Textile Arts of IndiaChronicle Books, 1996 - 344 pages Textile Arts of India, has to be the most lavish book ever published on the magnificent textiles of India. Presenting a fabulous collection of fabrics dating from the 17th century to the first half of the 20th century, this monumental book is as historically fascinating as it is lovely to look at. Included are hundreds of full-color photographs, taken especially for this volume, of rare and exquisite textiles that are painted, block-printed, woven, tie-dyed, and embroidered. An essay by Zahid Sarder of the San Francisco Examiner Magazine traces the history of textile manufacturing in India and explains the various techniques of this radiant and enduring art form. Textile Arts of India is a feast for the eyes and an indispensable reference for collectors, designers, or anyone interested in Indian culture and art. |
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Page 324
... yarn of plying and weaving length . Throughout India the chakra , a development of the hand spindle , whirred in enormous workshops or in a weaver's home . A horizontally mounted spindle shaft , around which a yarn leader is attached ...
... yarn of plying and weaving length . Throughout India the chakra , a development of the hand spindle , whirred in enormous workshops or in a weaver's home . A horizontally mounted spindle shaft , around which a yarn leader is attached ...
Page 330
... yarns are dyed at separate facilities . Boldly patterned , domestic handlooms by hill tribes from each of the northeast ... yarn to resist dyes , or selectively dyeing them to a predetermined color scheme before installing them on a loom ...
... yarns are dyed at separate facilities . Boldly patterned , domestic handlooms by hill tribes from each of the northeast ... yarn to resist dyes , or selectively dyeing them to a predetermined color scheme before installing them on a loom ...
Page 331
... Yarn is washed , degummed , and bleached before it is wound on a twisting machine . The warp is then assem- bled , stretched from seventeen pegs mounted on a wall . Depending on the region , yarn for three to thirty saris is assembled ...
... Yarn is washed , degummed , and bleached before it is wound on a twisting machine . The warp is then assem- bled , stretched from seventeen pegs mounted on a wall . Depending on the region , yarn for three to thirty saris is assembled ...
Common terms and phrases
19th century Block-printed 19th century Printed 19th century Roller-printed 19th-early 20th century 20th century Embroidery 20th century Wrap-resist-dyed Andhra Pradesh brocades century Discontinuous supplementary century Roller-printed Cotton colors Coromandel Coast cotton weft Coverlet Europe 19th created Discontinuous supplementary weft Early 19th Early 20th century embroidered Europe 19th century Europe Early 20th fabrics floral Fragment Western India gold leaf Cotton Gujarat Gujarat First half half of 20th hangings ikat India Early 20th Indian textiles Jacquard loom Jaipur jamdani Kashmir Kutch Late 19th century Late 19th-early 20th leaf Cotton muslin loom Machilipatnam Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra mordant-dyed Cotton mordants motifs Mughal odhanis painted patola patterns Printed with gold Rajasthan 19th century Rajasthan Early 20th Rajasthan Late 19th resist-dyed Cotton rumal Sanganer saris satin weave satin weave mashru Saurashtra shawls Silk warp techniques textiles Turban Jaipur Turban Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh Varanasi weavers Western India Early woven yarn zari జ జ జ