The sari has been in one form or another, the central feature of the weaving printing tradition for a thousand years or more and promises to remind a position of some importance. It was chosen to be the basis of this work for it provides the most reliable and firm ground to move both backward and forward in time. However, wherever possible, other unstitched garments have also been taken into consideration.
This is the most updated state of the craft documentation of design and all that supports it socially, culturally and economically. The first incisive look at the whole range and scale of the sari; the styles of wearing it: the structures, designs, colours, the format and technology which make up the ‘lingua’ of the sari, the inspiration, living experience and sensibilities of the weaving printing communities; their economic viability and market systems; their predicament in an age of transition and possibilities for the future
A contemporary and vivid account of the experience of searching and the findings it leads to, for the lay reader and the specialist, be they textilists, designers, scholars or developers
FEATURES
The first and most comprehensive documentation of skill, technique, design and the circumstance from which they arise.
A coverage not only of major production centres but also the regional variations and distinctions
A design directory and a dictionary of traditional design vocabulary
Complete details of each sari type with the names and addresses of weavers and societies concerned.
A book that reveals the rationale of carving lengths and widths of the saris in the distinctive wearing styles of every region, documented step by step through a series of line drawings and colour photographs.
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