Pattern initially seen in Indian fabric (5)
I believe the answer is:
crepe
'fabric' is the definition.
(crepe is a kind of fabric)
'pattern initially seen in indian' is the wordplay.
'initially' indicates taking the first letters.
'seen in' indicates putting letters inside.
'indian' becomes 'cree' (Cree is an example).
The first letter of 'pattern' is 'p'.
'p' going within 'cree' is 'CREPE'.
(Other definitions for crepe that I've seen before include "Pancake - type of paper" , "French dish" , "Thin wrinkled fabric" , "Crinkly fabric and French pancake" , "Crinkly material" .)