Himroo, a fascinating fabric from Maharashtra, is an extra-weft, figured fabric with a solid ground of satin or twill, decorated with figurative motifs and manufactured ordinarily from cotton and viscose rayon yarn on a cotton ground. It is also woven from silk yarn and gold thread on a silk ground.
Women do weaving in their spare time and use back-strap or loin-looms, the only exception being the garos who also use frame-looms. Endi silk-weaving, famous for its feel and sturdiness, is carried out by the local women.
The garos also cultivate a variety of short staple cotton that is used to make the traditional fabric worn by the people of this region. Proportioned motifs are the attraction of the textiles. . Dakmanda, is a kind of blouse worn by the garo women and it looks like a lungi. Daksari is another dress which is wrapped around and looks like the mekhla (dress worn by the Assamese women).Table cloths, table and bead spreads are the other items prepared by the garos.
Sikkim is the home of three distinct races --- the Lepchas, the Bhutias, and the Tsongs. Lepcha women folk work on traditional back-strap loin- looms. . The cloth woven by the women is used for women's traditional coat material. Cotton yarn is the basic material where as the woolen yarn is utilized for the motifs over the coat. The length of the coat material is 3.5 m. and the breadth is kept at 55 cm. Today the local artists also work on items such as bags, gloves etc.