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{{Short description|Striped cloth}}
{{about|the woven cloth||Sussi (disambiguation)}}
[[File:Studying for the chance to become a teacher.jpg|thumb|A girl wearing Sossi fabric dress in Sindh.]]
'''Sussi''' or susi (Soosey, Sousae)<ref name=":4">{{Cite book|last=Montgomery|first=Florence M.|url=http://archive.org/details/textilesinameric00mont|title=Textiles in America 1650-1870 : a dictionary based on original documents, prints and paintings, commercial records, American merchants' papers, shopkeepers' advertisements, and pattern books with original swatches of cloth|date=1984|publisher=New York; London : Norton|others=Internet Archive|isbn=978-0-393-01703-8|pages=349}}</ref> is a term for multicolored [[Stripe (pattern)|striped]] or [[Check (pattern)|checked]] [[cloth]]<ref name=":4" /> produced mainly in [[Sindh]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bunting |first=Ethel-Jane W. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FZiFAAAAIAAJ&q=susi+fabric+sindh |title=Sindhi Tombs and Textiles: The Persistence of Pattern |date=1980 |publisher=Maxwell Museum of Anthropology : University of New Mexico Press |isbn=978-0-8263-0540-4 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Bullo |first=Momin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rGCw4dayM7MC&q=susi+fabric+sindh |title=Matiari: The Cultural Capital of Sindh |date=2011 |publisher=District Government, Matiari |language=en}}</ref> and in some parts of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]<ref>{{cite web
|title=Woven Textiles
|url=https://asiainch.org/craft/woven-textiles/
|website=Asia InCH – Encyclopedia of Intangible Cultural Heritage
|access-date=28 July 2025
|quote=At one time sussi cloth made in Multan was highly valued in England.
}}
</ref>. Sussi is thin [[Loom|handloom]] fabric made of cotton, silk, or a blend of the two, with colored [[Warp and weft|warp]] stripes.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Tortora|first1=Phyllis G.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LTYfAQAAQBAJ|title=The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles|last2=Johnson|first2=Ingrid|date=2013-09-17|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=978-1-60901-535-0|pages=600|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Arts and Crafts of Pakistan|date=1994|publisher=Export Promotion Bureau, Government of Pakistan|pages=48|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Industries|first1=Pakistan Ministry of|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8ldQAAAAMAAJ&q=Sussi+cloth+use|title=Threadlines Pakistan|last2=Yacopino|first2=Feliccia|date=1977|publisher=Ministry of Industries, Government of Pakistan|pages=7, 58, 131|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Woven Textiles – Asia InCH – Encyclopedia of Intangible Cultural Heritage|url=https://asiainch.org/craft/woven-textiles/|access-date=2020-12-07|language=en-US}}</ref> Sindh<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Askari |first1=Nasreen |author-link=Nasreen Askari |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jWRQAAAAMAAJ&q=susi+fabric+sindh |title=Colours of the Indus: Costume and Textiles of Pakistan |last2=Crill |first2=Rosemary |date=1997 |publisher=M. Holberton |isbn=978-1-85894-045-8 |language=en}}</ref> region was known for its production and exports during the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal period]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite book|last=Baden-Powell|first=Baden Henry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gg_JAAAAMAAJ|title=Hand-book of the Manufactures & Arts of the Punjab: With a Combined Glossary & Index of Vernacular Trades & Technical Terms ... Forming Vol. Ii to the "Hand-book of the Economic Products of the Punjab" Prepared Under the Orders of Government|date=1872|publisher=Punjab printing Company|isbn=|location=|pages=6, 37, 48, 58|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The living textile traditions of Sindh. - Free Online Library |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+living+textile+traditions+of+Sindh.-a0188157368 |access-date=2023-06-11 |website=www.thefreelibrary.com}}</ref> Sussi was most often made with red and blue, blue and white, or green and white stripes, but other patterns were also produced.<ref name=":3" /> The fabric was exported to [[England]], where sousaes were in great demand in the 18th century.<ref name=":4" />

