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World Textiles : A Visual Guide to Traditional Techniques
World Textiles A Visual Guide to Traditional Techniques Author:John Gillow, Bryan Sentance " World Textiles is a complete guide to the whole range of traditional handmade textiles from all corners of the globe and is sure to be a standard reference for many years to come. The history of the world can be read in textiles: the rise of civilizations and the fall of empires are woven into their warp and weft along with the great storie... more »s of conquest, religion, and trade. The diverse and sumptuous legacy of textile design, form, and pattern that has resulted from this global endowment can be seen here in all its richness. Cultures separated by vast distances have developed similar solutions to design and construction while producing a dazzling diversity of styles. Each textile epitomizes the culture that produced itfrom the silk brocade saris of Benares in India to cut-pile raphia cloth from Central Africa, patchwork quilts made by colonists in North America, and indigo-dyed tsutsugaki cloth from Japan. Eight sections cover every aspect of materials and techniques, each giving a succinct summary of characteristics, making, and geographical distribution, accompanied by hundreds of color illustrations and drawings. Non-loom and loom-woven textiles, painted and printed, dyed, sewn, embroidered, and embellished technique are all covered, as well as the materials themselves. Whether simple or complex, the textiles are beguiling in both their use and their beauty. World Textiles is the perfect guide for those interested in textiles, as well as those concerned with history and cultural development."« less