Cotton & Indigo from Japan
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0764353519
ISBN-13
9780764353512
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Imprint
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Country of Manufacture
CN
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 28th, 2017
Print length
160 Pages
Weight
1,136 grams
Dimensions
22.60 x 28.70 x 1.90 cms
Product Classification:
Fashion & textiles: design
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Learn how top Japanese fabric designers, scientists, and artists combine tradition and high tech to weave the stunning designs that are coveted today!
The behind-the-scenes story of how two enduring plants— cotton and indigo— power today''s fiber artists worldwide.
More than 300 colorful photos and behind-the-scenes details reveal the fascinating story of Japan''s cotton and indigo, and their enormous contribution to fiber arts worldwide. Learn how Japan and its top fabric designers, quilters, scientists, and artists combine tradition and high tech to weave the thread, fabrics, and stunning designs that are so coveted in today''s fiber art world.
Take a tour of Japan’s elite textile printing mills to understand why Japan is considered the world''s finest producer of quilting cotton. Learn where all this cotton comes from, and its close connection to another prized plant, indigo. Dozens of beautiful fabric designs and quilts by Shizuko Kuroha, Keiko Goke, Yoshiko Jinzenji, Yoko Saito, and others are featured, as well as cotton and indigo folk textiles through the ages.
This journey gives a deeper understanding of the connection between contemporary textile art and Japan''s cotton, indigo, and traditions.
More than 300 colorful photos and behind-the-scenes details reveal the fascinating story of Japan''s cotton and indigo, and their enormous contribution to fiber arts worldwide. Learn how Japan and its top fabric designers, quilters, scientists, and artists combine tradition and high tech to weave the thread, fabrics, and stunning designs that are so coveted in today''s fiber art world.
Take a tour of Japan’s elite textile printing mills to understand why Japan is considered the world''s finest producer of quilting cotton. Learn where all this cotton comes from, and its close connection to another prized plant, indigo. Dozens of beautiful fabric designs and quilts by Shizuko Kuroha, Keiko Goke, Yoshiko Jinzenji, Yoko Saito, and others are featured, as well as cotton and indigo folk textiles through the ages.
This journey gives a deeper understanding of the connection between contemporary textile art and Japan''s cotton, indigo, and traditions.
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