Traditional Indian handcrafted textiles: history, techniques, processes, designs

Abstract

"Painted, printed and resist-dyed textiles, volume I of traditional Indian handcrafted textiles, is a comprehensive text, put in a structured and coherent manner as a ready reference for all students, research scholars and academicians in the field of clothing, textiles and design. This book puts forth various traditional hand-painted, printed and resist-dyed textiles, from different regions of India. It focuses on examining the history of textile traditions, their characteristic features, and analyses the techniques of painting, printing and resist dyeing; it includes documenting and understanding processes, colours, materials and motifs with their symbolism. Photographs have been provided to help the readers identify the textiles. Woven textiles, volume II of traditional Indian handcrafted textiles, is a comprehensive text, put in a structured and understandable manner as a ready reference for all students, research scholars, and academicians in the field of clothing, textiles, and design. This book puts forth various traditional handwoven textiles from different regions of India. It focuses on examining the history of these textile traditions, their characteristic features and analyses the techniques of weaving and types of looms used. It includes documenting and understanding the weaving processes, colours, raw materials, and motifs used in the handwoven textiles. Photographs have been provided to help the readers identify the textiles." --

Contents

Vol. 1. Painted, printed, and resist-dyed textiles -- vol. 2. Woven textiles.