa (woven air) and Shabnam (evening dew). Muslins called Shabnam were brought from Dacca and were famous as Dhaka malmal. The Yaktahi Jama originated in Persia/Central Asia, where it was worn both short and long, over a pai-jama

Its silky and exquisite nature earned it names like abrawan (running water), baft hawa (woven air) and shabnam (evening dew). One kind of muslin which was perfected in this period was the jamdani weave in which geometrical and floral designs were woven onto muslin fabric.