True dyes,
Natural dyes that are lightfast, such as madder reds and indigo blues.

Tuft,
Short bunches of the fibre secured in the basic fabric.

Tulsi,
Sweet basil considered to be the sacred plant of the Hindus

Turanj,
Corner motif.

Turi,
Traditional basket makers cum cultivators, in central tribal India

Turmeric/Haldi,
A fugitive yellow dyestuff obtained front he rhizome of the Curcuma domestica plant.

Turning,
Shaping process in which a material is clamped and rotated around its axis; as it rotates various cutting, drilling and sanding tools are applied to it. This process is used to create products that are symmetrical around the axis of rotation such as table legs. It can be used on materials like wood and metal. Turning differs from most other manufacturing processes in that the material to be shaped is rotating while a relatively stationary tool is applied to it.

Tusa,
Woven border

Tuz,
Tuz a type of birch tree, the bark of which (Bhurja) was used for writing manuscripts in north West India before paper was introduced. According to Al Biruni, it was used in sheets one yard long and as broad as the outstretched fingers of the hand. It is prepared in various ways. They oil and polish it, so as to make it hard and smooth, and they write on it. In this way it is similar to the libro de memorias mentioned in Cervantes Don Quixote and the Shakespeare's Hamlet. both of which are varnished aids to reflection.

Twill weave,
Weaving or cloth patterned by a regular diagonal alignment of floating threads.

Twining,
Two or more weft (or warp) elements worked together by spiralling around each other while encircling successive warps (or wefts)

Tyrian purple,
A purple colour obtained from certain shell fish, such as Buccinum and Purpura. It is mentioned by Pliny as being discovered in 1400 B.C. It was a lost art in the Middle Ages.

Tyvek,
Tyvek: synthetic coating