== Name ==
Sussi was the [[Hyponymy and hypernymy|umbrella term]] used for all striped fabrics.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2" />

== Texture ==
Sussi is a plain fabric with [[Warp and weft|warp]] vertical [[Stripe (pattern)|stripes]].<ref>susi / Swedish hemp susi A group of plain weave fabrics made in India and Pakistan for use in women's trousers and for belts or sashes. ... In Pakistan, they are made with colored tussah silk stripes on cotton ground, bright-colored warp stripes of silk or cotton, and colored wool or silk stripes [https://books.google.com/books?id=LTYfAQAAQBAJ&dq=warp+faced+susi+cloth&pg=PA600 https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Fairchild_Books_Dictionar]

[https://books.google.com/books?id=LTYfAQAAQBAJ&dq=warp+faced+susi+cloth&pg=PA600 Dictionary of Textiles - Page 600]

[https://books.google.com/books?id=LTYfAQAAQBAJ&dq=warp+faced+susi+cloth&pg=PA600 Phyllis G. Tortora, Ingrid Johnson · 2013 Read page 600]</ref><ref name=":3" /> Sussi is produced with cotton, with silk, or with [[Textile|blended]] cotton and silk.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Amritsar to Chennai: Journey of salwar kameez|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/amritsar-to-chennai-journey-of-salwar-kameez-858149|access-date=2020-12-06|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Harris|first=Jennifer|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lJb0DwAAQBAJ&q=sussi+cloth&pg=PA179|title=A Companion to Textile Culture|date=2020-09-16|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-1-118-76890-7|pages=179|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Parshad|first=Gopal|title=Industrial Development in Northern India: A Study of Delhi, Punjab and Haryana, 1858-1918|date=2007|publisher=National Book Organisation|isbn=978-81-87521-20-4|pages=59|language=en}}</ref>

== Dimensions ==
The fabric was 10 to 20 yards long and one yard in width.<ref name=":4" />

== Sussi Types and Production ==
Sussi along with other cotton varieties is produced at [[Hala, Sindh|Hala]], [[Naserpur|Nasarpur]], [[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad]], [[Thatta District|Thatta]], [[Hoshiarpur]], [[Gurdaspur]], [[Lahore]], [[Multan]], [[Amritsar]], [[Ludhiana]], [[Jhang]], [[Shahpur, Pakistan|Shahpur]], [[Jalandhar]], [[Delhi]], [[Gurgaon]], [[Rohtak]], [[Karnal]], [[Rewari]], [[Panipat]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Parshad|first=Gopal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H_nsAAAAMAAJ&q=Sufu+susi+cloth|title=Industrial Development in Northern India: A Study of Delhi, Punjab and Haryana, 1858-1918|date=2007|publisher=National Book Organisation|isbn=978-81-87521-20-4|pages=48|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Saḥrāʼī|first=Tāju|title=Lake Manchar: The Most Ancient Seat of Sindhu Cultures|date=1997|publisher=Sindhi Kitab Ghar|isbn=978-969-8281-01-4|pages=172|language=en}}</ref> Salari was a type of handloom-produced sussi made at Kalabagh in Mianwali District, Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Tortora|first1=Phyllis G.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LTYfAQAAQBAJ|title=The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles|last2=Johnson|first2=Ingrid|date=2013-09-17|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=978-1-60901-535-0|pages=525|language=en}}</ref>

== Use ==
The cloth was used to make lowers such as pajamas and [[salwar]]s (loose trousers).<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /> Blended sussi was used for [[pajamas]] and [[petticoat]]s.<ref name=":0" />

== See also ==
* [[Bayadere (fabric)]]
* [[Gingham]]
* [[Madras (cloth)]]
* [[Salu (cloth)]]
* [[Tartan]]
* [[Tapsel (cloth)]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Punjab, India}}
{{Punjab, Pakistan}}

[[Category:Woven fabrics]]
[[Category:Patterns]]
[[Category:Textile arts of India]]
[[Category:Textile arts of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Cotton]]

Sussi (cloth) - Revision history

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