Himru is a special kind of weaving involving silk and cotton yarns. This technique of combining both silk and cotton evolved because Muslims were forbidden from wearing clothes made entirely of silk.
Multicolored designs are created using the silk. The fabric woven with this technique contains patterns created using extra silk weft. Parts of the silk weft appear on the spot where the patterns are required while the remaining portion is left hanging loosely on the other side of the cloth. These loose yarns give the woven fabric a soft silky feel.
