IndianTextiles

ClickontheGooglePreviewimageabovetoreadsomepagesofthisbook!Acompletelyredesignedandexpandededitionofaclassicstudy,nowinalargerformatandincludingnewchaptersonPakistan,Bangladesh,andSriLanka.
Theinteractionofpeoples--indigenoustribes,invaders,traders,explorers--throughoutIndia'shistoryhasbuiltaculturelegendaryforitsvarietyandcolor.FromtheRannofKutchtotheCoromandelcoast,fromcitytovillage,handloomweavers,blockprinters,textilepainters,dyers,andembroidererscontinueIndia'sflourishingtextiletraditions.
Theauthorshavetraveledthousandsofmilesinacountrytheyknowintimatelytogatherinformationandphotographsoftribalandfolktextileswovenforusewithinthefamily,aswellasofworkshopproductioninvillagesandtowns.Theyfirstexaminetheculturalbackgroundtothetextiles:thehistory,fromtheearliestcivilizationstoPost-Independence;thematerials,includingsilks,cottons,andwool;andthetechniquesofweaving,printing,painting,andtie-dye.
Thesecondpartofthebookcomprisesadetailedregion-by-regionaccountoftraditionaltextileproduction,includingwesternIndia,famousforitsdyedandprintedcloth,applique,andbeadwork,plusothercentersinthenorth,south,andeast,andinSriLanka.Anarrayof365photographs,335incolor,includingoveronehundrednewimages,providesanunrivaledvisualpresentationofthetextiles.
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