Fine quality linens still retain the reputation of luxuriousness and expensiveness. Manufacture of fiber into fabric requires unusual care throughout each process to retain the strength and beauty of the fiber.

c. Negi: This is another stitch in Kasuti. Negi in Kannada means to weave i.e. Negi design has an overall effect of a woven design. Negi is nothing but ordinary running or darning stitch. It is worked in long and short straight lines or floats and therefore the design does not appear identical on either sides of the cloth.