Indian Textile Sourcebook: Patterns and Techniques

Indian textile designs are known for their dazzling inventiveness and creativity, from woven silks of royalty to simple block-printed patterns. This authoritative sourcebook offers a wealth of color and patterns to inspire and inform, with three chapters defined by pattern style: Florals, Figurative, and Geometric. It includes over 300 breathtaking designs, close-up shots of the pattern and material, and a thoughtful examination of the reverse of many fabrics, demonstrating different weaving techniques.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 21 March 2019
Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

An invaluable sourcebook of Indian textile patterns, organized by pattern type and explored by technique, and covering every region.

Indian textile designs express dazzling inventiveness and creativity, from the woven silks of royalty to the simple block-printed patterns. This authoritative sourcebook overflows with colour and patterns to inspire and inform. The introduction gives an overview of Indian textiles, including methods by which they were made and their intended uses.

The book is divided into three chapters defined by pattern style: Florals, Figurative and Geometric. Each comprises an introduction to the style's history, and demonstrates the techniques of structure, surface and embellishment patterning. A wealth of cross-referencing by theme and process makes this a uniquely useful resource.

Over 300 breathtaking and hugely varied designs are examined here in detail through close-up shots of the pattern and material alongside a thoughtful examination of the reverse of many fabrics, demonstrating different weaving techniques so that the reader can see precisely how the textile was made.

Weight: 1604g
Dimension: 207 x 268 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780500480427